Romancing Mister Bridgerton
2002
- fiction, romance, historical, regency
- england
- fiction"
- man-woman relationships, fiction
- love stories, fiction
- relaciones hombre-mujer
- gossip columnists
- nobility, fiction
- social life and customs
- nyt:mass-market-monthly=2021-04-11
The story
E-Book Extras: ONE: Behind the Novel: Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn; TWO: The Bridgerton Basics: Ms. Quinn Fills You In. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for...well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret...and fears she doesn't know him at all. Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought nothing but an empty-headed charmer, tired of everyone's preoccupation with the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, who can't seem to publish an edition without mentioning him in the first paragraph. But when Colin returns to London from a trip abroad he discovers nothing in his life is quite the same -- especially Penelope Featherington! The girl haunting his dreams. But when he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide...is she his biggest threat -- or his promise of a happy ending?
What it’s like
Warm, witty ballroom-season sparkle: candlelit drawing rooms, muslin gowns, and the crisp clatter of teacups in a London that feels both gilded and gently gossipy. The prose is brisk and chatty, with a playful narrator who dips into the heads of its two leads and sprinkles in printed scandal-sheet excerpts that give the pages a tongue-in-cheek snap. Vibe: light, bright and flirtatious, with a sweet undercurrent of longing. It suits a lazy afternoon with a pot of tea, a long train ride, or a comfort reread when you want a love story that moves quickly and ends happily. The romance builds through stolen glances, banter and small, awkward confessions, from a shy wallflower who has loved her best friend's brother for years to a charming man who slowly learns to see past his own reputation. Intimacy is sensual but restrained, with no graphic content; the tension is emotional rather than dangerous, and there is no real violence or cruelty. It is for readers who love Regency manners, witty dialogue and a slow-burn courtship that feels like a hug.
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