bed in the original edition published by the American Avon Books (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers). In Italy, the novel was published it Novels Mondadori with the title of "The Viscount Who Loved Me" .
Warning: spoilers.
A perfect, flawless example of Julia Quinn's romance-style. Beautiful, exciting, tender, funny, scenes suffused with irresistible and delicious. The best so far from what I read from her writings, but still I can not give an overall assessment, because I have others who are waiting for me on the shelf.
THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME is carefully constructed, is clearly inspired and there are times when the pace slows down. It 's impossible to get bored reading and each chapter contains pages that is a pleasure to discover. When I arrived at the end, I wanted to start over, because Bridgerton Anthony, who had aroused my sympathy in The Duke and I , has captured my heart, revealing a fascinating character and deep.
Julia Quinn had prepared the ground in the first novel in the series, presents the salient aspects of the three older brothers and the family Bridgerton Anthony and Colin, while inspiring opposite feelings are immediately emerged clearly as the dominant figures. The complexity of Anthony is revealed to us through history with skills that will see him alongside Katharine intriguing Miss Sheffield, which will form a pair as unlikely, as apt, and staining sparks that will entertain and move on and on.
I can not help but think that Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen have some 'inspired by Julia Quinn when he conceived the character of Anthony and Katharine Bridgerton Sheffield. But, where clashes between Darcy and Elizabeth left open eyes full of meaning, including Anthony Kate and every moment of tension is the source of concrete and palpable sharp exchanges, with results irresistibly comic. In spite of themselves.
This novel presents a series of unforgettable moments from its prologue, which explains the delicate transition that marked the lives of Anthony and his family. After having narrated the love story of Daphne fourth child, Julia Quinn takes a step back and take in hand the destiny of sentimental Anthony, ten years after the most terrible day he lived: one in which, for a trivial accident, died father Edmund. At the time, Anthony was an eighteen year old who attended Oxford and carefree living in affection and security that ensured his wonderful family. The special relationship, as eldest son, had always felt great to have with the father he adored and idolized, was the source of its balance of young man and in no time Anthony had thought that everything would end abruptly. The sting of a bee, an unpredictable reaction of the body still young and vigorous Bridgerton Edmund had killed only eight years old when his wife Violet were expecting their eighth child. So Anthony was left stunned and in despair, because he more than anyone had idealized the man who now lay motionless in a bed and the strength that his father had instilled in life now was turning in the conviction of being destined to the same untimely end, because Anthony could not imagine living longer than his father. For the next ten years, the heir of Bridgerton had spent his days assimilating and accepting the idea of \u200b\u200bhis impending death and had enjoyed the pleasures of a typical boy handsome, rich and aristocratic, with the attitude of those who have a to design tomorrow. Then he decided it was time to marry and produce an heir. Knowing that they can not accompany their child to adulthood is already a heavy burden to bear. What Anthony, however, rejects and which is determined to deprive the conjugal love, because such a relationship would destroy the force with which you have to wait for his fatal self-imposed thirty-eighth birthday. He is looking for a nice wife, who meets and is a good mother to her children, but does not want a love relationship. Nothing can break that was never woven. 
Katharine Sheffield has already twenty years old and lives with his second wife of her deceased father, Mary, is the sister Edwina, of seventeen. Kate's mother died when she was three years, but Mary has brought all his affection and, despite the limited financial means at its disposal, wants to give it the opportunity to debut during the London season and find a husband . Now that Edwina has just the right age, the two sisters can take advantage of the opportunity to be presented together, saving a bit 'and that's how the little family is in London in a dignified holiday house and prepares to go under the gauntlet of sharp pen and his Lady Whistledown Society Papers.
Kate is very intelligent, but his appearance is not significant, while Edwina, as well as being sensible, generous and modest, has a dazzling beauty, that made her immediately of the Incomparable season in course. The girl seems to have all the features that Anthony is looking for, but the reputation of an unrepentant rake who accompanied him throughout the years, combined with the halo of the coveted male swagger Bridgerton own safety, Kate makes it particularly refractory to a link between him and his beloved sister, Edwina. Kate simply refuses to go unpunished would think such a ladies' man to marry an innocent girl as precious and Edwina. Which, among other things, made it known that anyone who asks her hand must be acceptable to Kate, whose opinion she trusts. So Anthony is a metaphorical duel with Kate and skirmishes between the two quickly become the center of history. By Kate Viscount feels affinities and feels for her uncontrollable attraction, a whirlwind of sensations that the girl, in spite of himself, secretly returns. Sparks and fireworks set fire to the air when Anthony and Miss Katharine Bridgerton Sheffield are close. Anthony is increasingly determined to marry Edwina, just because you, however, does not disturb his sleep at all and there is no danger that captures his heart. Kate is more determined to do everything in his power to ensure that sister does not fall into the jaws of hardened libertine who, in his opinion, would make it a gulp.
course situaizone evolves towards a union between Kate and Anthony, as is the tradition of every romance, are meant for each other.
I do not anticipate meaningful details, but the Board of enjoying some juicy scenes that make this novel a true gem of its kind: the moment when Kate is hidden under the desk Anthony while he maintains a singer of Italian opera in the same room (Julia Quinn over here!), the fantastic tournament Bridgerton pall-mall's style, the fantasy of luxurious Anthony and Kate takes an afternoon tea and biscuits as they are already married.
Highlight the tenderness of the loving relationship between Mary and Kate, comparable to that of a true mother-daughter relationship and the many similarities between the suffering endured by Anthony and Kate and the love that grew in their families.
Well done, Julia!
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