Wurzburger, Andrea (March 30, 2022). "All Eight of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton Novels, Ranked". people.com . Retrieved May 8, 2022. The wit, the swoon worth romance, the writing, all of it was gold... that is why, it pains me to say this now, but it feels as if the author has lost that magical touch :/ George shrugged, not wanting to concede the point, even though Andrew had always been a superb athlete. “He’ll want the fresh air, at the very least. He’s been climbing the walls all week. Mother has been trying to put him on broth and bedrest.”

Billie considered the twin standards of dignity and decorum, decided they were both overrated, and returned volley with an immature scowl.

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Aristocratic young ladies like Billie had to be presented at court before being introduced to society, and the dress code was both extravagant and strict. Even as silhouettes grew slimmer and hoops became less fashionable, ladies were required to wear wide panniers at their presentation. It was extremely difficult to move in these gowns, and ladies often had to turn sideways to fit through doorways. The gown in this photo is from the 1750s, but Billie would have worn something similar two decades later. The disjointed and odd events aside, the emotions of characters (Billie in particular) I also found to be odd. I had trouble reconciling Billie's reactions and emotions to events in comparison to how I felt she should've reacted. After Billie and George first kiss, he follows it by telling her it was a mistake. After she gets a bit angry, she then proceeds to ask him to kiss her again. I thought the kiss scene was awkward to begin with. (Well, not the scene itself, but what initiated it.) After he tells her it was a mistake, she's obviously hurt, but then she agrees to kiss him again?? Wtf? If I were in her position, even if I didn't want to show the person that they'd hurt me, I wouldn't be all YES PLEASE KISS ME AGAIN after just having been told that it was a mistake. Twice. This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. Of course it’s not broken,” she practically snapped. Which was a ridiculous thing to say because there was no of course about it. But George Rokesby always brought out the worst in her, and it didn’t help that her foot hurt, damn it all. In addition to her humor, Julia Quinn also has a major talent for series. You can tell that she must be a fan of reading series herself because she is so good at writing series, writing spin-off series, and including details and names that tie series together. For anyone who's wondering, the connection between this book and the original Bridgerton series is that Billing Bridgerton is the aunt of the main Brigertons of the original series; their father is Billie's younger brother, Edmund, who is off at Eton during this story. One of the fun details of this story is the inclusion of a Pall Mall game, which is presented as a Bridgerton tradition in the original series, and we see the original naming of the later infamous "Mallet of Death." There were also a few name-drops of titles and surnames that readers of Quinn's other novels may recognize--presumably the fathers of her later heroes.

The Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn | Author of Historical Romance Novels". juliaquinn.com . Retrieved May 7, 2022. Her ashen face took on a greenish hue. “You don’t think that someone would think that you… that we…” She swallowed. “That we disappeared… together?” They were silent a moment, and then, in a smaller voice than he was used to hearing from her, she asked, “Are you quite certain that Andrew will come this way?” Queen Charlotte is a novel co-written by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rimes, set in the Bridgerton universe.Everyone expects Billie Bridgerton to marry one of the Rokesby brothers. The two families have been neighbors for centuries, and as a child the tomboyish Billie ran wild with Edward and Andrew. Either one would make a perfect husband... someday. Described as witty, kind as well as a natural peacemaker. She's not very confident, and rather self-conscious as well as insecure around people she doesn't know, especially ones with fancy titles. She's a country girl through and through. He looked at her closely. She was just the sort to try to tough it out and refuse to allow him to behave as a gentleman ought. “You would tell me if you were?” As if women who are feminine or fashionable or "flirt over a fan" aren't capable...? And why is it that women, like Billie, who can run estates can be considered capable, but not those who are able to run grand houses? So Billie considers herself to be capable (aka better) than like nine-tenths of the women around because, really, how many of them are going to be owning, much less running, estates like she does, right? (And I guess I'll never even come close to being considered capable because I'll never even own a grand house, so let's just forget about the estate. And neither will plenty of other people.)

Read the 'Bridgerton' books to discover all siblings' happily-ever-afters". today.com. March 24, 2022 . Retrieved May 18, 2022. George gritted his teeth, said something quite unsavory under his breath, and reached out for the cat. I've noticed this problem with a lot of newer historical romances (like, written within the last five years or so). They play it way too safe. Rather than coming across as politically incorrect, they do their best to be as inoffensive as possible, with no mention at all of any sort of unsavory topics like plague or war or racism, sweeping those all under the fringed jacquard carpet to indulge in a bit of costume romance. The dresses make it seem historical and everyone speaks very prettily, but the focus of these books is solely romance and beyond that, not a whole lot of conflict. Billie swallowed. Another person might not be able translate his words, but she’d known this man since the dawn of her memory, and if there was one fundamental truth to George Rokesby, it was that he was a gentleman. And he would never leave a lady in distress, no matter how fragile a ladder’s appearance. This cookie is used to a profile based on user's interest and display personalized ads to the users.

She supposed it could have been worse. She’d been well up in the tree, easily a good eight feet above the roof of the barn, when the cat had hissed at her, flung out a well-clawed paw, and sent them both tumbling.