The books are genial, charming, and full of pretty people with easily solved problems. There's always one or two sex scenes, but they're pretty vanilla. When He Was Wicked: The other Bridgerton books are pretty sweet.
It was a perfectly charming short story, until the time skip in the last few pages that got waaaay too sexual with no build up. She talks a lot about Eloise being the best mother ever, but again, that character never shows herself. Quinn's first first person POV as a grown up Amanda, (one of Phillip's twins with his first wife,) narrates her own journey to matrimony. Their romance felt like a rehash of the first four books, the kids didn't bring out anything good in Eloise, (though they did cause some funny scenes,) and Phillip's demanding speech in the portrait hall was gross to the nth degree.
And Anthony shows up to be all stern daddy. He's supposedly a botanist, but I never felt like he loved flowers.
Likewise, Phillip is as absent as it gets. She doesn't seem to have any likes or wishes, (besides letter writing,) She's as childish as the kids she's supposed to be teaching better. Eloise's selfishness is the only thing that reads any differently from Daphne. I don't hate any book in the series, but this was definitely the closest I came. To Sir Phillip, With Love: Eloise runs away to visit a (male, widowed) pen-pal who has asked her to marry him, for the sake of his children. Second Epilogue: Posy, the not-evil stepsister, gets her own brief HEA with a vicar, resulting in a HILARIOUS line, as Sophie and Benedict see the new couple kissing, '"Normally I'd say to call the priest," he remarked, "except that seems to be what got us into this mess in the first place."' Of all the books, this is the one I bought in paperback so I can reread it annually. That's just the start of their story, which spans the years as Benedict searches for his mysterious lady in silver, while trying to save a poor, abused serving maid who looks awfully familiar. After his death, her evil stepmother and stepsister force her into servitude, as you do, (though she has a second, good stepsister who does try to make things easier.) Sophie sneaks into Violet Bridgerton's masquerade ball and it's love at first sight between her and Benedict Bridgerton. In this loose retelling of Cinderella, Sophie Beckett is an earl's well cared for by-blow. It's not an important part of Bridgerton history, but it's fun to read. As instrumental parts of the original wooing, Daphne, Simon, Colin and Kate's sister all join them for this yearly treat, which is actually really cute. Since the death mallet brought Anthony and Kate together, they've launched an elaborate prank war in order to steal the black mallet and then sabotage each other's game. Second Epilogue: Knowing where her bread was buttered, we pick up several years later with another pall-mall game. I gave it four stars at the time, but little stuck with me through the series. Croquet has never seemed like such a fun hobby, particularly when your real objective is to sink the most aggravating character's ball into the lake. It made for a so-so read with only one stand out scene: the pall-mall game. He's a pompous, stuffy, know-it-all who treats his siblings like recalcitrant children. The Viscount Who Loved Me: Unfortunately, Anthony Bridgerton is my least favorite character.
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I liked seeing so far into their future to see how some of the most immature characters in the series became such great people. Second Epilogue: Taking place 20 years after the end of The Duke and I, a very sweet little story about Simon finally confronting part of his tortured past to help one of his nephews, (not a spoiler because he has about twenty-eight of them,) and making peace so he and Daphne can move forward with an exciting surprise. I loved her so much I developed little hearts in my eyes. Still, if you like banter, look no further. That's a genre twist that should have died in the 80s. Seeing them come together would have been my favorite book in the series, and possibly in the genre, except for the eensy weensly little issue of spousal rape. Her husband, Simon, is hot, snarky, and a total rogue. Daphne is a headstrong, but innocent, lady who ends up forced into marriage after being caught on a dark walk. I LOVE the first three quarters of this book. The Duke and I: The first book in the Bridgerton Series introduces us to the concept of the giant Georgian family with their stairstep children and alphabetical names.
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