If Jane Austen can write strong women in the face of old-time prejudices and still squeeze out a good romance, I don’t see why contemporary authors see the need to resort to such misogynistic writing to try and reflect the era.
I’m really impressed with how well the Netflix adaptation tidied up book one so I can only hope they do the same for book two. Book or no, perpetuating such woman-hating attitudes is a bad idea and certainly doesn’t make for a good read. A bad temper is one thing, but to suggest that this is playful, fun and enticing is just inviting a world of problems. I just found this so unacceptable and not at all funny. I’m sorry, romance is one thing, but if I had a penny for the number of times Anthony threatened to muzzle a woman, told a woman to shut up or threatened to kill a woman, I would be very rich. She was nearly a good female lead, but after Anthony verbally abuses her in one way or other and she nearly rejects him, he would say something sweet and she would instantly forgive him *EYE ROLL* The book utterly lacked any of the passable qualities in book one that made it palatable/the characters likeable. Whilst I know he’s being portrayed as a ‘rake’ and supposed to be a bit rogue, he was so incredibly rude and self-centred that it was impossible to do anything other than detest him. I found it uninspiring and giving the worst example of a relationship and what you should put up with. Until, that is, he makes the mistake of kissing her.I was really surprised (in a bad way) by this book given how much most other people seem to love it. And the roguish viscount is beginning to think he may have met his match in Kate's keen wit and sharp tongue. Kate is determined to do all she can to allow her sister the chance to marry for love rather than convenience. The only obstacle in his way is Edwina's older sister, Kate. She is also sweet, innocent and eminently biddable - Anthony is sure she'll make a perfectly acceptable wife and vows to make her his. Having spent his twenties in a rakish pursuit of pleasure (whilst taking care to ensure the financial security of his mother and seven younger siblings and mother) he knows it's high time he settled down and ensured the continuation of the Bridgerton line.Įdwina Sheffield is considered the most beautiful debutante of the current season. Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814 And in all truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better. ġ814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. The second book in the beloved and globally bestselling Bridgerton Family, now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix.
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