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Rachel N.
Daphne Bridgerton is the fourth of eight children and the first girl. She wants to get married and have children but all the acceptable men she knows think of her as a good friend. Enter Simon Bassett a new duke who definitely doesn't want to get married. Simon and Daphne decide to fake a courtship so meddling moms will leave Simon alone and other men will suddenly realize Daphne is attractive.
I've never seen the netflix show, I don't even have netflix, but the hype over the show did put this b
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Karen
Feb 22, 2021 rated it liked it
I have not seen the show on the Bridgertons, so I decided to read the book, to get an idea of what it's about. I did think the book was very funny, I laughed quite a bit. I liked the scandal sheet that preceded each chapter, and I enjoyed the Bridgerton family. I wished that there was more of the Regency period in the book. ...more
Laura (booksnob)
This was a fun read to refresh my memory of Season 1 of Bridgertons on Netflix as I anticipate season 2. I laughed out loud several times and enjoyed the witty dialog. I read this during a family emergency and it was exactly what the doctor ordered.
Janet
Feb 02, 2021 rated it it was ok
Read it because I watched the series on tv. Dreadful in so many ways.
Amy W
May 02, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shelves: tbr-genre, winter-3
Laura
Jul 13, 2014 added it
Shelves: het-romance
Yani
Jan 07, 2015 rated it really liked it
Anna Din
Nov 19, 2021 rated it did not like it
Kim DeCina
Sep 04, 2020 marked it as to-read
Kristin
May 10, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Jules
Jan 01, 2021 marked it as to-read
Katie
Feb 19, 2021 rated it liked it
Shelves: z2021-tbr
Kaley
Mar 17, 2021 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2021
Anna
Jun 20, 2021 marked it as to-read
Neila
Oct 05, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Rebekah
Apr 01, 2022 marked it as to-read
Jenny
Oct 07, 2022 rated it it was ok
Crystal
May 25, 2023 rated it really liked it