Synopsis
Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend’s brother for…well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret…and fears she doesn’t know him at all.
Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought nothing but an empty-headed charmer, tired of everyone’s preoccupation with the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, who can’t seem to publish an edition without mentioning him in the first paragraph. But when Colin returns to London from a trip abroad he discovers nothing in his life is quite the same – especially Penelope Featherington! The girl haunting his dreams. But when he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide…is she his biggest threat – or his promise of a happy ending?
Rating
★★★★
Thoughts
After three five-star reads, book four in the Bridgertons series let me down ever so slightly. Or more specifically, Colin Bridgerton let me down. I found his character hard to like much of the time. I felt like he fluctuated from boring to bratty, which is not quite the behavior sweet Penelope deserved.
Nevertheless, this was another very enjoyable story by Julia Quinn. I absolutely adore all of the witty banter and amusing situations she mixes into these high society stories. With four books down and four to go, I can’t wait to experience the rest of these stories.
Edition
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