Benedict (La chronique des Bridgerton, #3)
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9782290014394 (2290014397)
Publish date: October 7th 2009
Publisher: J'ai lu
Pages no: 443
Edition language: French
This was a feel-good, solid romance. Unlike many romance novels, the heroes of this one do have a real problem. While Benedict is a nobleman, a brother of a viscount, Sophie is a bastard daughter of an earl and his maid. Sophie’s mother is long dead and her aristocratic daddy never acknowledged her ...
Sophie Beckett is the illegitimate daughter of the Earl of Penwood, but until he marries, her life isn't all too difficult. Her father never acknowledges her as anything but his ward, but sees to it that she has a proper education and that she never lacks for anything but actual parental affection. ...
As far as fluffy reads go, they don't get fluffier than An Offer from a Gentleman. I thought the story really sweet. It definitely has a strong Cinderella feel to it, but very nicely done. I went through the book very quickly because it seems to me that there isn't much depth in the story. Nonethele...
2.5 starsI think Ms. Quinn's running out of witty things to say!
3 starsOverall, I found this book quite enjoyable to read, yet I couldn't help the dislike I experienced towards the clichés. I confess I'm a bit tired of Cinderella-inspired stories.Even though only the first eighty pages or so were textbook Cinderella (except for the trade between shoe and glove),...
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