The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1) in WACKY READING CHALLENGES

Nov 17, 2015 Catsalive rated it liked it

Shelves: pre-bc, 2023

Light-hearted and fun. I enjoyed the first half very much. Daphne and Simon interacted well, their dialogue was amusing and I believed their growing attraction. I lost interest a bit when we got to the duel & married life because the humour and camaraderie died off, & tedium set in. I found Lady Whistledown’s exerpts more irritating & unnecessary the longer the book continued. It was entertaining at times and easy-reading.

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Aug 19, 2012 Sassafrass rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance, historical-romance, borrowed-library, historical-fiction, z-2016, z-mg-14-picked, z-challenge-books-2016

*4.5 STARS*

I really liked this story. Daphne was such a great character: strong, smart, funny, and caring to a fault. She was the perfect match for man fighting his demons like Simon Basset, The Duke of Hastings.

The Bridgerton family was a hilarious addition to the story and I needed the comic relief at times. Reading about Simon's horrible upbringing was hard to stomach at times.

I was so glad that things worked out for them but I was sad to see that it was hard for Daphne and Simon to see eye t ...more

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Aug 23, 2012 Connie N. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: first-in-series, regency-romance, london, pink

Loved this book! In fact, I'm a huge Julia Quinn fan because her books are enjoyable Regency romances, with a little bit of drama or maybe an interesting twist, and also some humor. This one centers around the typical format, a devastatingly handsome duke (of course) who gets involved with an amusing and intelligent young ingenue. What's a little different and interesting is that the duke (Simon) grew up with a pronounced stammer that shaped his youth and turned him into the person he is now. Wh ...more

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Dec 31, 2020 Alicia rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I, like the rest of America, have spent my holiday week binging Bridgerton on Netflix. I mean have you see the actor that plays Simon? Of course, my whole family binged and talked about all the cute men. So then what else was a book lover to do at the end of the season besides buying all the books on her Kindle! Ooops.

The Duke and I differs from the show in that it exclusively focuses on Daphne and Simon. Which makes sense, as the 7 other books focus on the other Bridgerton siblings. While a wo ...more

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