![]() Well, this little story here is Julia Quinn's version of ' I told you so'. In it she tells us how readers kept wanting to know the contents of Simon's father's letters, something that the author didn't find important. But the two of the know the truth-its all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. Prior to the start of the story, there is a short message from author. 'By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friends sister-the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf-Daphne Bridgerton. As it is, all we find out can be read in the prologue of the parent story. Desperate to change their circumstances Daphne and Simon concoct a scheme that will benefit them both. His rakish ways have not slowed them down one bit, and they are determined to snatch him up for their offspring. While the unexpected spoilery content did annoy me significantly, I would've still given it 3 stars had I found anything interesting here. In other news the new Duke of Hastings, Simon, has returned to town much to the ambitious mamas delights. In other words: I didn't want to get spoilers for Colin's story, which is the 4th in the series! I have still only read the first 3 books, at the time of writing this review. Since this particular story takes place 20 years after the end of the original, there are of course SPOILERS GALORE!Īlhough GoodReads marks it as number #1.5, the epilogue is actually part of the 9th book in the series. ![]() The Bridgertons, as part of a deliriously happy family with EIGHT siblings, would just have to feature in each others' happily-ever-after episodes. ![]()
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