Duke 2nd Epilogue Bridgertons Book ebook Reviews Summary

Writing Style

Pros:

• "Julia Quinn’s writing is so easy to fall in love with. She weaves a tale that makes you want to keep reading, and suddenly you are at the end of the book!"
• "The writing is so well done, that you feel as if you are literally in the 1800's."
• "Quinn's writing is captivating, and I couldn't put this book down."
• "Julia Quinn has tremendous wit as is apparent in her writing. The dialog is fantastic and oftentimes had me smiling if not laughing out loud."
• "The author's writing style effortlessly brings the characters to life, making their emotions & interactions leap off the pages."
• "I really love this book and the style of writing."
• "Quinn's writing is eloquent yet easy to read, and her story flows not only seamlessly but quickly."

Cons:

• "This book is over 12 hours long and so much of that could have been cut down if there hadn’t been so many long conversations and scenes that felt like filler material."
• "The first thing that struck me about this book was the dialogue. It was completely out of place for the time period."
• "It all just lacked depth and skilled writing."
• "The writing style in the first half felt trying too hard to be historical but in the second half, the author just gave up completely."
• "The writing is very poor, the dialogue lengthy, awkward, and unbelievable."
• "There is an endless amount of pointless dialogue and a lot of it does nothing to drive the story forward."
• "The dialogue is supposed to be clever, but it falls flat, not witty repartee at all."

Adaptation Comparison

Pros:

• "Definitely better than the show, enjoyed seeing the character development between the love interests."
• "Though it followed a similar plot to the show on Netflix, there were enough differences that the book was still enjoyable and somewhat fresh."
• "I absolutely loved it and I wish I would have read the series before ever watching the show the series is great!"
• "Loved it. So much better than the adaptation from Netflix."
• "I read this because of the Netflix show, which I loved. But this is so much better."
• "After watching the series I had to give this a read. So many details the series twisted - the book is definitely better."
• "I love the book story so much more than the tv version!"

Cons:

• "Personally, I prefer the portrayal of Daphne and Simon in the series."
• "I NEVER end up liking a movie/TV adaptation more than the book, but this is one of those exceptions."
• "Simon was better in the series than in the books. They’re both flat, two dimensional, melodramatic without cause, and have hardly any character development in the book."
• "I understand this was published in 2000 but there is no way on god’s green earth that you can spin literal marital rape and baby trapping as being okay."
• "If you’ve seen the series and enjoyed it, don’t bother with reading the books."
• "It's really a rare story where a show is better than the book."
• "I don’t often say this, but I think the TV adaptation is better than the book."

Character Portrayal

Pros:

• "I think that the dynamic between Daphne and Simon is perfect."
• "The characters are magnificent."
• "The Bridgerton family is huge but they all are so clearly defined that I was eager to hear more of their stories."
• "All of them are so well-rounded and rich, it’s hard to find such characters nowadays."
• "I absolutely love this book, I read it because I watched the Netflix series and it made me so happy to see they did these characters justice."
• "The characters are well developed and I actually cared what happened to them."
• "I love Daphne she is a no nonsense kind of girl."

Cons:

• "Then you have Daphne, who has the personality of a mushroom."
• "Simon, who is ridiculous and at times acts like an overgrown child."
• "Both characters grow and mature."
• "It made me not like Daphne at all."
• "I could never really get into the characters enough to care what happened to them."
• "Heroin is a childish, selfish girl, who really wasn't likable."
• "With Daphne, she seems to be more confident and portrayed as more of a beauty in the series. I find that she is more meek in the book."