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 "To love a rake."
Warning: spoilers.
Julia Quinn had previously tried to paint colors more intense her novels, but had not produced convincing results. With WHEN HE WAS WICKED managed to insert a story that remains one hundred percent Bridgerton in a more introspective story, balancing his usual humor with feelings, passions and psychological background.
do not agree with those who say that this novel is so different and alien to the style of Quinn. Certainly the irony that we find it tastes more bitter and sharp, but that is because of the background that is gripping the hero tormented protagonist, Michael Stirling. Find the right key, in this case the author has created a romance more mature and complete, which I liked very much.
Mind you, if we look with a critical eye and posted the main points of the plot, we find that is steeped in the usual easily handles the most common psychological simplifications typical of romances, but if we approach this kind of reading original and pulp, we abstain from the outset.
We have fun but to tell WHEN HE WAS WICKED from two perspectives: the disenchanted (version A) and that of the general reader who appreciates (version B) .
Version A:
Francesca Bridgerton is yet another representative of the distinct personality of this amazing family ton in London. She married at twenty, to love, John Stirling, Earl of Kilmartin and he lives happily in their lands of Scotland, down to London just for the season .
John has a cousin, Michael, who is a year older than him and which has grown since the father of Michael, his sister, had died prematurely. John and Michael are so deeply connected and feel like brothers.
Michael, however, is also in love with the wife of John, exactly when he saw for the first time three days prior to convolved with his cousin.
Between Michael and Francesca is a tune that goes well beyond the normal relationship between in-laws. She considers her best friend and confidant, and likes to tease him, asking him to play to tell the spicy details of his erotic adventures. Yes, because Michael Stirling, which has no title, nor riches, nor a dominant purpose life, he spends his time constantly repainted its image as a scandalous rake . All they want, all love him, but he is obsessed with Frank Stirling and plays with the other to drive the ubiquitous image from his mind.
John, Frank, Michael. Feelings of guilt, pain when they explode, quite rightly, the count dies a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. Francesca is torn by grief and seeking spiritual comfort in the only human being who can understand his state of mind: Michael, who knew all about John and he knows everything about her. Michael, who lived in symbiosis with them.
shame that Michael, even in parts for the loss of his cousin, still pining for Frances. This increases his anxiety, as though now the seat next to Frank is vacant and the title of count will go to him, he can not betray the memory of his cousin.
There is a moment of suspension, when Frank reveals that she is pregnant but does not last long, because a miscarriage of course does away with the last chance that she will remain forever tied to the role of the inconsolable widow. The young also have three mothers to turn to in these dark moments: his own, that of John and Michael. But there is also peace.
Francesca's suffering is a direct, easy to recognize and understand, that Michael is an inextricable tangle. With the innocent selfishness of those who are unaware of the pain of others, Francesca asks for help and he fled to India, for four years, why can not reveal who loves her and can not stand to watch her as she cries for her dead husband.
After four years, during which he received letters from India, but never had the courage to answer, Francesca makes a decision to get out there and get back in search of her husband, who wants to have that child more than anything else in the world. Does not consider it possible or conceivable to find love again, but a weak conjugal affection you think the right goal. Kisses edge of the lips and shaking hands, well ... why no one can replace John in his heart. But the very day she set foot in London to participate in the dances of the season, Michael returns to town, looking more than ever, so tanned and sexy ... decided to assume its responsibility to count, too. Man falls at night in the house that is now his, but in which the widow of his cousin still living host. Ambiguous situation is fertile ground for developing complications. A look leads to another, a word here, a gesture there ... escapes the kiss. 
For Michael is the beginning of a new torture. To begin the doubts Francesca, escapes, shooting forward and the sudden turnabout. He provokes, he tries to take the side of passion and seduces her unleashing a spectacular footage from experienced amateur. Frank hates our main weakness and refuses to admit to herself to try things that may never be decided between her and another man who is not John. But his body did not listen and dragged into the vortex of their passion with Michael. He hopes to be loved and, meanwhile, takes what passes the monastery. She feels lost and a woman flees to Scotland ...
For Michael is the beginning of a new torture. To begin the doubts Francesca, escapes, shooting forward and the sudden turnabout. He provokes, he tries to take the side of passion and seduces her unleashing a spectacular footage from experienced amateur. Frank hates our main weakness and refuses to admit to herself to try things that may never be decided between her and another man who is not John. But his body did not listen and dragged into the vortex of their passion with Michael. He hopes to be loved and, meanwhile, takes what passes the monastery. She feels lost and a woman flees to Scotland ... Michael Stirling is the prototype of the hero who idealizes the romance reader: lost love of his lady, full of fire, noble feelings, sensitive, intelligent, capable of acute responses and ironic, ready to step aside and to drown their boiling with women that obviously does not care about. Its substance is not wasted, too, because the experiences make it even more charming and irresistible. What's more doom much, Julia Quinn rages at him to let us love more and to prepare the ground for the final to finally turn on a light bulb in my mind clouded the beautiful Francesca: Michael is also suffering from malaria, contracted during the his stay in India. High fever hit him, forcing him to bed for a bit 'and Francesca fears for his life. But he continues his escape two or three times we find it wandering to the land surrounding Kilmartin, beaten by inclement rainy Scotland. Is not even a cold, because Michael is the only one who should feel bad, always and consistently for the needs of the plot.
But, from a rainy picnic and the other, Francesca can not entirely escape a far more ardent fevers, that attract the arms of Michael in his bed. Unusually than his previous novels, Julia Quinn reiterated here in detail, and long caliente scenes of seduction and sex, perhaps by taking a little 'taste of herself. Our author seems a bit 'in love with her vibrant character and has good reason.
Francesca is also a good character is consistent in its principles, but able to let go and trust the feelings that dominate. In the end, but at the very end, captures the essence of what drag her heart and realizes that the bond he has with Michael is not only a physical need and spiritual closeness, but it is a genuine and profound love that can not hardly recognize nor deny. Indeed, in a sense also allows him to feel emotions that were unknown before.
Meanwhile, Michael manages to marry the woman of his dreams, and the two finally free of hesitation, they indulge in amorous phrases that we had expected confidence to trecentocinquantotto pages.
But the conclusion of the novel does not resolve two fundamental questions: Michael cure malaria? Francesca will crown the new-found happiness by seeing the son he so desired, or remain sterile as it seems? Surely, given the circumstances, she and Michael will work hard to have children, but it will be enough? Julia Quinn is writing the endings of all the short novels of the saga Bridgerton, available for now only in e-book format and it seems that there are interesting developments for the Earl and Countess of Kilmartin. If there is an edition in print, I did not lose!
special mention for Colin Bridgerton diabolically clever that plays a small but essential WHEN HE WAS WICKED . Colin and Michael, after all, have more in common than it seems.
Version B:
... Same as Version A.
;-D
add that now this has become my favorite novel of the series and I would like Julia Quinn found the right inspiration to write about other similarly intriguing and exciting.
*****
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