Bridgerton: The Duke and I (Bridgertons Book 1): The Sunday Times bestselling inspiration for the Netflix Original Series Bridgerton (Bridgerton Family)

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I hated Simon's father. Hated him so much. What a bastard. Simon at one point said his father wanted an heir, not a son. So well put.

Simon totally broke my heart. It bled for the way his dad was to him, and for all he had to suffer because of it. Simon was damaged but he was still a great guy. Daphne was funny, sassy, and very independent. I loved that she was honest and didn't play games when it came to how she felt. Anthony laughed. “I’ll put my mother on her best behavior, and don’t worry about Daff. She’s the exception that proves the rule. You’ll like her immensely.” How 'Bridgerton' Failed Male Rape Survivors". YourTango. 2021-01-13. Archived from the original on 2022-04-01 . Retrieved 2022-04-01. But not the Duke of Hastings. Though his wife had managed to conceive five times in the fifteen years of their marriage, only twice had she carried to full term, and both of those infants had been stillborn. After the fifth pregnancy, which had ended with a bloody miscarriage in the fifth month, surgeons and physicians alike had warned their graces that they absolutely must not make another attempt to have a child. The duchess’s very life was in danger. She was too frail, too weak, and perhaps, they said gently, too old. The duke was simply going to have to reconcile himself to the fact that the dukedom would pass out of the Basset family.To which Simon had replied, “Yes, but if I recall, you were the one holding me over that fragrant receptacle.” Daphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly desires her. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen. To help with the humour and witty banter: call 1-800-Oscar, the Oscar Wilde emergency hotline. In case you can't get through (Oscar operators are in high demand), consider reading The Importance of Being Earnest to get an idea of what wit really is.

Mi corazón no me permite darle más estrellas. Les juro que me estaba gustando demasiado! Daphne es una protagonista muy entretenida, chistosa, fuerte y determinada y me sentía un poco reflejada en ella... hasta el final del libro. Simon, por otro lado, es un interés amoroso demasiado sensual y, aunque era un tanto machista, lo puedo perdonar por la época en la que el libro se centra. Es un libro que se pudo haber convertido en mis favoritos del año... The door swung open within seconds, and they found themselves being looked down upon by a rather imposing butler. Quinn has stated that readers' reactions to the scene have changed since the book's publication in 2000. In a 2021 interview, she said, "Women’s understanding of ourselves and our agency has changed so much. It’s harder for us to identify with Daphne and the fact that, within that marriage and in that society, she has no power. I’m not saying what she did was right. I’m just saying it’s harder for a modern woman to understand it than it was 20 years ago." [8] Adaptation [ edit ] Imagine my surprise, that for all my affinity for Simon, that the star of this story was Daphne? She started out very mild, sweet (typical Regency heroine), not necessarily standing out. But, by the end of this book, I loved her. She was just the woman that Simon needed. He was what she wanted, and she was going to get her man, and wouldn't settle for less than all of him. She had mettle, and she wasn't afraid to challenge Simon to change the future, and to shake free from the chains of the past, which held him prisoner. Perhaps he never would have found true happiness and joy if Daphne had not hammered (gently and not so gently, at times) at the walls around his heart. After what Simon's father did to him Daphne's behaviour is even worse because she knew about Simon's stuttering and his father's abandonment of Simon because of this. And then two months after Simon leaves her he finds he misses her and he CAN'T REMEMBER WHY HE LEFT IN THE FIRST PLACE, thereby excusing any wrongdoing on her part. But not only that, Daphne sends her angry brother after Simon without telling him she was the reason Simon left and not Simon himself.In recent years, I have instituted a strict policy: I can't watch any tv or movie adaptation without having read the book first. And so in this fashion, many shows are forced to languish while I furiously try to read through my TBR. The Duke and I was one such victim, but no more.

Encuentro demasiado fuerte que no estemos hablando de que Daphne violó a Simon e hizo que se viniera dentro de ella cuando él prácticamente le suplicaba que parara. POR QUÉ NORMALIZAMOS ESTAS COSAS? Imagínense hubiese sido al revés. Been waiting for AGES to do this Unboxing and Review Video for the Bridgerton Box from Once Upon a Book Club!

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Simon realizes that Daphne is the sister of his friend Anthony Bridgerton, and Daphne says that she has heard of Simon’s wild reputation. They return to the ball and dance together. As they dance, Daphne reveals she would like a husband and children but has not found an acceptable suitor. Simon tells Daphne that he never wants to marry or have children. Simon then suggests that he and Daphne feign a courtship so that he won’t be bothered by society mothers trying to marry their daughters to him and Daphne will seem like more of a romantic option to other men. Daphne agrees to the plan, but Anthony becomes angry when he sees his sister with his wild friend. Later, when Anthony confronts the couple, they let him in on their ruse. Anthony is opposed to their plan, still fearing for his sister’s reputation, but he agrees to keep quiet about it on the condition that Daphne and Simon never be alone together. Once upon a time, I wasn't into historical romance. I thought they were silly and anti-women, and I wasn't even interested in trying them. Thankfully, I discovered historical romances by Tessa Dare and Courtney Milan, and I fell head over heels for the genre.

The controversial rape scene in 'Bridgerton' started a 'really great conversation around consent,' says show's intimacy coordinator". ca.movies.yahoo.com. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-04-01 . Retrieved 2022-04-01.A fat lot of good writing is going to do him if he can’t talk.” Hastings turned to Simon, rage burning in his eyes. “Talk to me, damn you!”