Take When He Was WickedCinta Terpendam Sang Earl (Bridgertons, #6) Crafted By Julia Quinn Expressed As E-Text

This thing between them, this bondit wasnt just passion, and it wasnt wicked, It was love, and it was divine,

I am always here for a slow burn/friends to lovers/forbidden love story and When He Was Wicked combined all three for me.
Michael is the best hero in this series and you cant change my mind, Gah. I adored him. Francesca had moments where I was like come on girl but I could relate to her in so many ways and I understood her reasoning, But Michael that man loved her so much and theres not much I love more than a completely devoted hero,

Now I dont know if The Viscount Who Loved Me or When He Was Wicked is my favorite of the series, because I love them both so much! I guess its a good problem to have.
I only hope the next two are as good as this one because it was dang near perfect for me, Sweet, swoony, angsty, and so romantic this one is a must read!

Audio book source: Hoopla library borrow
Story Rating:stars
Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
Narration Rating:stars
Genre: Historical romance
Length:hours andminutes

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This book is my least favorite of the series,
Francesca is the worst Bridgerton for sure, She was really annoying in this book, I really hated how she was fooling Michael, because she couldn't made up her mind! She was constantly running away literally! from her feelings,

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Finally, finally I get to join the Bridgerton lovetrain! After reading most of the books in the series and giving many low ratings, at last I found one that I adore.
sitelinkWhen He Was Wicked was the unrequited love, high sexual tension, friendstolovers book that I needed,

I have most of this series in paperback, and I have to say, though I'm a total Kindle reader devotee, I love having these romancey romances in print.
They feel more authentic that way, for some reason, Maybe it was my mood, maybe it was just a

really welldone book, but either way, sitelinkWhen He Was Wicked felt nearly perfect,

I tend to dislike Julia Quinn's male MCs, but I really loved Michael Sterling, I adored his brokenhearted rake persona, and I loved how respectful he was of his cousin and Francesca, Francesca was private and quiet, but I loved her slowburn romance with Michael, Though he had loved her for years, I adored how her attraction unfolded over time and how she remained in love with John but opened her heart to Michael,

A swoony, heartclenching romance, and, for me, by far the best in the Bridgerton series to date,

sitelinkgoodreadssitelinkinstagramsitelinktwittersitelinkblog I know I only read this for the first time a couple of months ago and I wondered would I love it just as much this time.
I did. One of my favourite ever Historicals,



Bookand it is Francesca's turn, But she is already married you say Yes indeed she is but life has a funny way of turning things upside down when you least expect it,

This was not my favourite book of the series so far, Basically I felt it was too long because the focus couple came together too soon and the rest of the book seemed very forced, There were some very long and very steamy sex scenes too which added little to the actual story,

Colin and Violet were the best characters in my opinion, They played small but important parts which were much more interesting than the two main players who basically stormed around denying each other and running off to either India or Scotland.


I have made it sound like a bad book, It wasn't. It was entertaining and fun, just not as good as some of the earlier books! Una novela entretenida, con un tono melancólico, de la que lo que más me gustó fue el final.


La trama se desarrolla en el pasado de los personajes, y luego en el presente, pero no tiene grandes inflexiones ni giros sorpresivos, además de que carece del tono humorístico que caracteriza a la autora.
Se echa de menos la interacción con los hermanos y con la madre tan característica de las otras novelas, ya que solo aparece Colin y muy brevemente,

Los protagonistas de la novela son Francesca Bridgerton, casada con John, conde de Stirling, y Michael, primo de John, y que ha estado siempre enamorado de Francesca, Ya en la novela, la misma protagonista nos relata que ella ha sido siempre diferente al resto de los hermanos, y la verdad es que se nota bastante, No parece tener una personalidad muy desarrollada, a no ser que sea su carácter indeciso, por el que se pasa más de media novela incapaz de decidirse por Michael.


Michael es un personaje contradictorio, Aparente libertino y enamorado hasta las trancas de Francesca, no llega a tener el encanto de los hermanos Bridgerton y te roba el corazón, al menos en mi opinión, solo al final de la novela.
Eso sí, parece tener la paciencia del santo Job con Francesca, porque persevera a pesar de todo y por encima de todo, Me gusta su lado romántico y tierno,

El estilo se aleja de lo habitual en la autora, y, como dije antes, el tono de la novela se vuelve melancólico, quizás por las dudas de conciencia de ambos personajes, y, sobre todo, por la muerte de John y la situación de Michael con respecto a su salud.


Aunque no es de mis favoritos, me ha gustado, Una frase que me encantó, ya al final del libro, es de una carta de la tía de Michael a este: "Gracias, Michael, por permitir que mi hijo la amara primero".
Francesca Bridgerton, a person you almost don't know from the other parts, The only thing you learn is that she lives in Scotland and is a widow, But after four years in mourning, she finally wants to marry again, because she wants a baby, A wish that seems almost impossible, If it weren't for her best friend and cousin of her late husband, Michael, When he turns her life upside down and then proposes unexpectedly, she is torn between her love for John and these new feelings for Michael,
The story itself, is very well told and it is a nice change from London to be in Scotland for a change, However, there is one thing that is dealt with more, whole chapters and that bothers me personally more, . hmmmm . I'm very torn on the rating,

This is my first JQ novel and not sure if it was the novel I picked or JQ that is not my style,

Don't get me wrong I'm not saying she's a bad writer, She has legions of fans, I'm just not quite sure she's for me, Perhaps I should try one of her more humorous novels before giving up,

The setup here was quite realistic in many ways and I was drawn into the first half, The loss of the heroine's first husband and hero's best friend/cousin was dealt with well, The first husband was not a monster or someone the heroine did not love as we so often see,

I could completely understand why the hero was so tortured with survivor's guilt, He'd coveted his cousin John's wife and then the cousin dies leaving him the title of Earl and the heroine a widow,

The hero, Michael, had loved the cousin like a brother since they were raised together, He did not wish him dead by any means, He never intended to act upon his love for the heroine, But, when John dies, Michael does something many of us do, He wonders if somehow his secret love for the heroine put bad vibes in the universe that resulted in John's death, It's irrational, but typical of human nature,

Michael makes it a matter of honor to not pursue Francesca now that she is widowed, His guilt won't allow it for several years and he leaves for India,

Finally he returns to England and this is where it began to fall apart for me, I just felt there was far too much dancing around the issue of will they/won't they, I understood the issues involved, but felt it was a bit belabored, If they had one more awkward conversation over tea I was going to scream, I wanted more excitement.

I was also not real comfortable with all the comparison to Francesca's first husband going on in the bedroom and well, . . constantly. I realize John was a big part of both of their lives and would always be loved by both, but it's so not romantic to me to constantly have the specter of the dead ex hanging over everything.


And for some reason, I never really connected with the heroine, We were told Michael loved her desperately and she was wonderful, but I never quite felt it, I realize she was in grief for a large part of the book and that had to put a damper on her fabulousness, but still, . . Fanning myself

Goodness,

This book should get two from me, but here's an interesting fact Michael Stirling rates an entire star on his own, I found myself frustrated with Francesca's behavior, It's not that I couldn't understand it, just that it dragged on for far too long, I've noticed that a propensity to draw out a story is one of the weaknesses in Quinn's writing, This isn't the only book of hers I've read that had me heaving a sigh, rolling my eyes, and uttering

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But if you can get past the drawn out melodrama, Michael Stirling is quite a hunk o' man meat, and reading about him is certainly no chore.
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