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Sep 15, 2010

Shawna rated it:

5+ stars – Historical/Regency Romance

Words seem wholly inadequate, my friends. Why are the best books always the hardest to review?! Alas, if only I could have clever Lady Whistledown write this.

Flirtatious, affable, charming, and witty Colin has been my favorite Bridgerton sibling from the beginning, and I was most looking forward to his story, especially knowing that the strikingly handsome, popular bachelor was being paired with his sister’s sweet best friend, plum More...

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Jun 28, 2010

UniquelyMoi *~*Dhestiny*~* rated it:

My Review:

What a fabulously fun read! I adored Colin and Penelope and especially Lady Danbury! Revisiting the rest of the Bridgerton family was truly a joy :)
Colin and Penelope make the perfect match and seeing close childhood friends grow into loving, adult soul mates was one of the greatest highlights in my reading adventures this year. I was smiling from the beginning to the end – laughing out loud and sighing often.

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Apr 23, 2011

♥ Sam ♥ ~S2~Im made of awesomness rated it:

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Dear Ms Quinn, I bow down to you and your Bridgerton series. You have created such an intricate family tree that I have no hope of ever forgeting about. After reading book four, I find I am quite addicted to your writting.

I really couldnt help but love every single page of this novel. The story of Colin and Penelope feels like it has been a long time coming. Penelope is not the "young" debutant that m More...

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Oct 12, 2008

Eastofoz rated it:

Another good one in the Bridgerton clan series. A big, juicy and totally shocking secret is revealed –at least I didn’t see it coming! It’s a shame the secret is discovered but I’m hoping for a “come back” in future books :)

Colin Bridgerton, Mr Suave, ends up being not so perfect after all and he falls in love with the very last person you’d expect if you’ve been following the series since book 1. Great story between the two of them, could have had a little more steam but the story More...

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Sep 17, 2009

Rane rated it:

Penelope Featherington has been in love with Colin Bridgerton for what seems like forever, from a young girl making her debut in society to a resign spinster. Penelope feelings have only grown throughout the years for Colin. Thinking she knew everything about Colin there was to know, Penelope comes across his hidden secret that starts to change her perspective of him in a surprising way that only draws them closer.
Colin Bridgerton has always been the laid-back charmer of the family More...

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Sep 04, 2010

Jasmin rated it:

”I am certainly not going to marry Penelope Featherington!”

Ever since we heard Colin Bridgerton ~~utter~~, ummm, shout the above statement, we should have known that he’s going to eat his words sooner or later.

And eat them he did.

Penelope Featherington. She freshly comes out to society, out to meet the ton, with an excess of a few stones in her weight, and either orange/yellow/red gowns which doesn’t do her complexion any good. We can’t blame her. Her mother is a tyrant More...

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Jun 26, 2010

Summer rated it:

The beginning of this book was probably my favorite that I've read in a while. I'm definitely a sucker for romances where the hero or heroine has been in love with the other since childhood. I was definitely hooked from the first page, as I have so far throughout this series. It was definitely enjoyable but I feel like it wasn't quite on par with the first three. There were some things that Colin said and did that I didn't feel he apologized enough for. Penelope just seemed to forgive him when I More...

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Nov 07, 2011

Luna rated it:

alırken heyecanla almıştım sonuçta kahramanımız Colin di ailenin haşarı muzip ve çapkın çocuğuyudu ama kitap bende hayal kırıklığı yarattı ne o klasik julia quinn esprileri vardı ne de hoş bi hikaye tamam belki hikaye idare ederdi ama bence çok daha farklı değerlendirebilirdi aşkları bana çok yapay ve damdan düşme gibi geldi kız beni öp diyor ve bunun sonrasında kahramanımız aşık oluyor gerçekten en iyi hikaye colin in olabilirdi ama benedict bile colin i geçmiş

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Jan 29, 2011

May rated it:

Absolutely perfect.

I couldn't help but love every single page of this novel. Julia Quinn had me laughing, sighing, biting my lip, close to tears a time or two, and utterly helpless to put down this book once I began. It was, perfection.

She manages to have an engaging and interesting story about a woman who's been (hopelessly) in love with a man (who sees her as a friend, nothing more) who suddenly "sees" her and they slowly fall in love with one another. It's s More...

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Oct 21, 2011

Taryn-does it have romance? rated it:

I'm on to you, Lady Whistledown......

What a fantastic read! Another enjoyable book by Julia Quinn. I knew Colin was going to end up with Penelope (I think we all did) when he shouted he wasn't going to marry her. Sometimes men can be so stupid. It took Colin long enough to see the real beauty in Penelope. I wish he would have seen it long ago when they were kids like Penelope did at 15 years old, but then again we may not have had this amazing story.

I also have to say tha More...

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Dec 29, 2011

Jess rated it:

Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads

The love story in book 3, Benedict’s, was love at first sight; Benedict and Sophie were knocked off their feet before they even said one word to each other. For Colin and Penelope, the opposite happened. They’ve known each other for years, he a popular Bridgerton, quick with a smile, or always letting his sense of humor show. Penelope, a shy girl, always a wallflower, has accepted that she’ll have to love Colin from a distance, while she lives More...

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Feb 07, 2012

Erika rated it:

On the sixth of April, in the year 1812—precisely two days before her sixteenth birthday—Penelope Featherington fell in love.
It was, in a word, thrilling. The world shook. Her heart leaped. The moment was breathtaking. And, she was able to tell herself withsome satisfaction, the man in question—one Colin Bridgerton—felt precisely
the same way.
Oh, not the love part. He certainly didn't fall in love with her in 1812 (and not in 1813, 1814, 1815, or—oh, blast, not in all the years1 More...

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Jul 06, 2011

Lady Allison St. Vincent rated it:

Finished this in just a few hours, I couldn't put it down! Ms. Quinn has absolutely entranced me with her well spun tales of the Bridgerton family, they all are so wonderful but I think Colin & the lovely Penelope have truly found a special place in my bookworm heart.

Colin is such a bright & engaging character, I loved that she made him real by showing us his insecurities. We've all had that guy that we thought was SO GREAT, & we put him on that pedestal where he could do nothing bu More...

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Oct 30, 2011

Carla rated it:

~~Another favorite!~~ MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE OF THE SERIES!
Oh, this book made me so happy…

Seriously, JULIA QUINN CAN DO NO WRONG.

Anyway, Romancing Mister Bridgerton is Colin’s book, and I almost couldn’t believe who's his lady in this... let your jaws drop fellow readers, for she is the plainest of Janes, wallflower of wallflowers, ugly duckling, the one and only: Miss Penelope Featherington! (MY GOD) And I love her so! Even in the previous books as a minor character - my More...

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Sep 18, 2011

Nymphetamosa rated it:

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May 30, 2011

Ilze rated it:

Rather disappointing read, especially since I enjoyed "An Offer from a Gentleman" so much. Got through it by sheer perseverance alone, not because I couldn't put the book down.

The dialogues and action in the first part are pretty shallow and boring (unless I'm missing something that I'm supposed to detect "between the lines") and the plotline about unmasking "Lady Whistledown" was really of very little interest to me. There are several characters - Lady D More...

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Sep 28, 2010

Christine rated it:

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May 14, 2008

Ana T. rated it:

"On the sixth of April, in the year 1812 - precisely two days before her sixteenth birthday - Penelope Featherington fell in love. But Colin Bridgerton certainly didn't fall in love with her in 1812 (and not in 1813, 1814, 1815, or - oh blast, not in all the years 1816-1822, either, and certainly not in 1823, when he was out of the country the whole time, anyway." Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for...well, it feels like forever. After half a lifeti More...

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Jun 04, 2007

Trin rated it:

I started reading this to try to de-stress. I've never actually read an out-and-out romance before, but I heard Quinn wrote fluffy and fun regencies, and her style, at least at the beginning, was lively and engaging. However, as the novel progressed, more and more things began to annoy me. First, Quinn does something with POV that really bothers me, and which I am trying to delicately explain here without giving away the book's central mystery, slight as it is. Basically, Quinn has a revelation More...

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Nov 14, 2007

Sara rated it:

I was disappointed in this book. I was really looking forward to it because I liked the title (it makes me laugh), and I like the series, and I thought it would be really good. It's not that it was bad, it was OK, but not great. Not something I think I'll ever read again in the future.

First of all, all of the conflicts in the book boil down to two things - the jealousy of an unpublished author who never really wanted to publish until very recently for another author, and the disap More...

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Jul 05, 2008

L8blmr rated it:

I took a break from PN and erotica and looked through my 100 or so TBR books that I haven't packed yet (we're moving this summer) and came up with Julia Quinn, my first experience with this author. I had seen this book recommended on Amazon and picked it up for a quarter at the thrift store, and I'm so glad I did; I really enjoyed it! Sweet, poignant, romantic, fulfilling, and a truly satisfying HEA. Not a lot of steam, but what was there fit the story perfectly. Now I have the dilemma of whe More...

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Dec 29, 2009

Barbara M. rated it:

..."He looked at her, and somehow he didn't see the woman he'd seen so many times before. She was different. She glowed. She was a siren, a goddess, and he wondered how on earth no one had ever noticed this before"...

Maybe it's because Colin reminded me of a boy I had a crush on in school...maybe it's because Penelope was never an ugly duckling that turned into a beautiful swain, for she was always beautiful...maybe it's because I'm a total sap for a great love story...but More...

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Nov 22, 2011

Josee rated it:

Since beginning the Bridgerton series, I was partial to the first 2 novels (Daphne and Anthony's) and not very taken with Benedict's (although the ending in the jail cell was good), so I wasn't sure how I would like this one, since Amazon.com reviews were mixed. I was pleasantly surprised and found this to be my favorite novel. Colin is by far my favorite Bridgerton.

This novel had a lot going for it. I wasn't disappointed at all. The final scene in Daphne and Simon's ballroom was ste More...

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Oct 13, 2011

Shaine rated it:

I can't let myself give this book a higher rating. I absolutely detest this book. I even stopped at chapter 20! Imagine that! I even REMEMBERED the chapter where I stopped. I just can't get over it. This book just sucks. I mean, I really like An Offer From a Gentleman. And I like Colin's happy-go-lucky attitude. So, I was hoping that he would also be happy-go-lucky in HIS book. But... well. My hope was quickly crushed. Well. Yes. Sad to say.

Why I hate this book:

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Oct 04, 2011

Roxanne rated it:

"Biscuits are good," Hyacinth said, thrusting a plate in her direction. "Hyacinth," Lady Bridgerton said in a vaguely disapproving voice, "do try to speak in complete sentences." Hyacinth looked at her mother with a surprised expression. "Biscuits. Are. Good." She cocked her head to the side. "Noun. Verb. Adjective."

4.5 Stars

*Wistful Sigh* Oh how I want my own Colin Bridgerton. This is by far my favorite book out of More...

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Sep 03, 2011

Crystal rated it:

I cannot imagine that this won't be my favorite Bridgerton book. I know I have lots to go, but I really can't imagine it.

It's definitely the lightest one so far, with a low stakes mystery and a refreshing lack of angst. Colin is less chauvinistic and, blessedly, far less emo than his predecessors in the series. He's a romantic hero, so of course he's got hang-ups, but they're very relatable and nowhere near as melodramatic as Anthony Bridgerton's death fantasy or, ahem, everything a More...

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Aug 24, 2011

Jane rated it:

2 ½ stars. I was kind of bored for the first 2/3 of the book. The last 1/3 was better, but not enough to recommend.

STORY BRIEF:
Penelope is 28 years old, plain, shy, and a wallflower at dances. She believes she will remain a spinster living with her mother. She was secretly in love with Colin for years. She spends a lot of time with her best friend Eloise who is Colin’s sister. Colin is a charming bachelor and likes Penelope as a friend. Colin traveled a lot over the year More...

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Aug 19, 2011

Sena rated it:

Bu kitaptan önce keşke Anthony'ninkini,hatta diğer bridgerton'ları okumasaymışım dedim.Çünkü onlarlar kıyaslandığında bu kitap gerçekten sönük kalıyor.

Bu kitapta,Colin ve Penelope'nin aşkları beni tatmin etmedi.Soğuk bir çift gibi geldiler bana.
Colin kızı 12 yıldır tanıyor.Hayır 3-4 yıl olsa bir şey demicem yine ama 12 yıll.Ve bu 12 yıl süresince kıza karşı bir şey hissetmiyor.Ama 12 yıl sonra bir gün kızı öpüyor ve taa daa, aşık oldum.Bana aşklarının başlamas More...

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Aug 15, 2011

Karen rated it:

I'm feeling a little guilty at having only given this book in the series only 4 stars, because I really did love it and I'm loving the series. We've read all about Colin and Penelope since book 1 and I couldn't wait to read how they have their happy ending. Particularly after Colin's declaration in "An Offer from a Gentleman"
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“At any rate,” Colin was still grumbling, “I am not going to marry soon, and I am certainly not going to marry Penelope Featherington”.
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Jul 09, 2011

Leah, Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Yeah rated it:

Romancing Mister Bridgerton is definitely my favorite book of this series thus far. And Colin and Penelope are most assuredly my favorite couple of the series, and my favorite characters.

For all intents and purposes, Colin Bridgerton is the most charming of his brothers. But he's so much more. He's a man searching for his place in a world where his happily married siblings seem to know just where they belong. He's got a temper. He's a writer. He loves deeply. He's, in a word, a More...

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