I enjoyed the change. There was no awkward “what’s a penis?” conversations. Just in general, it was nice place to start the book.
I think Quinn put just enough John into this. If there had been less than I wouldn’t have given a fuck that he dies, if there had been more than I wouldn’t have been as invested in Micheal.
I loved this side to Violet.
The infertility storyline was a great addition.
It taught me a lesson about Malaria, which was interesting.
The exploration of guilt was great. I loved the points when Micheal was terrified that he might of wanted John to die. Also the conversations about grief and the different ways we deal with it.
This really explained Francesca’s disappearance in the show. As someone who comes from a close but really fucking loud family, I sympathised with her.
Negatives:
I found it more difficult to get into this book than the earlier ones.
This is the first one where I thought there was too much sex. Like I get that thats the genre, but at the same time, it felt like it was stalling. But maybe that was the point???
“In every life there is a turning point. A moment so tremendous, so sharp and clear that one feels as if one’s been hit in the chest, all the breath knocked out, and one knows, absolutely knows without the merest hint of a shadow of a doubt that one’s life will never be the same.”
bridgerton better not mess up michael stirling’s casting. I’m gonna need the same energy they had when casting simone or regé because if they pull a colin or sir philip I’m suing for emotional damages
