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I have been a fan of Julia Quinn for 15 years now. Though I never expect to like everything written by a favorite author, I have to say that Ms. Quinn's work rarely disappoints me. I can only name one other of her titles that I truly can't say I liked, but at least that one I was able to finish. This particular story didn't manage to nab my attention at all. I didn't like the characters, even after reading several chapters. Poppy was supposed to be a spunky and intelligent female, yet I couldn't relate/empathize with her plight at all. The hero was two-dimensional. He was just "meh". I found myself skipping until I got to the point in which the book almost became a DNF for me, though I went to the end to read how it all wrapped up. The plot did not move along, from my perspective, at a good pace. The humor was also "meh". Ms. Quinn continues to be at the top of my auto-buy list but, at least in my personal opinion, this book wasn't her best.


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The Other Miss Bridgerton A Bridgertons Prequel edition by Julia Quinn Romance eBooks Reviews

I think Julia Quinn needs to let the Bridgertons go already. I enjoyed the first Bridgerton series starting with Daphne and ending with Gregory, and while not all of them were winners at least, it made sense to go through the love stories of all the siblings. The Smythe-Smith Quartet was a long-standing joke that got old very quickly, and now it's the Rokesbys - more Bridgertons. I can appreciate the slow burn, but this book wasn't just slow it was boring. The characters were flat and not particularly interesting. The supposed humor was not funny, and their "witty banter" was anything but, if anything, I was irritated most of the time by them and their dialogue. I found myself skimming chapters. There was no passion or chemistry between the two main characters, and I found myself even skipping over the one meager and insipid sex scene. The thing is I do like Julia Quinn - I have enjoyed many of her books over the years, and that's why it's so disappointing to read something by her that could have been so much better.
FINAL DECISION I so much wanted to love this book, but in the end I found it pretty banal. It was okay but I didn't feel any real heat between the hero and heroine and I thought it was well written but utterly forgettable.

THE STORY Poppy Bridgerton inadvertently comes across a smuggler's hiding place and finds herself kidnapped aboard ship. Left on the captain's bed, she meets Captain Andrew James Rokesby who is masquerading as a privateer as a cover for his work for the British government. Andrew has no choice but to take Poppy with him as she threatens his current mission. What Poppy doesn't know, however, is who Andrew really is -- his brother is married to her cousin.

OPINION This book had great potential but ended up a boring predictable story with characters who were too perfect and made no missteps. They felt unreal and had no real connection with one another. At points, I wanted to love this story, but I never felt anything for the characters. As a result, I ended the book saying okay and promptly forgot just about everything about the book.

The story has potential -- the heroine is kidnapped and taken aboard the ship to meet the captain who is masquerading as a privateer in order to cover his work as a courier for the British government. Of course, the hero is without any faults. The heroine is only taken because the government gives him no other choice! He treats her with great courtesy and respect at all times (with the exception of some mild teasing)! He gives her a puzzle to relieve her boredom! They spend the week talking about their hopes and dreams! When they are taken hostage, he makes sure to be a totally wonderful man and doesn't take advantage even while she wants him! He has spent his adult life on the sea, but really wants to work on land so there won't be any conflicts in their future!

The hero was just boring with no faults (except not telling the heroine his real name). And the romance is pretty boring and as expected as a result.

WORTH MENTIONING This series certainly doesn't live up to the amazing original Bridgerton series. In fact, I realized while reading this book that I couldn't remember either of the other two books in the series when I read this one (even though when I looked at my reviews I gave them pretty high marks), but I can remember several of the original Bridgerton books although I haven't read them for several years.

CONNECTED BOOKS THE OTHER MISS BRIDGERTON is the third book in the Rokesbys series. Although there are overlapping characters, this book can be read as a standalone.

STAR RATING I give this book 2.5 stars.
Wow, what an unbelievable disappointment. Verbal sparring is great, but even that can be taken to an extreme. It was like a cover up - to make it _seem_ like the story was progressing, when actually, NOTHING was happening. No character development, no building of sexual tension. These last three books, Because of Miss Btridgerton, The Girl with the Make Believe Husband and this one - indicate that Julia Quinn is losing her touch, BIG TIME. And that's really, really sad, because I've read every single book she's written. I read my first Julia Quinn the summer of 1998, after the birth of my second daughter. I won't bother reading whatever drivel she produces next.
I have been a fan of Julia Quinn for 15 years now. Though I never expect to like everything written by a favorite author, I have to say that Ms. Quinn's work rarely disappoints me. I can only name one other of her titles that I truly can't say I liked, but at least that one I was able to finish. This particular story didn't manage to nab my attention at all. I didn't like the characters, even after reading several chapters. Poppy was supposed to be a spunky and intelligent female, yet I couldn't relate/empathize with her plight at all. The hero was two-dimensional. He was just "meh". I found myself skipping until I got to the point in which the book almost became a DNF for me, though I went to the end to read how it all wrapped up. The plot did not move along, from my perspective, at a good pace. The humor was also "meh". Ms. Quinn continues to be at the top of my auto-buy list but, at least in my personal opinion, this book wasn't her best.