THE REVIEW OF THE BRIDGERTON FAMILY SAGAS - Novels by Julia Quinn #1 The Duke And I
From www.juliaquinn.com :
Can there be any greater challenge to London's Ambitious Mamas than an unmarried duke?
—Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1813
By all acounts, Simon Basset is one the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister, the lovely—and almost-on-the-shelf—Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of them know the truth—it's all an elaborate plan to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy sutiors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable.
But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, it's hard to remember that their courtship is a complete sham. Maybe it's his devilish smile, certainly it's the way his eyes seem to burn every time he looks at her... but somehow Daphne is falling for the dashing duke... for real! And now she must do the impossible and convince the handsome rogue that their clever little scheme deserves a slight alteration, and that nothing makes quite as much sense as falling in love...
What I Think :
Yes, truly, it's all started from the Julia Quinn fan page on Facebook. The comments that the fan made were simply the things that pulled me to buy one of the book. ( I have been eyeing The Lost Duke of Wyndham for quite sometimes, but it never really attracted me.), until I read most of the comments the fan made on Facebook were for Julia Quinn Novels on The Bridgerton Family Saga. She was not only write 3, but 8. Bravo. So I bought the first 3 of her book ( The Duke and I, The Viscount who Loved me, and An offer from a Gentleman).
So heres what I thought about The Duke and I. As a fan of Julie Garwood, Susan Johnson and Paula Quinn, I found that The Duke and I was written so slow. There's lots of conversation between the character, and Julia even made one scene in 3 chapter. Yes it was suppose to be romantic. This book is romantic, not to mention how the heroine is smart and witty altogether. But I don't really feel the passion ( yes there was a passion, a little), but Julia manage it to write almost until 2/3 of the book been flipped.
Don't get me wrong, I love Daphne, but being smart and all, I don't get when she didn't know anything about how the baby was made. I wish there's more heavier romance between her and simon, because, it's plain to read how he felt about him.
Rating :
3 of 5
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