Title: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Author: Julia Quinn
Series: Bridgertons #2
Genre: Regency Historical Romance
Publisher: Avon
ISBN: 0380815575
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages
List Price: $7.99US
Reviewed: December 20, 2008
Rating: 5 stars (4.8)
Warnings: Graphic love scenes
Synopsis: Viscount Bridgerton is convinced he will die at a young age. To that end, he is determined to marry a young woman with whom he could not possibly fall in love. He settles his matrimonial sights on Edwina Sheffield, a young woman of great beauty, manners, and disposition. The only problem is her sister, Kate.
Kate does not believe that rakes make the best husbands. She is determined to prevent her sister from making the horrible mistake of marrying one, namely Anthony Bridgerton. Due to an odd announcement of her sister's at a party, however, Kate is forced into company with the man and finds him annoying at first but gradually learns to like him.
My opinion: This is the 2nd time I've read this and I enjoyed it almost as much as I did the first time--you do lose something when you already know what will happen. The characters are very believable and likable, amusing and even unpredictable at times. Their interaction is genuine and the emotion is strong enough to draw the reader in. (I cried after reading the prologue. And then again, later, after certain secrets are revealed.) This whole family is delightful and I will re-read some of the other books in this series at a later time as well as the ones I haven't had the good fortune to acquire yet.
Overall: 4.8 stars.
Sensitive readers beware: This book contains graphic love scenes.
Note: I borrowed the pic from goodreads since Amazon's pic was crap. The currently available edition of this book has a different cover.
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