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The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
3.0
emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was - very surprisingly - touched by this book in more ways than I expected!! Having read it, I will say that the show versions of these characters and their story definitely still reigns superior - but we see way more of Anthony's struggle with his father's death, and his conviction that he cannot possibly outlive him made me tear up by the end!

That being said, a genuine thank you to Netflix and Shondaland for giving us Kate Sharma and not Sheffield??? I feel like Book Kate was a #bootleg version of feminism while Show Kate is just so much??? More??? In every respect???? I will go to war for her and for Simone Ashley!