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The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
4.0
adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read this book via audiobook and it was so good!! I loved Kate and Anthony's relationship in the show, but it was so much better to read about as the show changed so much about their relationship. Kate hating Anthony at first before realising she loved him was everything as she had tried so hard to convince herself that she hated him with every bone in her body. I also love their development, how they came to be engaged and how in love they were during the epilogues in their book. I 1000% recommend reading this series, its amazing!!

Quotes:
- “Love's about finding the one person who makes your heart complete. Who makes you a better person than you ever dreamed you could be. Its about looking in the eyes of your wife and knowing all the way to your bones that she's simply the best person you've ever known.”
- “Listen to me,” he said, his voice even and intense, “and listen well, because I’m only going to say this once. I desire you. I burn for you. I can’t sleep at night for wanting you. Even when I didn’t like you, I lusted for you. It’s the most maddening, beguiling, damnable thing, but there it is. And if I hear one more word of nonsense from your lips, I’m going to have to tie you to the bloody bed and have my way with you a hundred different ways, until you finally get it through your silly skull that you are the most beautiful and desirable woman in England, and if everyone else doesn’t see that, then they’re all bloody fools.”
- “But when Anthony kissed her, she felt as if she were losing her mind. And when he kissed her twice, she wasn't even sure if she wanted it back!”
- “And then there was Kate Sheffield. The bane of his existence. And the object of his desires. All at once.”
- “Was it possible to fall in love with the same man over and over again, every single day?”
- “Anthony,” she whispered, his name a benediction, a plea, a prayer all in one. “Anything,” he replied raggedly, dropping to his knees before her, his lips trailing a hot path along her skin as his fingers frantically worked to release her from her gown. “Ask me anything,” he groaned. “Anything in my power, I give to you.” Kate felt her head fall back, felt the last of her resistance melting away. “Just love me,” she whispered. “Just love me.” His only answer was a low growl of need.
- “It was that spark. That damnable spark that never seemed to dim between them. That awful prickle of awareness that burned every time she entered a room, or took a breath, or pointed a toe. That sinking feeling that he could, if he let himself, love her.”
- “It occurred to Anthony that when she wasn’t arguing with him, Kate Sheffield might bloody well be the finest woman in England.”

Tropes:
- Enemies To Lovers
- Slow Burn