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An Offer From a Gentleman

(Bridgertons #3)

Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author)

3.97 · Rating details · 82,421 ratings · 6,200 reviews

Will she accept his offer before the clock strikes midnight?

Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball—or that "Prince Charming" would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debon ...more

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Published October 13th 2009 by Avon (first published July 1st 2001)

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Apr 08, 2018 Heather K (dentist in my spare time) rated it did not like it

Shelves: m-f, losing-the-v-card, audiobook, romance, narrator-amazing, everyone-else-loves-it, historical

*Unpopular opinion ahead!!!*

I have one thing to say: SCREW YOU, BENEDICT BRIDGERTON!

I'll be the first to admit that I was really, really enjoying this story at the start. I mean, I adore Rosalyn Landor, who is a narrating queen, and I like Julia Quinn, who is very consistent for me. However, as I moved further and further along in the story, I realized that I wanted to punch Benedict in the face... hard.

Benedict treats Sophie like utter trash. He blackmails her to either become his mistress ...more

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Oct 21, 2020 chan ☆ rated it liked it

Shelves: 2020, historical-romance

perfectly fine

which sounds boring, and in truth this book kind of was as well. not boring in the sense that the story was overly dull or drawn out, but in the way that your average run of the mill historical can be.

this book was based on Cinderella and while i initially loathed the idea, it turned out to be a fun retelling. i think the main reason that this story isn't more than 3 star for me though is the lack of relationship development. we get a lot of sophie in her own head and a lot of her ...more

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Dec 19, 2018 Jessica's Totally Over The Top Book Obsession rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reread-worthy, liked-audiobook-version, read-in-2018, historical-romance, listened-to-on-audio

4.5 Love at first sight Stars

Going into An offer from a Gentleman I was a bit worried. I had a friend tell me that Benedict (the hero) ask Sophie (the heroine) to be his mistress over and over for most of the book. That he went on about how she wasn't of his class. She had told me it ruined the read for her. I hate that mistress bullshit in books. It's one of the reasons I avoided most historical romance novels for years. I hate cheating! A mistress is just a side chick, that wasn't good enough to marry. That shit bothers me. It's just so disrespectful to women. Yes I know that was how things were back then but it still pisses me off. However I was enjoying this series so much that I figured I would just have to take one for the team. Read it and get it over with I don't have to love it just read it and then I could go to the next book. Shockingly I really ended up loving this book.

This book reads as a cute retelling of Cinderella, with poor Sophie being the mistreated bastard daughter of an earl. Julia Quinn did a great job of making Sophie's step-mother Araminta a total evil bitch. I hated her so much and I felt she didn't get her comeuppance. I really wanted her to pay for the things she did to Sophie and her own daughter Posy. I thought Sophie was a wonderful heroine. She was sweet, resilient, a bit sassy, and smart. I love that she had such dignity. I was a little worried I would dislike Benedict, but I really loved him too. I did get a tad upset that he kept asking her to be his mistress, but not like I thought I would. I felt he loved her and treated her well. With that and the way things were way back when, and the fact that he realized he was wrong for asking that of her and apologized. I found myself forgiving Benedict right along with Sophie.

I thought Benedict and Sophie were a cute together. I loved that their relationship was built up so well. That fact is most likely what made it easier to forgive Benedict for the whole "be my mistress" crap. On top of loving Sophie and Benedict, I adore the Bridgertons. The whole family is just so easy to love. I also really liked Sophie's step-sister Posy. I was glad that in the end she wasn't overlook and forced to deal with the evil that was her mother. This retelling of Cinderella was cute and flowed well. I had to stop once to feed my family and I found myself thinking about the book the whole time. I couldn't wait to get back to it and see what happened next. That is the mark of a great book. I can't wait to read Colin's book. On a side note, I listened to this book on Audio and Rosalyn Landor did an amazing job of bringing this story to life.
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Feb 12, 2015 Katerina rated it liked it

Shelves: 2018-reads, historical-romance, regency

Hi, my name is Katerina and I am addicted to Bridgertons.

I've been dreaming of balls, banquets and gowns since I was a little girl, historical romance is my sanctuary from the small and big disappointments of daily life (i.e. work - read - sleep - repeat), and during 2018 I've written more 3star reviews than my entire life.
I would appreciate some help.

Thank you.

“In her heart she longed for this man, dreamed of a life that could never be.”

Now, before I start rambling on the wonderful ...more

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Nov 29, 2020 Warda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: i-fell-in-love, historical-romance

My favourite in the series so far!
What can I say? I binged it in a day and it made me unbelievably happy.

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Nov 24, 2020 Jessica rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audiobook, historical-romance, forbidden-romance

It's official. Benedict is my favorite Bridgerton. So far. From the start, I absolutely adored this book and how it was a Cinderella retelling. My heart went out to Sophie because she's a bastard child and was never really treated well. Then, her father passed away, and she was basically a slave for her awful step mother. One night, her fellow servants dress her up and send her to a ball, where she has an amazing time dancing the night away with Benedict. I really loved Benedict and how he alway ...more

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Oct 22, 2018 Jacob Proffitt rated it did not like it

Shelves: romance, audiobook, steamy

This is third in the Bridgertons series. Couples from the first two show up and some events are referenced and there are definite winks at those who have read the others. In all, I recommend reading these in order.

Normally, I'd snark about skipping this one because it sucks, but I'm a definite outlier in that opinion. Most of my GR friends rated this very high so you might want to take this review with a grain of salt. Or more. I'll admit that I'm relieved that my problem isn't related to the Ci This is third in the Bridgertons series. Couples from the first two show up and some events are referenced and there are definite winks at those who have read the others. In all, I recommend reading these in order.

Normally, I'd snark about skipping this one because it sucks, but I'm a definite outlier in that opinion. Most of my GR friends rated this very high so you might want to take this review with a grain of salt. Or more. I'll admit that I'm relieved that my problem isn't related to the Cinderella pattern overlaying the story. I expected that to warp the story more than it did but it was relatively benign, all told.

Like Cinderella, Sophie's defining characteristic is being a victim. Her life sucks and that's largely due to having suck parents. Her step-mother is a complete monster but her father wasn't a gem, either. The story breaks from the Cinderella mold about there. There's a costume ball where she loses an article of clothing that gives a clue to her identity and then we're done with the fairy tale. Benedict doesn't use it to track her down, her situation changes and Quinn pretty much forges her own story from there. This is not a bad thing, except that I had hoped for a bit more cheerful good will and kindness and that's not Sophie. She feels every bit of the injustice done her. She's not a complainer or anything, but man her life sucked and being cheerful in the face of that would have been expecting a bit much.

Benedict, on the other hand, is not a prince, is not charming, and spends most of the story bullying Sophie to get what he wants. He has a single act of humanity ((view spoiler)), but that's not so much to his credit as it is kind of the baseline of what I'd expect from a human being witnessing her plight. And it's all downhill from there. He has zero compassion and less empathy and is forever thundering around manipulating and whining to get his own way. I kept waiting for a light to go off in his head for every new thing he learns about Sophie's life so far. In vain, it turns out.

Exacerbating this empathy hole is the power differential between the two characters. It'd be one thing if he were being all demandy of someone who could reasonably stand up to him, but Sophie doesn't have that power. She has literally nobody in her corner and yet he feels perfectly justified forcing her to his will, up to and including threatening to turn her in for theft if she doesn't comply. A theft, by the way, that he'd be making up. So it's not enough to threaten to leave her in the middle of nowhere with no money or even spare clothing. No, he has to threaten being transported to some hideous place like Australia. Frankly, I'm thinking she'd get the better end of the deal if she had made him carry through. There's got to be someone non-horrible in Australia and heaven knows that she has nothing keeping her in England.

I finished the last half of this in a kind of hate-fueled fugue. I should have dnf'd. I knew I should have. But I kept going. I do like the Bridgerton family and Violet (the mom) continues to shine, here. Her empathy and support and love was the one bright light in this otherwise blighted story.

A note about Steamy: There's a single explicit sex scene and a couple that were nearly there. So this is light on my steam tolerance. I kind of hated every intimate advance, however, because Benedict is such a complete snotrag. How can she even stand being around the man, let alone kissing him? Ugh. ...more

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Feb 19, 2021 Christy rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2021-four-stars, 2021-audio

4.5 stars

In his heart he’d always believed there was only one perfect woman out there for him.
His heart had been right.
There was only one.

An Offer From a Gentleman is the third Bridgerton book and it's Benedict, the second Bridgerton's book.

Benedict and Sophie meet at a masquerade ball. Benedict is in high society standing, where Sophie is not of the same class. Nothing can ever come from their meeting, but Benedict doesn't know that. He's had the lady from the ball on his mind for ...more

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Apr 06, 2021 Miranda Reads rated it really liked it

I feel like I'm getting whiplash looking at the goodreads ratings.

5 stars - 1 star - 3 stars - 1 star - 5 stars

Like... is this good or no?

Update

It was good. Not as good as the first couple, but still good! ...more

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Jul 05, 2017 Phrynne rated it it was amazing

I am loving this series and this is my favourite so far! Sophie and Benedict are such charming characters and I loved the banter between the two of them.
The story is a retelling of Cinderella, right down to the wicked step mother, the sisters (not ugly although one has an ugly nature!) and having to leave the ball on the stroke of midnight. I enjoyed every minute of it especially when Araminta gets her just desserts.
The Bridgertons are such a wonderful family it is fun whenever they appear. I am ...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Nadine Jones rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: era-regency, historical-romance

I like Julia Quinn, I really do, but this was not her finest moment. Looking back on "Bridgertons" #1 & #2, maybe this just is not her finest series. This book was so ... blah. And the hero was such an ASS. On the plus side, it was nice that the heroine was not from conventional society, she is the bastard daughter of an earl, raised as his ward until his death, at which point she is Cinderella to the evil stepmother and two step-sisters. (She even secretly goes to a ball, meets the hero, and th I like Julia Quinn, I really do, but this was not her finest moment. Looking back on "Bridgertons" #1 & #2, maybe this just is not her finest series. This book was so ... blah. And the hero was such an ASS. On the plus side, it was nice that the heroine was not from conventional society, she is the bastard daughter of an earl, raised as his ward until his death, at which point she is Cinderella to the evil stepmother and two step-sisters. (She even secretly goes to a ball, meets the hero, and then flees at midnight. I really liked the fairytale aspect and had high hopes for the book at that point. That was before I knew the hero was going to turn out to be an ass.)

The hero is the second Bridgerton son, Benedict. The heroine is Sophia (Sophie) Beckett. They meet, they fall in love, she flees, they don't see each other for years, she finds work as a housemaid, he saves her from rape and catches cold while rescuing her, she nurses him back to health in a little "cottage" he happens to own (yeah, got the hurt-comfort going both ways there), he teases her mercilessly, she falls in love with him all over again. Well, so far so good - it's a little tedious, a little blah, but not SO bad. They start making out on the forest floor, and this is where is all goes wrong. Our Sophie, being a bastard child herself, has vowed to never ever have sex out of wedlock, since she cannot bring her own horrid fate on her child. So, while she really REALLY wants to schtup our hero, she says no. He invites her to be his mistress, and want for nothing. She turns him down. He continues to push the issue. This is where he becomes an ass. (SPOILER AHEAD) It'll come as no surprise to hear that he does eventually talk her into have sex with him (ASS) and she regrets the action, although she loves him and it was a moment to treasure, blah blah blah ... He CONTINUES to insist that she become his mistress, even after she has quite CLEARLY told him no, and even told him WHY. He says "well surely you can't expect me to marry you!" ASS.

More events unfold until the inevitable denouement, which I'm sure you can guess, though I will not reveal all (for those few who may be surprised). By this time I was so completely disgusted with him that I couldn't possibly be happy for them.

Hmm I was going to give this 2 stars, but I just got so worked up writing this review, remembering how awful he was to her, how he pressured her relentlessly for sex ... it's got to be 1 star.

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Apr 13, 2009 Shawna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Anyone who loves romance, Cinderella, fairytales, and happily ever after!

Shelves: historical-romance, angsty-dark-heavy-lotsa-drama, heroine-beautiful-bombshell, author-julia-quinn, hero-in-pursuit, audiobook-narration-great-fabulous, historical-romance-regency, revenge-deception-secrets-lies, heroine-good-kind-nice-sweet, series-bridgertons-rokesbys

Re-read/listened to the audiobook version Oct'2018:

5 stars – Historical/Regency Romance

The audiobook narrator was fabulous! Overall, it's still a 5-star read for me, but the heroine's refusal to just tell the hero her secret drove me nuts!

Original Review from Sept'2010:

5+ stars – Historical/Regency Romance

An Offer From a Gentleman might be a Cinderella-like story, but it’s much more than just a fairytale remake. For me, this is the epitome of everything I love about romance and happily ever aft ...more

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Sep 08, 2008 Eastofoz rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Regency romance lovers / Tammy

Shelves: favourites, historical-regency

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! This is a fantastic read! Quinn’s best so far for me. She has an amazing way to draw you into the story from the first few pages and you’re smiling from the get-go right up to the end :) She even manages to take you on a sudden heart-breaking emotional roller coaster ride that really gives you the chills and makes you want to cry for the h/h as a couple. This contrasts so well with the rest of the light-hearted story making the situation all the more poignant.

Th ...more

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Feb 09, 2021 Melanie A. *mostly on hiatus* rated it it was amazing

Recommended to Melanie by: Leila

Shelves: alpha, historical, adult-romance, scribd, audio, smutastic

Audio: 5 STARS!
Story: 4.5 STARS!

Call me crazy, but this is my favorite of the series so far . . . maybe it's because I love Cinderella re-tellings so much, or maybe it's because author JQ didn't push things too far. Whatever the reason, I fell in love with Benedict and Sophie.

Benedict and his hurt man-pride (🙄) felt so true to life, and Sophie and her principles (😊) had me cheering. And Violet has officially proven herself as the best matriarch ever.

Once again, a huge thankyou to Leila for readi ...more

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Mar 03, 2016 Naomi rated it did not like it

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Mar 25, 2012 Exina rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, regency-romance, erotica, london, perfect, m-f, sweet-cute, fairy-tale-retellings, historical-romance, humor-funny

Absolutely flawless! It is one of my favorites of the series, also got a place of my all-time favorites shelf!

It is a Cinderella story with charming characters, perfect plot and character delineation, twists and turns, adorable and moving romantic scenes, sweet and funny moments.

Although it is based on a fairy tale, the emotions and relationships are presented in a realistic way.

I love Benedict, he is my favorite Bridgerton! He is persevering, sincere, and very romantic. I love his humor, his st ...more

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Aug 23, 2019 Sam (AMNReader) rated it it was ok

Shelves: hero-not-a-hero, read-in-2019, historical, romance

Oh, #2 Bridgerton indeed. As in the shit one.

Benedict sucked. Sure he was sentimental. Sweet to his family, but this book about his chase and threat to Sophie's station and life are not what I like in my heroes.

Yet I did not hate reading it so it gets a 2. Which feels appropriate. ...more

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Dec 23, 2016 KatieV rated it really liked it

Solid 4 stars. My favorite of the series (from what I've read).

Again, I listened to the excellent narration by Rosalyn Landor. No complaints there.

**** SPOILERS ****

This was definitely a Cinderella story. A nod is even given to the slippers Sophie wore to the ball, but with a twist. There was enough angst here to take the story out of Disney territory and into the realm of an adult fairy tale.

Sophie was the unacknowledged daughter of an Earl. The product of his dalliance with a house maid who di Solid 4 stars. My favorite of the series (from what I've read).

Again, I listened to the excellent narration by Rosalyn Landor. No complaints there.

**** SPOILERS ****

This was definitely a Cinderella story. A nod is even given to the slippers Sophie wore to the ball, but with a twist. There was enough angst here to take the story out of Disney territory and into the realm of an adult fairy tale.

Sophie was the unacknowledged daughter of an Earl. The product of his dalliance with a house maid who died in childbirth. The Earl provided her a home at his country estate and told the world she was his ward. He never acted as a father and paid her little attention, but she was cared for and educated like a female of his class. Her true identity was an open secret, as she looked very much like her father and his family.

After the Earl dies unexpectedly, Sophie is left to the mercy of her evil stepmother and stepsisters (one of the two sisters isn't evil, but she's afraid to stand up to her mom and sister). Provisions had been made in the will for Sophie to have a home until she was 20 and to provide her a dowry, but the stepmom didn't tell her about the dowry. She spent the dowry and turned Sophie into an unpaid servant.

The housekeeper who helped raise Sophie plays the part of the fairy godmother and sends her off to the Bridgerton masquerade ball wearing one of her deceased grandmother's dresses and the Countess' shoes. She meets the Bridgerton's second son, Benedict, and it's love at first sight for both. Of course, she must disappear at midnight...

Sophie was kicked out of her home after the ball when the countess discovered she attended (those damn shoes!). She'd have likely just been nastier and worked Sophie harder, but she was furious when Benedict came to the home to "meet her daughters" in an effort to ferret out his mystery woman Sophie had left a glove behind that was monogrammed with her dead grandmother's initials, giving him a clue to her origin. The Countess was not amused that the much coveted Mr. Bridgerton was truly interested in her hated slave/unacknowledged stepdaughter. Benedict leaves their home puzzled and none the wiser and continues to search for his mystery love.

Several years pass before the two meet again. Sophie had since been working as a ladies maid in several different households. Benedict saves her from being attacked by the son of her employer and his drunken friends and takes her to his country home with a promise of getting her employment with his mother. He's attracted to her, but doesn't recognize her because she'd been masked at the ball. He finds something familiar but can't quite put the puzzle together. Sophie lies when asked if they'd ever met. She never wanted him to know because she realized their difference in station would prevent a marriage and make her simply mistress material.

Benedict saw her as mistress material anyway and engages in some underhanded ploys to keep her in his clutches. He doesn't force her by any means, but does blackmail her to ensure she works in his mother's household instead of disappearing as she wanted to do. He hoped to keep her around so he could work on convincing her to be his mistress, something she refused to do even after giving in and giving him her virginity. Sophie was determined not to follow in her mother's footsteps and have a bastard child that may suffer the way she had suffered. Benedict's assurances that any children of hers would be cherished by him did not convince her. She knew he'd eventually have to marry and, from bitter experience, did not trust what would happen to her children if he died young like her father had.

I thought the differences in station and social mores of the day that made Sophie a suitable mistress, but not wife, made the story more interesting. The modern woman in me wanted to shake Benedict at times for being so arrogant and condescending, but that was fitting for the times. Sophie didn't expect marriage, but most readers will be of a totally different mindset. It made for some great angst.

Of course, this is a romance and we get the big reveal, which exposed Sophie as the mystery lady from the ball and revealed to the world that she was actually a gently raised "ward" of the dead earl who'd had her dowry stolen by the evil countess and not a servant. Predictably, Benedict had decided to damn society and forget his beloved "mystery woman" to marry Sophie anyway - right before the big reveal. That satisfies the romantic ideals, despite being unrealistic for the times. I knew it would all turn out to be a perfect HEA, but there was enough angst around the subject to satisfy me - especially given the fact that this was a "fluffy" Julia Quinn romance and not meant to be historically accurate. ...more

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Feb 09, 2021 April (Aprilius Maximus) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2021, favourites

1.) The Duke and I ★★★★
1.5.) The Duke and I: The 2nd Epilogue ★★★★
2.) The Viscount Who Loved Me ★★★★
2.5.) The Viscount Who Loved Me: The 2nd Epilogue ★★★★★
3.) An Offer From a Gentlemen ★★★★.5
3.5.) An Offer From a Gentlemen: The 2nd Epilogue ★★★
4.) Romancing Mr Bridgerton ★★★
4.5.) Romancing Mr Bridgerton: The 2nd Epilogue ★★★
5.) To Sir Philip, With Love ★★
5.5.) To Sir Philip, With Love: The 2nd Epilogue [ON TBR]
6.) When He Was Wicked [ON TBR]
6.5.) When He Was Wicked: The 2nd Epilogue [ON TBR]
7.) ...more

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Dec 28, 2011 Erika rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Fairy tale romance readers

Shelves: auto-buy-author, fairy-tales-retelling, best-of-heroes, historical, favorite-series, favorites, ladies-of-quality

Stepback cover

"I can live with you hating me," he said to the closed door. "I just can't live without you"

The Duke and I gave us a sweet romance, The Viscount Who Loved Me gave us a hilarious one, and An Offer From a Gentleman gave us a magical one.

This third book of the series is about love at the first sight that strike you like a thunderbolt and haunt you for the rest of your life. It happens to Benedict Bridgerton when he sees the beauty in silver gown with radiant smile at the Bridgerto ...more

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Oct 24, 2019 Korrie’s Korner rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Julia Quinn has ruined me.

I am floating, and I don’t want to be disturbed. This blissful feeling is what Julia Quinn makes me feel with each book that I finish. Benedict and Sophie were absolutely perfect. Sophie, Being below his station didn’t stop Benedict from knowing exactly what he wanted. An obsession/love sickness that started over two years ago at a masquerade ball, left Benedict completely “love stoned.” Sophie, being there on the downlow because she was a servant and all, added such a ...more

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Jan 28, 2019 Jen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: dual-pov, forbidden-lovin, oh-the-angst, part-of-a-series, historical-romance, do-that-to-me-one-more-time

As much as I enjoyed it, I think this was my least favorite of the series. Sophie’s no Hyacinth and Benedict’s no Colin, not that that’s a necessity, but it felt like the story moved a little slower than some of the other books I’ve read from this series.

Still, my half hearted love for An Offer from a Gentlemen is still stronger than the meh stuff I’ve been reading and when it comes down to it, I just can’t find it in my heart to give any Bridgerton less than 4 stars.

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Dec 19, 2010 ♥ Sam ♥ ~S2~Im made of awesomness rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: part-of-a-series, next-in-the-series, bridgerton-series

Whenever reading a Julia Quinn novel, it's always an all nighter for me! Forget the family, forget dinner? The only thing that would get my eyes unglued from the pages, would be a life and death emergency.

An Offer from a Gentleman has characters that are full of spunk and fire. This was the perfect Cinderella story that is tried and true. Except in this Cinderella story she is able to keep her wits about herself and remain practical except when both our hero and Cinderella come in contact with ...more

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Jan 07, 2021 Somia rated it it was ok

Shelves: historical-romance

I loved the sound of this book from the blurb, the Cinderella trope is a favourite of mine, but bloody hell Benedict Bridgerton wasn't the hero I was hoping for. He irked me in so many ways:

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Apr 17, 2019 Melisa rated it really liked it

Update 6/20/19: Just in! Julie Andrews will be the voice of Lady Whistledown in the Netflix series!🙌

If the upcoming Netflix series is going to be even half as good as the books, we are in for a real treat.

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Jan 06, 2018 Zain Otoom rated it really liked it

This one was adorable, sweet and, specifically the first hundred pages, enchanting.

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Feb 06, 2019 ♥Sharon♥ rated it it was amazing

“It suddenly made sense. Only twice in his life had he felt this inexplicable, almost mystical attraction to a woman. He’d thought it remarkable, to have found two, when in his heart he’d always believed there was only one perfect woman out there for him.

His heart had been right. There was only one.”

I so enjoyed this one! I'm rather smitten with this family. The Bridgertons are quite the bunch. I adore them all!

Benedict and Sophie's story will warm your heart. It did mine. I haven' ...more

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Jan 12, 2019 Karen rated it liked it

3.5 STARS

Ok... where to begin? I will start by saying that I did end up really liking this story by the end. But, I did have quite of few issues with it along the way.

First of all, it's one thing to create a "Cinderella story" and quite another to practically copy one. In fact, the story was so close to the original that I nearly put it down several times. I only kept going, because I was curious where she would take it, and because I've really enjoyed the series so far and hoped to continue it. So I persevered, and then proceeded to get really pissed off at the spoiled and selfish Benedict, yes our beloved hero and Bridgerton brother No 2, who didn't "grow up" until finally (view spoiler) For example, where in Cinderella, do you ever remember the prince saying...

"I want you to come back to London with me, come back and live with me."
She looked at him in surprise.
"Be mine," he said, his voice thick and urgent. "Be mine right now. Be mine forever. I'll give you anything you want. All I want in return is you."
"You want me to be your mistress," she said flatly.
He gave her a confused look, although she couldn't be sure whether that was because her statement was so obvious or because he objected to her choice of words.

Well, I'm here to tell you that that is exactly what he was saying. Yes, I know that times were different, and that he thought she was of a different class. But when it comes right down to it, I thought he treated her pretty shabbily. And the poor thing would take any scrap of affection thrown at her by the lout. I was so happy when she told him no. Although, I thought she could have done it with a little more attitude.

But, in the end, it all came together, just as I knew it would. The jackass finally got his head out of his ass, and realized what a shit he'd been to her. Thank heavens for happy endings, right? So, now I'm smiling, and ready to move on to book 4! ...more

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Jun 23, 2015 [Aengell] rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-romance

This is magic in it's true form, and it's the main reason why people read.

I know that many of my friends here on Goodreads don't like stories where the hero and heroine fall in love at first sight, but when I read a story like this one, I can say exactly why I love this theme.

It just has to be done in the most realistic way, and only very few authors capture a realistic angle. But Julia Quinn? Wow.
Not only do I believe the love at first sight between Sophie and Benedict from Moment Nr. 1 on, ...more

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Sep 07, 2014 Catarina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: cotton-candy-romance, cat-heart-these-books, perfect-book-boyfriend

4,5 Gentle Stars

Benedict (yes, the second brother.) meets a mysterious girl at a masquerade party. They fell in love in one night. Only for her to disappear at midnight to never be heard again.
He looks for her, but he doesn’t find her again and somehow she took his heart with her.

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Two years later a sassy maid make Benedict heart beat again. Along with an unusual friendship they also fall in love. But not only they are from different social circles (and that was apparently a huge thing in the ...more

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn loves to dispel the myth that smart women don't read (or write) romance, and and if you watch reruns of the game show The Weakest Link you might just catch her winning the $79,000 jackpot. She displayed a decided lack of knowledge about baseball, country music, and plush toys, but she is proud to say that she aced all things British and literary, an ...more

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“It suddenly made sense. Only twice in his life had he felt this inexplicable, almost mystical attraction to a woman. He’d thought it remarkable, to have found two, when in his heart he’d always believed there was only one perfect woman out there for him.

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