I find it interesting that Anthony and kates story was a enemies to lovers trope. I just realized that the author knew what she was doing by making him so unlikeable to the readers that we ourselves find our own enemies to lovers story with his character. Just like Kate, we didn’t like his character and then boom 💥 look at us in love with him 🤯🤯😩😩
Great review of the series, Maile! I read the series in 2021 and this is my ranking: 1. The Viscount Who Loved Me 2. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton 3. An Offer From A Gentleman 4. When He Was Wicked 5. On the Way to the Wedding 6. It’s in His Kiss 7. To Sir Philip with Love 8. The Duke and I
Hi! I just read the first three books. I'm on the fourth book and I love the second book (The Viscount Who Loved Me) the most. I really love Kanthony. My perception of Anthony from the 1st season of the show changed when I read the second book. I love how Kate affected Anthony's life. He is a great lover, though he was a rake before . Their story is really funny and romantic. Though it may seemed to be a forced marriage, but the idea of the two of them getting attached to each other, resulted for their marriage anyway haha. An Offer From A Gentleman is kind of realistic for me. Both of them are aware of their situation and it's just too painful to even think about it. I feel like Sophie overshined Benedict, but I believe it's a part to bring the utmost core of their love story. Anyway, I am so far loving all the series.
My ranking: 1 Romancing mr Bridgerton, I love Colin he’s my favorite Bridgerton him and Hyacinth. 2 The Viscount who loved me 3 It’s in his kiss. 4When he was wicked. 5 On the way to the weeding 6 An offer from a gentleman 7 The Duke and I 8 To Sir Phillip with love.
1. When He was wicked 2. Romancing Mr Bridgerton 3. The Viscount who Loved Me 4. To Sir Phillip with Love 5. An Offer From a Gentleman 6. It's in his Kiss 7. On the Way to the Wedding 8.The Duke and I
Finally, a Bridgeton book ranking that puts Eloise’s story close to the top! It is close to, if not my favourite of the series. The depth of Sir Phillip’s internal struggle and brave, bolshy Eloise not afraid to take a hard road in the relationship sense. This book is often maligned and I’m so glad to hear a review which sees the depth and resonance of the book. Big thumbs up from a viewer in Australia 🇦🇺!
Here’s my ranking: 1. It’s in his kiss (Hyacinth) 2. Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Colin) 3. The viscount who loved me (Anthony) 4. On the way to the wedding (Gregory) 5. The Duke and I (Daphne) 6. To Sir Philip, with love (Eloise) 7. When he was wicked (Francesca) 8. An offer from a gentleman (Benedict) That is not to say it didn’t like the ones at the bottom. All the books were great, I just loved them in this order.
This is my ranking from fave to least fave: An Offer from a Gentleman To Sir Phillip, with Love When he was Wicked On the Way to the Wedding The Viscount Who Loved Me It's in His Kiss The Duke and I Romancing Mr. Bridgerton But this was months ago and I haven't reread any of these books except maybe AOFG. I'm pretty sure of my top 3 and last 2. It's the mid that gets mushy. I have since read 4 other books by JQ but then discovered Lisa Kleypas who is by far my favorite Historical Romance Author now. I read practically her whole library of HR except maybe a few handful of her earlier books. I read 30 books by LK since I started reading HR in Feb 2021. That's how obsessed I was (still kinda am) If you are a HR fan, I suggest you read her books. I suggest the series 1. Gamblers 2. Wallflowers 3. Hathaways 4. Ravenels (in that order guys cause this is one big universe with a timeline).
My ranking is 1. When He Was Wicked 2. It’s In His Kiss 3. An Offer From A Gentleman 4. The Viscount Who Loved Me 5. The Duke And I 6. On The Way To The Wedding 7. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton 8. To Sir Phillip With Love
My ranking would probably be 8.) To Sir Phillip With Love 7.) On the Way to the Wedding 6.) The Duke and I 5.) An Offer from a Gentleman 4.) It’s in His Kiss 3.) Romancing Mr Bridgerton 2.) When He Was Wicked 1.) The Viscount Who Loved me
My (very unpopular) ranking: (1) *On The Way to the Wedding* - The least steamy and the most romantic (imo). The least toxic male lead of them all. I love this book. Unpopular opinion, I know. (4.5/5) (2) *When He Was Wicked* - I think the concept is more interesting than the book so it charts here for potential. Kind of weird of me having the least steamy book as #1 and then the most steamy at #2 lol. I know not a lot of people rank it at the top, it's usually 4-8 for people (3.5/5) (3) *Romancing Mr Bridgerton*, *The Duke and I*, and *The Viscount Who Loved Me* - The Duke and I and The Viscount Who Loved Me are the same book. Usually they chart as 8 and 1 (respectively) which I find weird because they're the exact same book. Romancing Mr Bridgerton had potential but it let me down. (3/5) (4) *An Offer From A Gentleman* - Didn't like the Cinderella thing going on in the beginning. Did not like Benedict trying to coerce Sophie into being his mistress after she said no and explained why. I did not like Benedict blackmailing Sophie. (2/5) (5) *It's In His Kiss* - It says #5 but I think #4 is a two-way tie with AOFAG and IIHK. Did not like Gareth using sex to ensure that Hyacinth would still marry him if his secret were to come out before the wedding. WHWW had the same thing going on but, hey, it charted so high for me due to its potential more than the story. (2/5) (6) *To Sir Phillip, With Love* - Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew. Bad male lead and underdeveloped relationship. Ew. (0/5)
I agree... The Duke and I and The Vicount who loved me are basically the same type of books (marrying because they were compromised and didn't have a choice) I'm shocked how people rank one at 8 and the other at 1....
Great review! I read the series in 2021 and this is my ranking: 1. The Viscount Who Loved Me 2. When He Was Wicked 3. The Duke and I 4. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton 5. To Sir Philip with Love 6. It’s in His Kiss 7. On the Way to the Wedding 8. An Offer From A Gentleman
To me my favorite books and my favorite general storylines didn’t necessarily overlap. Like Benedict’s is one of the most basic storyline because of it being essentially Cinderella, which is not my favorite plot, but I much preferred it to better plots like Eloise because I guess I just enjoyed the characters and their love story more? I’m not necessarily sure. I love that you were able to rank all of them so neatly, but unfortunately I had to break them up into quite a few different ranking systems to fully capture how I felt. My rankings are below: So, after 8 books and some thought, my rankings are as follows. Best overall book: Francesca Benedict Anthony Colin Daphne Hyacinth Eloise Gregory Favorite sibling 1. Gregory cause I love the true romantic 2. Benedict 3. Hyacinth 4. Colin 5. Anthony 6. Eloise 7. Daphne 8. Francesca Favorite partner: 1. Gareth(hyacinth) 2. Michael(Francesca) 3. Sophie(Benedict) 4. Kate(Anthony) 5. Penelope(Colin) 6. Simon(daphne) 7. Phillip(Eloise) 8. Lucy(Gregory) Best story depth: Eloise Francesca Gregory Hyacinth Anthony Daphne Colin Benedict
I am so in love with this series. OBSESSED is a better word 😅. My Ranking 1. When He Was Wicked ( b/c OMG so Steamy 😛) 2. An Offer From A Gentleman ( I’m so in love with Benedict) 3. It’s In His Kiss 4. Romancing Mister Bridgerton 5. To Sir Phillip, with Love 6. On The Way to A Wedding 7. The Viscount Who Loved Me ( I loved this story but I had to go over it a few times ) 8. The Duke and I ( I prefer Netflix version of Daphney) I am OBSESSED with the Bridgerton Prequels right now. Anyone else?
I read this series years ago but I've reread "The Viscount Who Loved Me" at least 7 or 8 times. It's one of my Top Ten Favorite romance books of all time. My rankings: 1. The Viscount Who Loved Me (Obviously!) 2. To Sir Philip With Love 3. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton 4. The Duke and I 5. It's in His Kiss 6. An Offer From a Gentleman 7. When He was Wicked (Only because she was a widow and I don't like widow/widower books.) 8. On the Way to the Wedding
I am about to start Hyacinth’s story and then Gregory’s so I haven’t finished completely but I finished Francesca’s book this morning. So far... 1. Anthony 2. Benedict 3. Francesca 4. Daphne 5. Eloise 6. Colin But even that hurt bc I love Eloise like you do but I LOVE Kate!
My list: 1. Anthony (Kate is a queen ✨) 2. Francesca. 3. Eloise. 4. Colin. 4. Benedict. 5. Daphne. I have to read two more, but that Is my listo so far.
Really liked the video! Here is my ranking: 1. To Sir Philip with Love 2. An Offer from a Gentleman 3. The Viscount who loved me 4. When He was Wicked 5. Romancing Mr Bridgerton 6. It's in His Kiss 7. The Duke and I 8. On the way to the Wedding
Sir Phillip is actually in seasons 1 and 2… he is the one who married Ms. Thompson after his brother died in the war. I like that they introduced him this early on! When he spoke to Collin about Botany I was like ooh. This means she will end up committing suicide? In To Sir Phillip, she is mentioned briefly but in the series they’ve given her back story more depth.
I think netflix will switch it up people think think Benedict is going to be queer swap but i think El makes more sense and shee will take care of Marina and her kids
im reading An offer from a gentleman rn my fav is def anthony's (the viscount who loved me) so far. and i think if not for the cinderella concept benedict's wouldve been my fav. bc i think the third book is the most well-written so far. i love it 10:23 I THOUGHT THAT WAS ONLY ME.
I read all of them last summer and The Viscount Who Loved Me is most definitely my most favorite. Target came out with a special edition that has such a beautiful cover and I just had to have it... and a new copy gives me a reason to re-read it :)
1. The viscount who loved me 2. Its in his kiss 3. An offer from a gentleman 4. Romancing mister bridgerton 5. To sir Philip with love 6. When he was wicked 7. On the way to the wedding 8. The duke and i
***BOOK SPOILER***I've been listening to the audiobooks. I listened to them out of order though (so far 2,5,6,1) not sure why... lol. I'm going to listen to 3,4,7 eventually. I just listened to The Duke And I in Audiobook for the first time. I honestly liked Daphne and Simon in the books better. I liked that Daphne instead of being popular she kept being friend-zoned. I also liked that Simon wasn't an a-hole, he was serious because he had a stutter and preferred to stay quiet, even as an adult.
I read my first romance at 12 (now 57) and been a romance junkie since (also like other genres). Read the Bridgerton series years ago and it is hard to put them in a special order, but I think I liked Francesca's book the best, then Anthony's. Loved that you saw the similarities to Shakespeare, too. "The Taming Of The Shrew" is my favourite Shakespeare piece, which is Kate and Anthony's story. And yes, I definitely got "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (my second favourite) vibes reading Gregory's story. Liked the second Netflix show, but was very disappointed that they changed so much.
Read the series in 2021, just found your video so I'm late to the party but my ranking is: 1. The Viscount Who Loved Me 2. When He Was Wicked 3. An Offer From A Gentleman 4, It's His Kiss 5. On The Way To The Wedding 6. Romancing Mister Bridgerton 7. To Sir Philip With Love 8. The Duke And I
Hi! I enjoyed your video. My rankings: Viscount who loved me. 5 stars To Sir Phillip. 5 stars When he was wicked 4.5 stars Its in his kiss 4.5 stars An offer from a gentleman 4 stars On the way to the wedding 4 stars Duke and I 3.5 stars Romancing Mr. Bridgerton 2.5 stars So so disappointed with Romancing Mr. Bridgerton.
I have to say that your ranking was the best I've saw here on You tube. I'm nearly the same opinion, nearly the only thing I would change in my ranking is To sir Phillip with love. My ranking: 1. The viscount who loves me 2. An offer from a gentleman 3. It's in his kiss 4. When he was wicked 5. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton 6. On the way to wedding 7. The duke and I 8. To sir Phillip with love
I have read them all! Here is my ranking. 1. Viscount who loved me 2. It is in his kiss 3. To sir Philip who loved me 4. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton 5. On the way to the Wedding 6. When he was wicked 7. The duke and I 8. An offer from a gentleman
Great video, and I am sorry I haven’t found it earlier. My favourite is The Viscount Who Loved Me, and my least favourite was The Duke and I, I haven’t read Eloise’s or Francesca’s book yet, but as for the others my rankings are: 1. TVWLM, 2. It’s in his Kiss, 3. On the way to the Wedding, 4. An Offer from a Gentleman, 5. Romancing Mr Bridgerton, 6. TDAI. Kate is by far my absolute most favourite character, and with S2 of the show due to drop in about 5 weeks I can’t wait to see her on screen.
I finished them a while ago now and I’ve been stewing on the ranking, but I think I have a definitive one now! From least to most favourite... 8) The Duke and I (Daphne) 7) To Sir Phillip, With Love (Eloise - it makes me sad putting it so low!) 6) Romancing Mr Bridgerton (Colin) 5) An Offer from a Gentleman (Benedict) 4) On the Way to the Wedding (Gregory) 3) It’s in His Kiss (Hyacinth) 2) The Viscount Who Loved Me (Anthony) 1) When He Was Wicked (Francesca - my favourite by a million miles and the only one I read in one sitting! Made me laugh, cry, smile, and sooo spicy!)
Not Colin. There is a time jump. Penelope has to be a spinster. They could do Coin, Eloise and Francesca in one season. They all take place around the same time.
Such a great video! I haven't read any of the books yet, and was hoping I would find a video of someone sharing their thoughts on the series. Thank you so much because now I am definitely reading them. I had no interest in Anthony's story because of how his character comes off on the show, but now I will read the book. Also, I am so excited to read Eloise story. Her character is the reason why I thought of reading the books. Thanks again! 😁
Also, if you ever want to read more books like this I reccomend Jude Devereaux. She has a lot of series formulated around a family. My favorite are the Montgomery/Taggart series. She also has a lot of great stand-alone. 👍
I don't think your favorite is an unpopular opinion! I think in general that one is kind of looked to as the best by a lot of readers. My favorites are Anthony's, Benedict's, and Hyacinth's. My unpopular opinion is I just didn't really like To Sir Phillip, With Love, It is hard to explain why for me, but I just did not like Sir Phillip which I think really made the story hard for me to get into. I just felt like it wasn't the story I expected for Eloise. I felt like she kind of settled if that makes sense? Anyway, just my opinion. I loved hearing your thoughts! It is so fun to talk about books. :)
Same I love Eloise but I don’t think she’d want a man with kids + having so many siblings of her own growing up. His job is cool - would’ve been nice if that got to travel etc instead of just her becoming his kids mom.
I totally see where you are coming from on Eloise’s story! It was definitely not what I expected from her either, I think that’s maybe why I loved it? It was so different from what I picture for Eloise
Haven't finished Benedict's, Francesca yet so far... 1. On the Way to the Wedding (Gregory's was mind blowing spoiler alert!) (I really didn't expect he would continue to pursue Lucinda after she said no when he gate crashed the wedding Gregory so far was the least toxic out of his brothers) 2. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton (We all love Collin and Penelope their bond here was more shown than the one's they have in the series) 3. The Viscount Who Loved Me (This is so good it's action packed like On the Way To the Wedding hate the fact this book didn't need any alteration then netflix proceeded to alter a lot of events they didn't even show the part when Kate and Anthony chased Newton that was one of the most action packed scenes and the series should have followed season 1's formula they should have shown what happened after they were married instead of that being the end since that's what happened most in the books their marriages are shown and their problems too and how they solve it together just like Daphne and Simon in season 1. 4. The Duke And I (Not the most action packed but it's overall a good read.) 5. It's in His Kiss (I didn't like the fact that Gareth looked like he is just using Hyacinth's innocence.) 6. To Sir Philip with Love (Spoiler Alert!) (Chemistry left them both, this book was a let down Eloise looks like she was just carried away with loneliness and didn't have any choice but to marry Philip since in their time you can't get to know someone by being alone with them and expect not to be married to them, she literally just married because she felt left out with her siblings and Penelope, while Philip is a major red flag he only married Eloise because she was willing to make it work, she was a pretty face and he needed a mother for his children because he didn't know or tried harder to become a good father to them, he kept saying he tried his best with Marina, geez he didn't even try to communicate with her why she was gloomy he could have asked her if she even wanted to become a mother since I suspected Marina didn't want motherhood.
I think it is heavily implied that Marina was always kind of depressed and that it got worse after the birth of the twins. Maybe postpartum depression on top of her general lack of life affirmation. I think one cannot fault Philip for his marriage with Marina and their interactions, but he's a horrible father and I didn't get his connection to Eloise, or either: I get why he liked her, I just don't think I understand why she likes him. She vibes more with the twins .... Also I hate that her marriage is practically clear from the get go, because she forgot about the chaperone? 🙄
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I’ve heard so many sides on hyacinths - people either love it or hate it. When I look online, her and Gregory’s are always available compared to how the others are snatched up right away. Sharing my definitive ranking :3 1) The Viscount and I (heard everyone loved it and oh my! Huhu) 2) An offer from a gentleman (the way the story is I can imagine it’ll be such a fun show, also like how it took place in different locations than just London) 3) to sir Phillip with love (first of the series I read - altho seeing people’s POV on Eloise, I hope they change some up for the adaptation) 4) romancing mister bridgerton (you got it right - not much “romance”) 5) the duke and I (despite it being the most coveted book - its eh haha it’s alright) 6) when he was wicked Haven’t read the last 2 yet - not planning to but I might read hyacinths in the future if ever
I find it interesting that Anthony and kates story was a enemies to lovers trope. I just realized that the author knew what she was doing by making him so unlikeable to the readers that we ourselves find our own enemies to lovers story with his character. Just like Kate, we didn’t like his character and then boom 💥 look at us in love with him 🤯🤯😩😩
Such a good point!!!
Great review of the series, Maile! I read the series in 2021 and this is my ranking:
1. The Viscount Who Loved Me
2. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
3. An Offer From A Gentleman
4. When He Was Wicked
5. On the Way to the Wedding
6. It’s in His Kiss
7. To Sir Philip with Love
8. The Duke and I
Hi! I just read the first three books. I'm on the fourth book and I love the second book (The Viscount Who Loved Me) the most. I really love Kanthony. My perception of Anthony from the 1st season of the show changed when I read the second book. I love how Kate affected Anthony's life. He is a great lover, though he was a rake before . Their story is really funny and romantic. Though it may seemed to be a forced marriage, but the idea of the two of them getting attached to each other, resulted for their marriage anyway haha. An Offer From A Gentleman is kind of realistic for me. Both of them are aware of their situation and it's just too painful to even think about it. I feel like Sophie overshined Benedict, but I believe it's a part to bring the utmost core of their love story. Anyway, I am so far loving all the series.
My ranking:
1 Romancing mr Bridgerton, I love Colin he’s my favorite Bridgerton him and Hyacinth.
2 The Viscount who loved me
3 It’s in his kiss.
4When he was wicked.
5 On the way to the weeding
6 An offer from a gentleman
7 The Duke and I
8 To Sir Phillip with love.
1. When He was wicked
2. Romancing Mr Bridgerton
3. The Viscount who Loved Me
4. To Sir Phillip with Love
5. An Offer From a Gentleman
6. It's in his Kiss
7. On the Way to the Wedding
8.The Duke and I
Finally, a Bridgeton book ranking that puts Eloise’s story close to the top! It is close to, if not my favourite of the series. The depth of Sir Phillip’s internal struggle and brave, bolshy Eloise not afraid to take a hard road in the relationship sense. This book is often maligned and I’m so glad to hear a review which sees the depth and resonance of the book. Big thumbs up from a viewer in Australia 🇦🇺!
So far i have read first 4 books, my rating: 1) Romancing Mr Bridgerton, 2) The viscount who loved me, 3) An offer from a gentleman, 4) The duke and I
8 Frannie 7 Daphne 6 Anthony 5 Gregory 4Hyacintg 3Elouise 2Colin 1 Benedict
Here’s my ranking:
1. It’s in his kiss (Hyacinth)
2. Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Colin)
3. The viscount who loved me (Anthony)
4. On the way to the wedding (Gregory)
5. The Duke and I (Daphne)
6. To Sir Philip, with love (Eloise)
7. When he was wicked (Francesca)
8. An offer from a gentleman (Benedict)
That is not to say it didn’t like the ones at the bottom. All the books were great, I just loved them in this order.
I feel the same, I like them ALL!
This is my ranking from fave to least fave:
An Offer from a Gentleman
To Sir Phillip, with Love
When he was Wicked
On the Way to the Wedding
The Viscount Who Loved Me
It's in His Kiss
The Duke and I
Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
But this was months ago and I haven't reread any of these books except maybe AOFG. I'm pretty sure of my top 3 and last 2. It's the mid that gets mushy.
I have since read 4 other books by JQ but then discovered Lisa Kleypas who is by far my favorite Historical Romance Author now. I read practically her whole library of HR except maybe a few handful of her earlier books. I read 30 books by LK since I started reading HR in Feb 2021. That's how obsessed I was (still kinda am)
If you are a HR fan, I suggest you read her books. I suggest the series
1. Gamblers
2. Wallflowers
3. Hathaways
4. Ravenels
(in that order guys cause this is one big universe with a timeline).
My ranking is
1. When He Was Wicked
2. It’s In His Kiss
3. An Offer From A Gentleman
4. The Viscount Who Loved Me
5. The Duke And I
6. On The Way To The Wedding
7. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
8. To Sir Phillip With Love
Thanks for sharing!! When He Was Wicked is such a good choice! ❤️
My ranking would probably be
8.) To Sir Phillip With Love
7.) On the Way to the Wedding
6.) The Duke and I
5.) An Offer from a Gentleman
4.) It’s in His Kiss
3.) Romancing Mr Bridgerton
2.) When He Was Wicked
1.) The Viscount Who Loved me
My (very unpopular) ranking:
(1) *On The Way to the Wedding* - The least steamy and the most romantic (imo). The least toxic male lead of them all. I love this book. Unpopular opinion, I know. (4.5/5)
(2) *When He Was Wicked* - I think the concept is more interesting than the book so it charts here for potential. Kind of weird of me having the least steamy book as #1 and then the most steamy at #2 lol. I know not a lot of people rank it at the top, it's usually 4-8 for people (3.5/5)
(3) *Romancing Mr Bridgerton*, *The Duke and I*, and *The Viscount Who Loved Me* - The Duke and I and The Viscount Who Loved Me are the same book. Usually they chart as 8 and 1 (respectively) which I find weird because they're the exact same book. Romancing Mr Bridgerton had potential but it let me down. (3/5)
(4) *An Offer From A Gentleman* - Didn't like the Cinderella thing going on in the beginning. Did not like Benedict trying to coerce Sophie into being his mistress after she said no and explained why. I did not like Benedict blackmailing Sophie. (2/5)
(5) *It's In His Kiss* - It says #5 but I think #4 is a two-way tie with AOFAG and IIHK. Did not like Gareth using sex to ensure that Hyacinth would still marry him if his secret were to come out before the wedding. WHWW had the same thing going on but, hey, it charted so high for me due to its potential more than the story. (2/5)
(6) *To Sir Phillip, With Love* - Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew. Ew. Bad male lead and underdeveloped relationship. Ew. (0/5)
Exactly your ranking is very similar to mine!
Ok, I totally get these opinions for sure!
Yepp I agree with my whole heart with this ranking. I just do not see how people could root for Eloise and Sir Phillip.
On the Way to the Wedding is my favorite too. And To Sir Phillip with Love is the worst.
I agree... The Duke and I and The Vicount who loved me are basically the same type of books (marrying because they were compromised and didn't have a choice) I'm shocked how people rank one at 8 and the other at 1....
Great review! I read the series in 2021 and this is my ranking:
1. The Viscount Who Loved Me
2. When He Was Wicked
3. The Duke and I
4. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
5. To Sir Philip with Love
6. It’s in His Kiss
7. On the Way to the Wedding
8. An Offer From A Gentleman
To me my favorite books and my favorite general storylines didn’t necessarily overlap. Like Benedict’s is one of the most basic storyline because of it being essentially Cinderella, which is not my favorite plot, but I much preferred it to better plots like Eloise because I guess I just enjoyed the characters and their love story more? I’m not necessarily sure. I love that you were able to rank all of them so neatly, but unfortunately I had to break them up into quite a few different ranking systems to fully capture how I felt. My rankings are below:
So, after 8 books and some thought, my rankings are as follows.
Best overall book:
Francesca
Benedict
Anthony
Colin
Daphne
Hyacinth
Eloise
Gregory
Favorite sibling
1. Gregory cause I love the true romantic
2. Benedict
3. Hyacinth
4. Colin
5. Anthony
6. Eloise
7. Daphne
8. Francesca
Favorite partner:
1. Gareth(hyacinth)
2. Michael(Francesca)
3. Sophie(Benedict)
4. Kate(Anthony)
5. Penelope(Colin)
6. Simon(daphne)
7. Phillip(Eloise)
8. Lucy(Gregory)
Best story depth:
Eloise
Francesca
Gregory
Hyacinth
Anthony
Daphne
Colin
Benedict
Nice breakdown! I did another video ranking the siblings, so go check that one out too!
Just want to say THANK YOU. Finally a full review of all of the books. Couldn’t find anything like this until your video.
Thanks for watching!!
I am so in love with this series. OBSESSED is a better word 😅.
My Ranking
1. When He Was Wicked ( b/c OMG so Steamy 😛)
2. An Offer From A Gentleman ( I’m so in love with Benedict)
3. It’s In His Kiss
4. Romancing Mister Bridgerton
5. To Sir Phillip, with Love
6. On The Way to A Wedding
7. The Viscount Who Loved Me ( I loved this story but I had to go over it a few times )
8. The Duke and I ( I prefer Netflix version of Daphney)
I am OBSESSED with the Bridgerton Prequels right now. Anyone else?
I read this series years ago but I've reread "The Viscount Who Loved Me" at least 7 or 8 times. It's one of my Top Ten Favorite romance books of all time.
My rankings:
1. The Viscount Who Loved Me (Obviously!)
2. To Sir Philip With Love
3. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
4. The Duke and I
5. It's in His Kiss
6. An Offer From a Gentleman
7. When He was Wicked (Only because she was a widow and I don't like widow/widower books.)
8. On the Way to the Wedding
Yes!! ❤️❤️
I am about to start Hyacinth’s story and then Gregory’s so I haven’t finished completely but I finished Francesca’s book this morning. So far...
1. Anthony
2. Benedict
3. Francesca
4. Daphne
5. Eloise
6. Colin
But even that hurt bc I love Eloise like you do but I LOVE Kate!
I hope you enjoyed Hyacinth's Story. In my opinion, it's the best!❤
My list:
1. Anthony (Kate is a queen ✨)
2. Francesca.
3. Eloise.
4. Colin.
4. Benedict.
5. Daphne.
I have to read two more, but that Is my listo so far.
Kate is queen, agreed!!
Really liked the video!
Here is my ranking:
1. To Sir Philip with Love
2. An Offer from a Gentleman
3. The Viscount who loved me
4. When He was Wicked
5. Romancing Mr Bridgerton
6. It's in His Kiss
7. The Duke and I
8. On the way to the Wedding
Sir Phillip is actually in seasons 1 and 2… he is the one who married Ms. Thompson after his brother died in the war. I like that they introduced him this early on! When he spoke to Collin about Botany I was like ooh.
This means she will end up committing suicide?
In To Sir Phillip, she is mentioned briefly but in the series they’ve given her back story more depth.
YES! I binged the whole season yesterday and that BLEW MY MIND when I put the pieces together!! So brilliant!
I think netflix will switch it up people think think Benedict is going to be queer swap but i think El makes more sense and shee will take care of Marina and her kids
im reading An offer from a gentleman rn
my fav is def anthony's (the viscount who loved me) so far. and i think if not for the cinderella concept benedict's wouldve been my fav. bc i think the third book is the most well-written so far. i love it
10:23 I THOUGHT THAT WAS ONLY ME.
Literally SAME!! I read them in 3 weeks. OBSESSED!
I read all of them last summer and The Viscount Who Loved Me is most definitely my most favorite. Target came out with a special edition that has such a beautiful cover and I just had to have it... and a new copy gives me a reason to re-read it :)
1. The viscount who loved me
2. Its in his kiss
3. An offer from a gentleman
4. Romancing mister bridgerton
5. To sir Philip with love
6. When he was wicked
7. On the way to the wedding
8. The duke and i
I'm glad someone liked to sir Phillip with love, the hate was overwhelming lol
I love it!!
my ranking, I haven’t read book 8 yet
1. Anthony
2. Hyacinth
3. Francesca
4. Daphne
5. Eloise
6. Colin
7. Benedict
***BOOK SPOILER***I've been listening to the audiobooks. I listened to them out of order though (so far 2,5,6,1) not sure why... lol. I'm going to listen to 3,4,7 eventually. I just listened to The Duke And I in Audiobook for the first time. I honestly liked Daphne and Simon in the books better. I liked that Daphne instead of being popular she kept being friend-zoned. I also liked that Simon wasn't an a-hole, he was serious because he had a stutter and preferred to stay quiet, even as an adult.
I totally agree that they are better in the books!
I read my first romance at 12 (now 57) and been a romance junkie since (also like other genres).
Read the Bridgerton series years ago and it is hard to put them in a special order, but I think I liked Francesca's book the best, then Anthony's.
Loved that you saw the similarities to Shakespeare, too.
"The Taming Of The Shrew" is my favourite Shakespeare piece, which is Kate and Anthony's story.
And yes, I definitely got "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (my second favourite) vibes reading Gregory's story.
Liked the second Netflix show, but was very disappointed that they changed so much.
Francesca’s book is such a good choice for #1! Love her character so much!
I also read An Offer From a Gentleman in one day!
Read the series in 2021, just found your video so I'm late to the party but my ranking is:
1. The Viscount Who Loved Me
2. When He Was Wicked
3. An Offer From A Gentleman
4, It's His Kiss
5. On The Way To The Wedding
6. Romancing Mister Bridgerton
7. To Sir Philip With Love
8. The Duke And I
Hi! I enjoyed your video.
My rankings:
Viscount who loved me. 5 stars
To Sir Phillip. 5 stars
When he was wicked 4.5 stars
Its in his kiss 4.5 stars
An offer from a gentleman 4 stars
On the way to the wedding 4 stars
Duke and I 3.5 stars
Romancing Mr. Bridgerton 2.5 stars
So so disappointed with Romancing Mr. Bridgerton.
Solid ranking!! I agree about Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, definitely boring!
I have to say that your ranking was the best I've saw here on You tube. I'm nearly the same opinion, nearly the only thing I would change in my ranking is To sir Phillip with love.
My ranking:
1. The viscount who loves me
2. An offer from a gentleman
3. It's in his kiss
4. When he was wicked
5. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
6. On the way to wedding
7. The duke and I
8. To sir Phillip with love
I have read them all! Here is my ranking.
1. Viscount who loved me
2. It is in his kiss
3. To sir Philip who loved me
4. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
5. On the way to the Wedding
6. When he was wicked
7. The duke and I
8. An offer from a gentleman
I’m loving that so many others love Viscount Who Loved Me best!!!
Great video, and I am sorry I haven’t found it earlier. My favourite is The Viscount Who Loved Me, and my least favourite was The Duke and I, I haven’t read Eloise’s or Francesca’s book yet, but as for the others my rankings are: 1. TVWLM, 2. It’s in his Kiss, 3. On the way to the Wedding, 4. An Offer from a Gentleman, 5. Romancing Mr Bridgerton, 6. TDAI. Kate is by far my absolute most favourite character, and with S2 of the show due to drop in about 5 weeks I can’t wait to see her on screen.
You need to read Eloise and Francesca!!
Also, thank you! So far the YT reviews I watched ranked AOFG (my fave) high on their lists and I'm glad cause I know there are those who rank it low.
I finished them a while ago now and I’ve been stewing on the ranking, but I think I have a definitive one now!
From least to most favourite...
8) The Duke and I (Daphne)
7) To Sir Phillip, With Love (Eloise - it makes me sad putting it so low!)
6) Romancing Mr Bridgerton (Colin)
5) An Offer from a Gentleman (Benedict)
4) On the Way to the Wedding (Gregory)
3) It’s in His Kiss (Hyacinth)
2) The Viscount Who Loved Me (Anthony)
1) When He Was Wicked (Francesca - my favourite by a million miles and the only one I read in one sitting! Made me laugh, cry, smile, and sooo spicy!)
Yes!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 I love Francesca’s so much too!!
They could easily do all three brothers in one season and not need to add any more drama.😊💙
True!
Not Colin. There is a time jump. Penelope has to be a spinster.
They could do Coin, Eloise and Francesca in one season. They all take place around the same time.
Americans dont really prounced 't' in some words so in british english we pronounced it like how they did in the show
So true!! 😂
Such a great video! I haven't read any of the books yet, and was hoping I would find a video of someone sharing their thoughts on the series. Thank you so much because now I am definitely reading them. I had no interest in Anthony's story because of how his character comes off on the show, but now I will read the book. Also, I am so excited to read Eloise story. Her character is the reason why I thought of reading the books. Thanks again! 😁
Also, if you ever want to read more books like this I reccomend Jude Devereaux. She has a lot of series formulated around a family. My favorite are the Montgomery/Taggart series. She also has a lot of great stand-alone. 👍
Nice, I’ll check it out!
I don't think your favorite is an unpopular opinion! I think in general that one is kind of looked to as the best by a lot of readers. My favorites are Anthony's, Benedict's, and Hyacinth's. My unpopular opinion is I just didn't really like To Sir Phillip, With Love, It is hard to explain why for me, but I just did not like Sir Phillip which I think really made the story hard for me to get into. I just felt like it wasn't the story I expected for Eloise. I felt like she kind of settled if that makes sense? Anyway, just my opinion. I loved hearing your thoughts! It is so fun to talk about books. :)
Same I love Eloise but I don’t think she’d want a man with kids + having so many siblings of her own growing up. His job is cool - would’ve been nice if that got to travel etc instead of just her becoming his kids mom.
I totally see where you are coming from on Eloise’s story! It was definitely not what I expected from her either, I think that’s maybe why I loved it? It was so different from what I picture for Eloise
Number one being Anthonys book makes sense
Same same...I love the story of Kate and Anthony
I liked Anthony from the first season of Bridgerton
Haven't finished Benedict's, Francesca yet so far...
1. On the Way to the Wedding (Gregory's was mind blowing spoiler alert!)
(I really didn't expect he would continue to pursue Lucinda after she said no when he gate crashed the wedding Gregory so far was the least toxic out of his brothers)
2. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton (We all love Collin and Penelope their bond here was more shown than the one's they have in the series)
3. The Viscount Who Loved Me (This is so good it's action packed like On the Way To the Wedding hate the fact this book didn't need any alteration then netflix proceeded to alter a lot of events they didn't even show the part when Kate and Anthony chased Newton that was one of the most action packed scenes and the series should have followed season 1's formula they should have shown what happened after they were married instead of that being the end since that's what happened most in the books their marriages are shown and their problems too and how they solve it together just like Daphne and Simon in season 1.
4. The Duke And I (Not the most action packed but it's overall a good read.)
5. It's in His Kiss (I didn't like the fact that Gareth looked like he is just using Hyacinth's innocence.)
6. To Sir Philip with Love
(Spoiler Alert!)
(Chemistry left them both, this book was a let down Eloise looks like she was just carried away with loneliness and didn't have any choice but to marry Philip since in their time you can't get to know someone by being alone with them and expect not to be married to them, she literally just married because she felt left out with her siblings and Penelope, while Philip is a major red flag he only married Eloise because she was willing to make it work, she was a pretty face and he needed a mother for his children because he didn't know or tried harder to become a good father to them, he kept saying he tried his best with Marina, geez he didn't even try to communicate with her why she was gloomy he could have asked her if she even wanted to become a mother since I suspected Marina didn't want motherhood.
I’m here for all of this!!!
I think it is heavily implied that Marina was always kind of depressed and that it got worse after the birth of the twins. Maybe postpartum depression on top of her general lack of life affirmation.
I think one cannot fault Philip for his marriage with Marina and their interactions, but he's a horrible father and I didn't get his connection to Eloise, or either: I get why he liked her, I just don't think I understand why she likes him. She vibes more with the twins .... Also I hate that her marriage is practically clear from the get go, because she forgot about the chaperone? 🙄
Heyyyy I'm just at the beginning of the video, I'm still watching it🥰🥰...more romantic books in this genre Read the clockwork series.. clockwork angle, clockwork Prince and clockwork princess...you will love them😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Oooh thanks for the rec!
I can’t really rank. But here’s my take.
Most like: Benedict’s
Most enjoyed: Eloise’s
My choice of husband: Anthony 😂
Unread: hyacinth’s and Gregory’s
I’ve heard so many sides on hyacinths - people either love it or hate it. When I look online, her and Gregory’s are always available compared to how the others are snatched up right away.
Sharing my definitive ranking :3
1) The Viscount and I (heard everyone loved it and oh my! Huhu)
2) An offer from a gentleman (the way the story is I can imagine it’ll be such a fun show, also like how it took place in different locations than just London)
3) to sir Phillip with love (first of the series I read - altho seeing people’s POV on Eloise, I hope they change some up for the adaptation)
4) romancing mister bridgerton (you got it right - not much “romance”)
5) the duke and I (despite it being the most coveted book - its eh haha it’s alright)
6) when he was wicked
Haven’t read the last 2 yet - not planning to but I might read hyacinths in the future if ever
*the viscount who loved me haha
You should read the last two!
@@MaileEric tempted to now! Wanna get the cute UK drawn versions