3.75 ⭐ I went into this having little knowledge of the Bridgertons world outside of clips on social media from the Netflix series and had very little interest in watching the show...but now I absolutely want to binge read the series and watch the show - I really enjoyed this! What drew me in the most was the familial dynamic with such fun banter between the children and their mom and how it seems they defy portions of societal expectations - Daphne being 'allowed' to wait for a love match, Anthony 'allowing' his mother to act as head of the house, etc.

While I enjoyed the romance between Simon and Daphne, specifically their banter, there were parts that made me uncomfortable - cough cough the scene - and I wasn't thrilled with the (lack of) resolution to it. 

After this I absolutely want to continue in the series and move to the Netflix series once I get caught up to the current season in book format.