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REVIEW:  A Night Like This by Julia Quinn

REVIEW: A Night Like This by Julia Quinn

Dear Ms. Quinn— It’s taken me way too long to write up my review of your latest Regency romance A Night Like This. I finished it weeks ago and found it wanting but couldn’t figure out what exactly it wanted. So, I went back and read several older books of yours I think are grand.(…)

REVIEW: Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn

REVIEW: Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn

Dear Ms. Quinn, When Jane sent me the arc of your upcoming book “Just Like Heaven,” I was torn. On the one hand, it’s a Julia Quinn book and I’ve adored so many of your past books. On the other hand, some of your most recent books haven’t worked for me. I think the last(…)

Wednesday Midday Links: NJRW Axes Finalist

I’m not sure if I blogged about this or not but Best Buy will be ereader central.   The Kindle, nook, Sony eink devices will be sold in store as well as iPads.   If you have a Best Buy close, this is a great opportunity to take a look at these devices and compare and contrast(…)

Recommended Reads for July

It’s a month of good books so if you are looking something to take on the flight with you to RWA or to read on the sofa when you can grab a moment from the family or just something to relax and read, maybe our list will help. Make Me Yours by Betina Krahn recommended(…)

REVIEW: What Happens in London by Julia Quinn

Dear Ms. Quinn: Confession time. I don’t remember much about The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever.   I vaguely remember Olivia, best friend of Miranda, younger sister of the hero but her flavor wasn’t with me when I started What Happens in London. I don’t know if that is good or bad but I highly(…)

REVIEW: Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn

REVIEW: Mr. Cavendish, I Presume by Julia Quinn

Dear Mrs. Quinn, I didn’t start reading your books until the publication of the second Bridgerton novel. The hoopla surrounding it was impossible to miss. Once I’d finished it, I had to go back and read the first book and then each of the following books in the series. My favorite remains Colin and Penelope’s(…)

If You Like Julia Quinn . . . hosted by Stephanie and Mary

Welcome to our series called “If You Like” which will be hosted by various readers, authors and bloggers of Dear Author. The purpose of the post and the comments is to explore what we like about a particular iconic author and what other authors have books like the iconic author. This week, we are featuring(…)

REVIEW: The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn

Dear Mrs. Quinn, Even after I failed to appreciate your last book, I was eagerly awaiting this one. I knew nothing about it until I started reading it and then read the review at AAR. I do agree that the plot, a young highwayman being abducted by his Dowager Duchess grandmother because she’s convinced he’s(…)

REVIEW: The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia Quinn

Dear Ms Quinn, I don’t think I’m alone in having wondered what you would do next after the last Bridgerton novel was released a year ago (and I don’t count the flimsy 2nd Epilogues as really doing anything). “The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever” doesn’t appear as though it will lead to the sequelitis(…)

REVIEW:  The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

REVIEW: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

Dear Ms. Quinn: The Duke And I (Bridgerton Series, Bk. 1), the first in the Bridgerton series, was a time that I reconnected with an old favorite author. While your trademark has always been frothy, light regencies, I’ve always held a place in my heart for the girl next door, Daphne Bridgerton, and her romantic(…)

REVIEW: On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn

Dear Mrs Quinn, Thanks for a fine ending for your Bridgerton series. Or is it? Could you be headed in the direction of Victoriana with all the Bridgerton offspring? Only time will tell. I’ve always appreciated the way you manage to keep a specific Bridgerton’s personality more or less the same throughout any books featuring(…)