So, it took me until now to get around to this romance classic, and I admit to experiencing joyful laughter a few times at what a thorough template this book is for so many of the tropes that I’ve experienced later, as they’re being lovingly upended some of the more satirical, referential romance authors. And I don’t mean any of that in a snarky way: there was such a delightful guilelessness to this book that made it so simple to enjoy. Here’s the Goodreads summary: […]
After a month away I have come back to be contrary
I know this book is the unpopular one in the Bridgerton series around these parts and I am here to vehemently disagree. This is book 5 in the Bridgerton series, and was one of my two favorites the first time I read the series. That was pre-Cannonball for me, so I was very surprised when I came here and found it disparaged. I thought that maybe I wasn’t remembering it fully, so decided on a re-read. I stand by my earlier assessment – I am […]
“She’s my little sister. Mine to torture and mine to protect.”
The end of 2016 finds me reading and reviewing quite a few Romance novels. This is my third in recent weeks. I decided to read the second four books in Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series this year, which meant it was time to make sure I hit that goal and finally get to Gregory’s book, On the Way to the Wedding. When I started the Bridgerton series in 2015, I knew from the romance readers around Cannonball Read that these were peak Quinn books, and I […]
Should I get “I AM AN ON-THE-SHELF SPINSTER” tattooed on my forehead?
Romancing Mr. Bridgerton is the fourth book in Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series, which follows the seven Bridgerton siblings in their various quests for love and marriage, etc. This is not a series non-romance fans will enjoy; it doesn’t exactly wallow in genre tropes, but it does embrace them quite willingly, and does teeter on some cutesy attitudes every once in a while (you can tell it’s pleased with itself and its characters). That said, this series is fun, and so is this book. This time […]