Monday, December 13, 2010

Review for "Romancing Mister Bridgerton" by Julia Quinn


Penelope Featherington, a self-admitted wallflower. Society sees her as a plump, plain Jane type of girl who is quiet and unpopular and worst of all, a spinster. Yet those very few who get to know her realize that there is more to Penelope...she is witty, charming, intelligent....and so desperately in love with her best friend's brother, Colin Bridgerton. Colin....extremely handsome, flirtatious, suave, witty, charming.....yet he feels that there is something missing in his life. Colin is searching.....searching for a purpose, a way to leave his mark upon the world. These two characters have known each other since childhood, but it is only now, in their later years, that they truly come to KNOW each other and themselves.

I loved the charming, witty Colin Bridgerton from the first time he was introduced in the Bridgerton series. I was very much looking forward to his story. I was even more intrigued once I discovered that he was to fall for his sister's best friend, the plain, plump, unpopular Penelope Featherington. I loved the genuine truth of their love. For Colin, it wasn't a "knock-me-down over the head" kind of love...not even a "she's so hot I gotta have her" kind of love. It was a "wow...she is great...why haven't I noticed that about her" kind of love. It was a bond that grew... a friendship that blossomed into a need for another person, a person he realized he could not live without. The love scene that Colin and Penelope finally share is just that.....a LOVE scene, not a hot and steamy sexually arousing interlude, but a scene that is so filled with deep, honest love for another that I couldn't help but reach out for my own love. Colin's admission of his feelings for Penelope just made me melt:

He murmured her name, tenderly taking her face in his hands. “I love you,” he said, his voice low and fervent. “I love you with everything I am, everything I’ve been, and everything I hope to be.”

“I love you with my past, and I love you for my future.” He bent forward and kissed her, once, softly, on the lips. “I love you for the children we’ll have and for the years we’ll have together. I love you for every one of my smiles, and even more, for every one of your smiles.”


Julia Quinn has managed to create characters that are truly relateable. We all have insecurities.... we all have questioned our purpose in life.....we all have longed for a person that we knew we could never have. I found myself smiling throughout this wonderful story, even laughing out loud at times. And of course, I too fell in love with Colin Bridgerton, insecurities and all.

5 comments:

  1. I remember that passage! If only someone would say that to me :) I'm glad that you had the same feelings for this book as I did. Thanks for the review!

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  2. This was my favorite in the Bridgerton series- I just found the romance between Penelope and Colin to be so sweet. And since they had appeared several times in previous books I was already in love with both of them anyway :) Glad to see someone else enjoyed it too.

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  3. This sounds like a perfect read on a snowy day curled up with a cup of tea :)
    Thanks for the review!

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  4. Hello fellow book lover! I've hopped from Java’s Follow Friday hop and love your blog. This is a great post too and will send me out in the new year to get a copy of the book...I need some romance in my life! If ever I get beyond the editor stage on my own recently finished book I'll definitely send it to you to be reviewed. I have added myself as your newest follower.
    Please drop by and maybe follow me if you fancy a laugh. I'd be delighted to welcome you.
    A very happy Christmas to you. Look forward to reading more here.
    Carol from www.facing50withhumour.blogspot.com

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  5. Just stopping by to wish you a wonderful Holiday Season :)

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