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Summary: Quinn's best in my opinion!!!
Review: This is the first novel in the "Bridgeton" series...followed by "The Viscount who Loved Me" "An Offer from a Gentleman" "Romancing Mr Bridgerton" "To Sir Phillip, With Love" and soon..."When He was Wicked."This first installation of the series is by far the best book. I really did enjoy them all and it is great to have the "Whistledown" aspect of these novels. You will have to read it yourself to understand that...but it's worth it and Lady Whistledown's true identity is revealed in a later novel. Daphne and Simon have one of those loves that is just so meant to be that it happens despite everyone's efforts to stop it! Daphne is determined to marry only for love, and Simon is determined not to marry at all. TOgether they scheme to pretend to be engaged so that all the pesty mamas will stop thrusting their daughters at him and so that Daphne's own mama and potential suiters will leave her alone. But, their sham of an engagement soon becomes an excuse to be together...and their mutual attraction cannot be ignored! All the books in this series are good, but this one should not be missed!
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Summary: Mildly Entertaining
Review: I agree with a couple other reviewers that most of this dialogue seemed highly anachronistic. It made me reflect "These people sound straight out of Brideshead Revisited" which was set in the 1920s I believe. Everyone is very witty, slap-happy, and droll. Phrases such as "dumb as a post," "where the hell?" and "butterfly kiss" indeed weren't in use as early as 1813, as well as words like "teeny" and "dither." Is this what is called a "costume drama"? There was no detail as to their surroundings, clothing, or technology of the time. It didn't make me feel "You Are There." I, too, felt she had been too lazy to do any research. However, I do like the hero. I get tired of "perfect" heroes who are handsome, rich -- oh wait, I guess Simon is both of those! -- but at least he had some flaws which to my trivial mind makes him "deeper." :) Overall, just way too much cutesy dialogue that went on and on forever.
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Summary: Delightful and charming!
Review: What a delightful read! This is my first book from Julia Quinn and I am enchanted. For sure, I will soon be reading the Bridgerton series. Though Simon is supposed to be a nortorious rake, there was little ink about it. In fact, Simon appeared to be a perfect gentlemen in the league of rakes among the romance novels. Daphne was lovely and kind, with a touch of innocence but enough intelligence to not to appear too child-like. The secondary characters were charming too and I look forward to read more about them. The book was well-paced and the dialogue was very engaging. I thought I was immuned to being over-sentimental after so many romance books but I was amazed that my tears fell when Simon told Daphne that he could not marry her, after Anthony discovered them. Julia Quinn was wonderful in making her characters came alive and touched you. Though knowing that there would be a happy ending, it was the journey that counted and Julia Quinn had made that so vivid and charming.
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Summary: First In A Fabulous New Series
Review: Julia Quinn has a definite winner in The Duke and I! This entertaining novel introduces the delightful Bridgerton family, which happily Quinn will no doubt revisit in later novels as there are many Bridgerton siblings. The matron-tough, independent but totally loving Violet Bridgerton-gave birth to eight children, named in descending order with the letters of the alphabet (clever of Quinn to make it easier for us to remember who's who!): Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory and Hyacinth. This novel focuses on Daphne. Daphne Bridgerton is beautiful, warm, witty and kind. She's had a very loving upbringing and wants nothing more than to find the right husband and to create a family of her own. But she's not attracting the right suitors (only a really hilarious loser here!); she is such a friend to everyone that no one sees her in a romantic light. Enter Simon Bassett, the Duke of Hastings. Having been raised motherless by an incredibly cruel father, Simon has sworn that he will never marry nor have children- that's how he will finally get even with his now deceased father: He will refuse to perpetuate the title that his father worshipped. (His father's only interest in Simon was in having an heir to carry on the family name and title.) Simon is very damaged psychologically, and has worked hard for years to overcome his stutter, which was the pretext for his father's rejection of him. Daphne doesn't know anything about Simon's past, but she and Simon realize that they can join forces to their own advantage: they pretend to the world that they are courting. Simon is such an illustrious personage that this indeed creates a lot of romantic interest in Daphne from others. Suitors start swarming around her. Simon, for his part, is spared from the constant stream of women who've been trying to snag him-they assume he's already taken. But their plan backfires when Daphne finds herself falling in love with the mesmerizing duke, and Simon alarmingly finds himself growing possessive of Daphne and jealous of her suitors. When Simon is nevertheless willing to lose his life rather than to marry Daphne, the stakes get extremely high, and the relationship takes on an urgency and intensity that sweeps the reader along. It is beautiful and touching watching their relationship grow deeper as Simon works through his problems. Julia Quinn has made a quantum leap here. The Duke and I has a greater depth of emotion than Quinn's earlier works while retaining Quinn's signature witty dialogue. This makes the story more substantial and the characters seem more real. Secondary characters are also great. The irrepressible Lady Danbury-whom I adored in How to Marry a Marquis-reappears, still sassy as ever. And we're introduced to the witty, charming and mysterious Lady Whistledown, whose entertaining Society Papers begin each chapter. I'm pretty sure I know who she really is, but that doesn't damage the fun in the least.
Don't miss The Duke and I, which is sure to charm every romance aficionado!
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: Julia Quinn has quickly become one of my favorite authors, and this book was partially the reason. I started with Romancing Mr. Bridgerton and worked my way backwards...and I LOVED this story. Daphne is someone you can...well, LIKE! :)) And Simon...he's a human hero that you can love. You just have the feeling that these two are the answer to each other's prayers from the very beginning, and every step they take closer to realizing it is a good one. Great book!
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Summary: Warning: Bodice Ripper
Review: As an avid Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer fan, I'm always looking for a quality Regency romance. I wish these reviews had warned me to LOOK FURTHER. There are at least three extended sex scenes in this book (I'm talking pages and pages) ... with only the barest of nods to the challenging conventions of the Regency genre. It's no surprise the author is an American ... and a young one at that. Unless soft porn is your thing, re-read some of the real stuff instead.
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Summary: simply one of the best books ever written.
Review: Historical romances are the only kinds of romantic stories i ever read, and I have read hundreds,but The Duke and I is one of the best.Julia Quinn is great, combining a heart touching tale of laughter,tears,family,passion, and above all love.the whole Bridgerton series is definately a must have and a collection any romantic reader should have. i cannot wait to read her latest book,"To Sir Phillip,with love", I am sure it is going to be just as great.
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Summary: very likeable main characters
Review: I have read and enjoyed all the books in the Bridgerton series. Although this was not my favorite(that would be Romancing Mr. Bridgerton) I love Julia Quinn as she is a step above many other trashy novels in the same genre. It was frustrating sometimes to read how Simon's background kept on getting in the way of his loving Daphne. It was also both amusing and annoying that Daphne's brothers kept on interfering in their relationship. I don't think that there was enough dialogue and [*] tension between Daphne and Simon. There were really only a handful of scenes.
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Summary: Wonderful - Have to Read it
Review: First book I have read of Julia Quinn and I am hooked! I got it from the library and today went and bought the entire Bridgerton Series. Funny and completely addictive. I just loved it.
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Summary: Great Read!!!
Review: This book is my first Julia Quinn book. But I loved it so much I am sure that I will read more if not this one over and over again. The characters were great! Usually the hero and the heroine fall into the same role in every romance novel but not this one. I can't wait to read more!
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