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You’re never going to believe who ended up being my hero.

Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

December 19, 2021 by Leedock Leave a Comment

When I sat down to compile my best of/worst of list for 2021, Quinn’s books fell on both. I guess you will have to wait until the lists are published in a couple of weeks, but I will say that I credit the Bridgerton series with getting me out of my pandemic reading slump. They were just the page turners to yank me out of my anxiety jumbled brain. Once I dispensed with the “main” books in the series, I had to hunt down all […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Bridgerton prequel, CBR13, historical fiction, Julia Quinn, Romance

Leedock's CBR13 Review No:34 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Bridgerton prequel, CBR13, historical fiction, Julia Quinn, Romance ·
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A shipboard romance that could have been better

The Other Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

February 13, 2019 by Mikki Blu 4 Comments

Oh, I have loved many of Julia Quinn’s books, and adored the Bridgerton saga but I have to say it’s time to let go of that family.  This is the third book in the Rokesby’s series, and much like the first two, this one just didn’t do it for me.  I guess I was hoping that this one was better!  Poppy Bridgerton is the heroine of this one, and is a typical spunky gal who hasn’t been courted and has no marriage prospects despite being […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: Bridgerton prequel, historical romance, Julia Quinn, Rokesby series #3

Mikki Blu's CBR11 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: Bridgerton prequel, historical romance, Julia Quinn, Rokesby series #3 ·
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