Disappointing and contradictory

I found this Bridgerton novel very dull, repetitive and AWFUL in the way Colin Bridgerton treated Penelope. He manhandles her regularly, ‘tugging’ her, pushing her around or gripping her arm so tightly it bruises. For supposedly the easiest-going Bridgerton, he is frequently full of rage, jealousy, dismay - he’s not fun at all. Penelope goes from being an interesting woman at the outset to a meek and bidding lover and wife. There’s very little spark in this story, and it needs humour to counter the monotonous back and forth anxiety of the main couple, but lacks it. Left me cold!

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OMG Loved it!!

Honestly, I went into this book blindly. I haven't read the previous Bridgerton books, only watched the Netflix series and I actually skipped Benedicts book in order to find out what's in store on the next season of the show. Most often, books can be very different from the TV adaptation but this was incredibly fit for purpose with the amount of dialogue in the book. Rosalyn does a fantastic job of narrating different characters and told the story really well. I'm so glad I listened to this one and will definitely listen to the rest now too.

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best if this series

this is the, in my opinion, the best in this series and I have listened to book 5 so far. I preferred the lesser amount of sexual description in some other stories, many may not agree. I think the story was was more realistic and relatable. a general comment I would make in the series is that every Male sounds like a Bridgerton whether they are or not and this can be a bit confusing.

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Again a joy to listen to....

After the disappointment of Book 3 I am delighted to report that Book 4 was much more enjoyable ....

again I noticed various repeats within the story ... which I find annoying and therefore I deduct one star ⭐️ from the story -
but by now I feel that the author Julia Quinn uses theses repeats as filler rather than continuing the story, which I hope won't be found in the next book .... as I love this series, but an author shouldn't think that the audience isn't following closely the story.

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Romancing Mister Bridgerton

I have not read the other Bridgerton books but I have loved the Netflix series and I’ve felt particularly attached to Colin and Penelope and in the wait for season 3, I just had to check out their book!

It was all I hoped for! I absolutely loved it and the narration was so captivating! Can’t wait to see this story on screen when it comes!

Okay story, amazing performance

If I were reading this as a book, I’d probably get bored and not finish but the voice acting was really good so it was easy to listen to while busy with chores etc

Another wonderful love story!

Absolutely superb writing and narration. The characters are so correct for the time they live in, most marriages were ‘arranged’ and were mostly pretty much business arrangements, so for a couple to marry for love is something really special!

Great

Absolutely loved this story if Penelope and colin, so loved how they came together and the special epilogue ending was amazing.

Insufferable

While I appreciate the narrator clearly putting their all into their performance, she was just simply doing way too much. Because of this I probably would have found the characters a lot less irritating if I had just read the book physically.

Still I can’t put the blame on the VA on things like the cringy dialogue and casual sexism. I also DESPISE the fact that the author made Penelope lose weight in the time skip, yet have it not effect the plot at all. Why not just have a plus sized lead?

I am exited to see how they adapt this in the show however, so if that’s your motivation, go ahead. Just don’t expect anything other than a cringy romance with bad dialogue and overdone narration.

I couldn't finish it

The character of Colin is very unappealing. Apparently he's charming and full of merit, loved by all.... but he's also cruel, confused, and very unpleasant at times. I enjoyed the Benedict book far more. Landor's reading was excellent.