What do You think about The Viscount Who Loved Me (2006)?
Quando comecei a leitura deste livro já sabia mais ou menos aquilo que esperava. Já tinha lido anteriormente o primeiro volume da Serie Bridgerton e já conhecia a personagem principal masculina, mas mesmo assim fiquei um pouco surpreendida ao conhecer a história da vida de Anthony. Tal como disse na opinião do outro livro, esta serie leva-nos por contornos muito semelhantes a outros livros de época, mas mesmo assim há algo que o faz distinguir-se de todas as outras, o humor. Foram várias as vezes que dei por mim a largar grandes gargalhadas tanto por expressões usadas, como também pelas várias situações pelas quais os personagens vão passando. Julia Quinn é sem dúvida uma autora diferente daquelas que estamos habituadas e através desta serie presenteia-nos com a sua forma característica de escrever. Penso que já começamos a ficar habituadas e também deliciadas de cada vez que sabemos que um livro dela irá sair no mercado. Há uma serie de situações pelas quais ficamos rendidas a esta serie, primeiro porque os irmãos Bridgerton são personagens bastante marcantes e queremos saber o que irá acontecer na vida de cada um deles e depois temos a tão misteriosa Lady Whistledown, que escreve uma coluna acerca das noticias escandalosas da Sociedade Londrina. A única coisa que sabemos é que a ela pertence à alta sociedade porque ela frequenta as mesmas festas (ou quase todas) dos nossos personagens. É sem dúvida um grande mistério e acredito que irá ser um grande escândalo quando se descobrir a identidade desta personagem.Gostei bastante da personagem principal feminina, Kate mostra-se uma pessoa forte, teimosa e com objectivos que por nada se desvia daquilo que pretende. Esta é uma característica um pouco rara na minha opinião, pois são vários os livros que já li em que a personagem feminina no início aparenta ter uma personalidade forte e de repente se torna em alguém completamente diferente. Todas as situações pelas quais vão passando estão muito bem descritas, sendo a minha favorita, aquela em que Edwina cai no lado Serpentine por causa do cão de Kate. A autora teve bastante cuidado ao descrever essa cena, tornando-a bastante real para o seu leitor.Outra das particularidades da autora que acho que é bastante louvável é a relação entre as duas irmãs. No inicio pensei que iria ser bastante difícil a relação entre as duas e que acabariam por lutar pelo amor de Anthony, mas tal não aconteceu, são poucas as vezes que os autores não se agarram ao sentimento terrível da inveja entre irmãos para complicar a vida as suas personagens e acho que essa é uma das razoes pelas quais Julia Quinn está de parabéns.Quanto a tudo o resto, acho que devem ler e conhecer um pouco mais desta historia. Garanto que irão ser umas horas bastante bem passadas e espero ansiosamente pelo próximo livro.http://viv-omundoencantadodoslivros.b...
—Ana Luisa
Overall it’s good but I didn’t really like Anthony all that much –he was too “hot” or “bossy” or something at times, can’t quite put my finger on it. I liked Kate and I felt sorry for her, but I thought she could have had more inner strength especially towards Anthony. There are a few scenes where you get teary eyed because of some very strong emotions that surface. Lady Whistledown is a riot yet again!The story itself is very well-written with a lot of fun smiling moments. Could’ve had some more steamy scenes and earlier on too. When the Bridgerton family comes together that's when it's the best and you start laughing your head off :D This story really made me want to read about Colin whose story comes up in book 4.**This is one of the very few mass market books that is actually well-bound. Reading it “normally” the book still looks new and you barely see a crinkle in the spine. If only other publishers would follow suit!
—Eastofoz
After reading the first book in Julia Quinn’s fantastic “Bridgerton” series, The Duke and I I just had to check out the second book in series “The Viscount Who Loved Me” and man, was I blown away by this book!Anthony Bridgerton, who is well-known as being London’s most notorious rake, takes London by storm when he decides that he wants to get married and he has his sights set on Edwina Sheffield. However, Anthony will soon realize that this is not an easy task as he has to impress Edwina’s older sister, Kate Sheffield, who refuses to let Anthony marry her sister due to his reputation as a rake. Even though Anthony gets so annoyed with Kate at times, he will soon realize that he might have feelings for Kate whether he likes it or not!Julia Quinn has done it again with writing a brilliant romance story that not only gives us the best back and forth bantering between the two lead characters, but also gave us a great insight on conquering our fears for the sake of love! I loved the way that Julia Quinn wrote each character in this novel as they were truly memorable and they made me relate to the characters’ predicaments. I especially loved the relationship that Anthony shared with his siblings, especially Colin and Benedict as there were several moments in the novel where Anthony was considering killing his brothers for annoying him to death, but it is clearly shown that he cares about them at the same time. I also loved Kate’s relationship with her stepsister Edwina as it has been stated many times that Edwina is way more beautiful than Kate, but Kate still cares about Edwina’s well being and would do anything to make her happy. Probably my most favorite characters in this novel were Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sheffield themselves! I have to honestly say that Anthony Bridgerton is officially one of my most favorite romance heroes of all-time (man, I have been saying that for every romance novel I had read)! Anyway, Anthony Bridgerton is just one amazing hero as he has sharp wit while being kind hearted towards anyone at the same time. I loved his relationship with Kate as he often gets frustrated with her since he thinks she is annoying and yet, it is clear as day that he has feelings for her, but often has trouble trying to reciprocate those feelings to her. Kate Sheffield is truly one of the best romance heroines I had ever read as she shows true determination in doing what is best for the people she cares about and I also loved her back and forth bantering with Anthony as she seems to be the only character (other than Anthony’s siblings) who can talk back to Anthony with such fire and wit! As for the love scenes between Anthony and Kate, OH MAN, were they HOT and SIZZLING and I just could not stop reading those love scenes between Kate and Anthony without feeling deep anticipation!For anyone who does not like sex scenes, there are plenty of sex scenes in this novel that are quite graphic and you can skim over them if they are uncomfortable to read through.Overall, “The Viscount Who Loved Me” is truly one romance novel that every fan of Julia Quinn’s works and fans who love pure, raw romance should definitely check out! Now, I am off to read the third book in the “Bridgerton” series, An Offer From a Gentleman!Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog
—Ronyell
