As is so often said by Lady Whistledown herself... Hello, dear reader...
It has been nearly three years since my last blog entry and I am happy to be back. After the birth of my son at the end of 2017 and pursuing a bachelors degree in art history over the last three years, I’m happy to say hello once again and welcome back to Babbling Books, where I give a synopsis of the books I’m currently reading as well as my own personal review of them.
The first book I picked up, having hopped aboard the Bridgerton train on Netflix, is of course, Julia Quinn’s The Duke and I. It is amazing to me that Quinn’s books were not as popular until Netflix picked them up and turned them into a deliciously amazing drama. Yet, unlike many books turned movies/tv shows, the books in this case have so far proven to be exceedingly superior although I have yet to meet an individual who can not abide the tv series. I adore the series and so I have picked up the first book, read it in less than 24 hours, given its easy read, charming wit and delectable storylines.
If you are a fan of the Bridgerton tv series I suggest you pick up this book and give it a read. It is deliciously easy, quick and charming. It has been a long time coming that I have picked up a book so easily consumable.
“In the ballroom and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsy before a prince - while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable... but not too amiable. Daphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly desires her. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen. Amiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Recently returned to England from abroad, he intends to shun both marriage and society - just as his callous father shunned Simon throughout his painful childhood. Yet an encounter with his best friend’s sister offers another option. If Daphne agrees to a fake courtship, Simon can deter the mamas who parade their daughters before him. Daphne, meanwhile, will see her prospects and her reputation soar. The plan works like a charm - at first. But amid the glittering, gossipy, cutthroat world of London’s elite, there is only one certainty: Love ignores every rule...”
For this reader, this book easily gets a 9 out of 10. Full of charm, wit, playful banter, sensuality, heat, intrigue, drama, and playfulness... this novel has it all.
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