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sarai0410 's review for:
To Sir Phillip, With Love
by Julia Quinn
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love the Bridgerton series a great deal - like an obsessive amount at this point if I'm being honest and book-Eloise is one of my favorite characters in the series (not so much on show-Eloise after season 2 but that's besides the point..); however, To Sir Phillip, With Love was a bit lackluster in terms of the plot and character/romance development. While I enjoyed the interactions between Eloise and Phillip, it just felt like something was missing - maybe because we didn't get to see them writing to one another over their year of correspondence and the thoughts that went into their developing relationship.
Onto the positives because no matter how much this wasn't my favorite, Bridgerton books are just fantastic to me anyway. I truly believe that Eloise and Phillip do suit one another and Phillip allows Eloise the opportunity to live a life different than what she grew up around, something that she seemed to crave - his non-stuffiness and dislike of Ton society life is perfect for her considering her complete lack of interest in marrying anyone of that sort. Amanda and Oliver, especially interacting with Eloise, were hilarious and it felt like they had a little of that Bridgerton personality hiding away (pranks included).
I love love LOVE the interactions between Eloise and her brothers in this. It is so fascinating to see how the brothers behave now that they are all married with families (minus Colin because he and Penelope are newlyweds) - Sophie is a doll and reminds me how much I loved her and Benedict in their book. The shooting scene reminds me so much of the pall-mall scene in The Viscount Who Loved Me and I loved it. I can't even put into words how much I loved the little bit of Colin 'My Wife' Bridgerton we got here (literally swooning still - my favorite quote below).
Onto the positives because no matter how much this wasn't my favorite, Bridgerton books are just fantastic to me anyway. I truly believe that Eloise and Phillip do suit one another and Phillip allows Eloise the opportunity to live a life different than what she grew up around, something that she seemed to crave - his non-stuffiness and dislike of Ton society life is perfect for her considering her complete lack of interest in marrying anyone of that sort. Amanda and Oliver, especially interacting with Eloise, were hilarious and it felt like they had a little of that Bridgerton personality hiding away (pranks included).
I love love LOVE the interactions between Eloise and her brothers in this. It is so fascinating to see how the brothers behave now that they are all married with families (minus Colin because he and Penelope are newlyweds) - Sophie is a doll and reminds me how much I loved her and Benedict in their book. The shooting scene reminds me so much of the pall-mall scene in The Viscount Who Loved Me and I loved it. I can't even put into words how much I loved the little bit of Colin 'My Wife' Bridgerton we got here (literally swooning still - my favorite quote below).
Colin leaned forward. “I really did not want to leave my wife." ... Colin was still working on his food, having somehow managed to charm the servants into bringing him a bowl of soup. He’d set down his spoon, though, and was presently examining his other hand, idly flexing each finger in turn, murmuring a word as each pointed out toward Phillip. “Miss. My. Wife.”
This book series holds a very special place in my heart and I can't wait to move onto #6 with Francesca (a character we know very little about) in When He Was Wicked.