i’ve spent the last two weeks binge reading the bridgerton books and despite the fact that they’re pretty much the exact same book eight times i actually really enjoyed them lmao**
i’m a simple girl and something about this bland, white bread, run-of-the-mill historical romance formula scratches an itch in my brain that isn’t quite reached by anything even vaguely intellectual.
i’m starting (and probably finishing) ‘on the way to the wedding’ today but here are my rankings so far:
1. an offer from a gentleman (benedict) 4.7 stars
2. it’s in his kiss (hyacinth) 4.5 stars
3. when he was wicked (francesca) 4 stars
4. the viscount who loved me (anthony) 4 stars
5. the duke and i (daphne) 4 stars
6. romancing mr bridgerton (colin) 3 stars
7. to sir phillip with love (eloise) 3 stars
** i must, however, point out that many parts of the books are quite problematic and ALL the love interests present a different flavour of misogyny. as julia cudney so eloquently pointed out in her youtube vid ranking the books, a lot of people’s rankings are literally based on what form of misogyny bothers them the least so take all of this with a pinch of salt lol
