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História de um grande amor
(Bevelstoke #1)
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Aos 10 anos, Miranda Cheever já dava sinais claros de que não seria nenhuma bela dama. E já nessa idade, aprendeu a aceitar o destino de solteirona que a sociedade lhe reservava.
Até que, numa tarde qualquer, Nigel Bevelstoke, o belo e atraente visconde de Turner, beijou solenemente sua mãozinha e lhe prometeu que, quando ela crescesse, seria tão bonita quanto já era inteli ...more
Até que, numa tarde qualquer, Nigel Bevelstoke, o belo e atraente visconde de Turner, beijou solenemente sua mãozinha e lhe prometeu que, quando ela crescesse, seria tão bonita quanto já era inteli ...more
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January 14th 2020
by Editora Arqueiro
(first published June 1st 2007)
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▒ 24 JULY 2015 ▒
Good Lord. Today I fell in love. And then I fell out of love. Sigh.
I ought to be shameful, I know that. What is it exactly? Have I the attention span of a squirrel (don't ask why a squirrel, I have no idea)? I wonder, I wonder.
And yet things had started so well. It appears that I can't help myself : give me a smart, brave, strong-minded heroine who doesn't shy away from her desires and a - a what exactly? A sexy broken man? Put them together and then let the magic begin : hilari ...more

Feb 24, 2017
Jilly
rated it
liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
romance
My favorite moment in this book is when the heroine has to be physically restrained because she opens a can of whoop-ass on a bookstore owner who refuses to sell her a book because he only sells to men. Apparently, they had bookstores for men only, and women only. WTF?

You go, girl!
Our story is about a kid who develops a crush on her bff's older brother and then carries that torch for him for years. Even though he turns into kind of an ass, she sees him through rose-colored glasses and is madly i ...more

You go, girl!
Our story is about a kid who develops a crush on her bff's older brother and then carries that torch for him for years. Even though he turns into kind of an ass, she sees him through rose-colored glasses and is madly i ...more

'Tis nice, but it ain't Bridgertons.
...more

Fair warning: This is a gut-reaction review, written under the influence of my monthly "gift" from mother nature. Perhaps if I'd read this at a different time, I could have found some redeeming qualities about it. But I didn't, so I can't.
I'm slightly horrified by this book. Specifically by Turner and, to a lesser extent, by Miranda herself. I can't think of anything in the book I can qualify as "romance" and still hold my head up high.
First, Turner. An asshat of epic proportions. He's an emotio ...more
I'm slightly horrified by this book. Specifically by Turner and, to a lesser extent, by Miranda herself. I can't think of anything in the book I can qualify as "romance" and still hold my head up high.
First, Turner. An asshat of epic proportions. He's an emotio ...more

4.5 stars
A couple of years ago when I first joined Goodreads, one of my favorite things to do was stalk my favorite authors' bookshelves.
It probably still would be, but when I say "stalk" I mean it, so I've already added anything of interest, and to keep doing it would crossover into creepy territory.
Can't have that.
*snickers*
At the time, I still hadn't ever read a straight-up historical romance, but after my success with KMM's Highlander series, I was more open to the possibility, so when Ilon ...more
A couple of years ago when I first joined Goodreads, one of my favorite things to do was stalk my favorite authors' bookshelves.
It probably still would be, but when I say "stalk" I mean it, so I've already added anything of interest, and to keep doing it would crossover into creepy territory.
Can't have that.
*snickers*
At the time, I still hadn't ever read a straight-up historical romance, but after my success with KMM's Highlander series, I was more open to the possibility, so when Ilon ...more

Apr 08, 2019
Jacob Proffitt
rated it
did not like it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
unfinished
I got 60% in before I just could not take another moment. Turner is a jerk. How many times does a guy have to break your heart before you move on? This pattern plays on repeat over and over: Miranda feels sympathy, she opens with a vulnerable moment, Turner rejects her and makes her feel small, Miranda retreats to lick her wounds. By the third time, with no apology or even acknowledgement by the jerk, I was just done. Frankly, at this point, Miranda knows who and what he is. I don't see why she'
...more

This book really fell off for me in the last third. I like Quinn's writing (despite the scattering of anachronistic expressions which sometimes threw me out of the era), I mostly liked Miranda, and I was prepared to like Turner if he got over his conviction that his previous lousy marriage entitled him to be a jerk. But I was really waiting not for him to fall in love with Miranda but to develop some respect for her and treat her as an adult, a friend, an equal. And I felt that Quinn wrote their
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Dec 28, 2020
Lisa (Remarkablylisa)
rated it
did not like it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-romance-i-own,
december-2020
THIS BOOK IS BLOODY FUCKING AWFUL and I'm so glad I went backwards and read this book last in the series or I would have never read the other two.
...more

I was so excited for this book as Julia Quinn is a favorite of mine; I normally love her work and I also (surprise, surprise) love to see the quiet/shy girl get the guy. Though there was witty dialog and moments that had me laughing out loud, I really have to say I was disappointed and bothered by many aspects of this book.
PRAISE:
(1) Funny moments that will make you laugh
(2) Connection between Turner and Miranda is interesting to watch in about the first half of the book
(3) I liked Olivia and Tu ...more
PRAISE:
(1) Funny moments that will make you laugh
(2) Connection between Turner and Miranda is interesting to watch in about the first half of the book
(3) I liked Olivia and Tu ...more

Oh, this was such a sweet story. I loved every page of it. I couldn't put it down, which I'm sorry because it was over so fast that I feel bad for having spend money in something that lasted useful in my hands only some hours,lol. Then again, I can't think in anything better than spending my money in this amazing books,lol, I don't regret it of course. It's just that sometimes it hurts to see my money being consumed so fast. But I guess you just can't help it when you find a good book.
Julia Quin ...more
Julia Quin ...more

Jun 01, 2009
Rane
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical,
regency-napoleonic-era
At the tender age of ten Miranda Cheever fell in love with the brother of her best friend; Viscount Turner, with his act of kindness to a awkward growing girl, Miranda never forgot his words that day to her and kept a journal with her thoughts of love since then. Now years later the once kind and caring Viscount Turner, Nigel Bevelstoke is left a bitter and cold hearted man after his wife ripped all his dreams of love and family to sheds with her numerous affairs before her death.
To return the ...more
To return the ...more

And the end of the year ends with a sweet romance, so sweet that my teeth ache! 😂
I loved parts of the book, especially the character of Miranda. And other parts of the book annoyed me. The whole, “Why don’t you love me?” plot was a bit much. The book could have been about 70 pages less and got a better rating from me.
I’ll still continue with the series though because I’m sure there will be a story about Olivia and I’m looking forward to that book!
I loved parts of the book, especially the character of Miranda. And other parts of the book annoyed me. The whole, “Why don’t you love me?” plot was a bit much. The book could have been about 70 pages less and got a better rating from me.
I’ll still continue with the series though because I’m sure there will be a story about Olivia and I’m looking forward to that book!

This is a rare one-star book that I actually finished, largely because I'm still waiting for the two books I want to read to come in the mail and I couldn't sleep last night.
I'm afraid this is everything trite and meaningless about HEA romance. I can't stand romance novels in which the crux of the tension is the hero's inability to say three words. This book exacerbates the problem because it is so perfectly obvious that the hero does love the heroine and he shows her in a million ways, which l ...more
I'm afraid this is everything trite and meaningless about HEA romance. I can't stand romance novels in which the crux of the tension is the hero's inability to say three words. This book exacerbates the problem because it is so perfectly obvious that the hero does love the heroine and he shows her in a million ways, which l ...more

I have no bookshelves to put this book on.
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever was my third book by Julia Quinn, and it seems that the third try is the charm. -ish.
While I wasn't deeply offended by it, as I was with The Duke and I , or so indifferent to it that I found it utterly forgettable, as is the case with To Catch an Heiress, The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever leave still a lot to be desired.
What bothered me most, besides the age difference and the fact that the heroine ...more
The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever was my third book by Julia Quinn, and it seems that the third try is the charm. -ish.
While I wasn't deeply offended by it, as I was with The Duke and I , or so indifferent to it that I found it utterly forgettable, as is the case with To Catch an Heiress, The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever leave still a lot to be desired.
What bothered me most, besides the age difference and the fact that the heroine ...more

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Jul 24, 2012
Brittany B.
rated it
it was amazing
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
HR fans
Recommended to Brittany B. by:
Anzu The Great Destroyer
I'm not surprised ths one the Rita award in 2008! It very much deserved it.
A Must Read!
I ADORE Miranda Cheever. She and her sweet friend Olivia are two of my favorite characters in modern writing.
The story was lovely and unexpected, filled with the unrequited love of a ten year old girl. (Miranda Cheeser) And with the pain and disenchantment with life that comes when all your hopes and dreams in life are shattered. (Turner Bevelstock) And it is about so much more, to be sure.
One of the theme ...more
A Must Read!
I ADORE Miranda Cheever. She and her sweet friend Olivia are two of my favorite characters in modern writing.
The story was lovely and unexpected, filled with the unrequited love of a ten year old girl. (Miranda Cheeser) And with the pain and disenchantment with life that comes when all your hopes and dreams in life are shattered. (Turner Bevelstock) And it is about so much more, to be sure.
One of the theme ...more

Upping to 3.5 stars second time around.
First time:
This may be my least favorite Julia Quinn book, certainly in the bottom three. Miranda was too foolish and Turner was too much of a jerk for it to strike me as amusing.
First time:
This may be my least favorite Julia Quinn book, certainly in the bottom three. Miranda was too foolish and Turner was too much of a jerk for it to strike me as amusing.

I think that this is one of those books that lots of people won't like, but I am not one of them. I love a bittersweet story of romance. The kind of melancholy tale that pulls your heart strings because it's more realistic. I read some reviews where people complained about a hero not being able to say the dreaded three words (I LOVE YOU). However, I honestly felt bad for the hero in this story. I could feel his pain, and I could feel the heroine's pain.
One reason I love Julia Quinn as an author ...more
One reason I love Julia Quinn as an author ...more

So I have this mental list of amazing male protagonists from novels, men who get to stand proud and tall in their billowy tucked-in, unbuttoned shirts, as I bestow upon them admission to the exclusive “Best Romantic Heroes in Literature” Club.
…Nigel Bevelstoke, Viscount Turner is not one of them.
**Full-Steam Spoilers (and Rants) Ahead**
First off, I would like to point out that this is the third book by Ms. Quinn that I have read, and funnily enough, the three books I have read have been THI ...more

Apr 13, 2010
Suzanne (Under the Covers Book blog)
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition

Miranda Cheever fell in love with her best friend's older brother when she was a young girl, now as a young woman...she's still just as in love. Seeing him so wracked with hatred and unhappiness after his philandering wife's death she longs for the man she remembers, the kind and funny man she fell in love with. Turner doesn't remember Miranda being so interesting or desirable, but after his bitter marriage full of disappointment and heartbreak he isn't willing to risk falling in love again, ...more

Regency romance with sex.
I really don't think Julia Quinn even wrote this. It just doesn't seem like something she'd write. There's very little humor in it & JQ is all about humor in her stories.
I didn't like Miranda. Her heart is always on her sleeve & for what? One act of kindness 10 years ago? We get the tired old "Let's get you out of those wet clothes" trope. Divested of her virginity, Miranda waits in vain for a kind word or marriage proposal.
Turner is a Jerk with a capital J. Selfish ...more
I really don't think Julia Quinn even wrote this. It just doesn't seem like something she'd write. There's very little humor in it & JQ is all about humor in her stories.
I didn't like Miranda. Her heart is always on her sleeve & for what? One act of kindness 10 years ago? We get the tired old "Let's get you out of those wet clothes" trope. Divested of her virginity, Miranda waits in vain for a kind word or marriage proposal.
Turner is a Jerk with a capital J. Selfish ...more

It was all rather sweet, writing definitely on the more sophisticated side in this genre. This whole "why won't you love me" thing got on my nerves. It dragged on for too long.
The characters of Turner and Miranda were inconsistent. But I did not dislike either of them so that was ok. This book reminds me of Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, where a little girl who felt insecure about her looks was re-assured by a big brother and decided at a tender age that he was THE ONE. But Miranda ...more
The characters of Turner and Miranda were inconsistent. But I did not dislike either of them so that was ok. This book reminds me of Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, where a little girl who felt insecure about her looks was re-assured by a big brother and decided at a tender age that he was THE ONE. But Miranda ...more

So...I started off loving this book even though the "hero" (Turner) was kind of (for a lack of a better word) weak. I instantly connected with Miranda... oh how I love the ugly duckling turned beautiful swan stories...but something happened that threw the book way off track and it never came full circle for me. I have read so many books where the main man went through a great tragedy and never quite moved on until he was faced with the loss of the smartest and the most gorgeous gal in England. T
...more

3.5
Charming break from thrillers and mysteries. I find that I rarely go wrong with a Julia Quinn novel. Her characters are quirky or slightly imperfect— and therein lies the charm.
My only complaint with this one was the drawn out ending— and the use of a near-death experience was slightly obvious— but still a charming read.
Charming break from thrillers and mysteries. I find that I rarely go wrong with a Julia Quinn novel. Her characters are quirky or slightly imperfect— and therein lies the charm.
My only complaint with this one was the drawn out ending— and the use of a near-death experience was slightly obvious— but still a charming read.

I was expecting much more , and hence disappointed.
#Bevelstoke2 has been so much interesting , funny and fluffy , ohh well I will never be tired of reading it .
Mirinda is in love with Turner since she was ten , and she loves him with all his heart , she is not the most beautiful woman but definitely the most lovable one . But Turner failed that quality , he is smart , cares for Mirinda , Adores being with her , he sounded more like brother till the very end . He is a jerk , believe me when I s ...more
#Bevelstoke2 has been so much interesting , funny and fluffy , ohh well I will never be tired of reading it .
Mirinda is in love with Turner since she was ten , and she loves him with all his heart , she is not the most beautiful woman but definitely the most lovable one . But Turner failed that quality , he is smart , cares for Mirinda , Adores being with her , he sounded more like brother till the very end . He is a jerk , believe me when I s ...more

Jan 08, 2018
Lady Wesley
rated it
really liked it
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
aud-escape,
listened
This book appealed to me more in the audio version than when I read it several years ago. Jenny Sterlin did a fine job narrating.
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