It was an okay book. Not great, not terrible. There are eight Bridgerton siblings, and it is well-known in society that their widowed mother is trying her best to see them all married. It's the second year since Daphne, the oldest daughter, has been out in society and she still has no engagement offers to boast of. Enter the Duke of Hastings, reputed rake and her brother's best friend, who is very motivated to never marry or sire children. After bumping into one another for a few times, they strike an alliance and start a pretend courtship, meant to benefit them both. Daphne suddenly becomes more enticing to society and starts receiving interest from other eligible bachelors. The mothers of unmarried young women stop hounding the Duke. Everything seems to work well, until common attraction messes things up between them.
I think it was okay for light reading, but some of the clichés had me rolling my eyes so hard I might have pulled a muscle. Those (and the anatomical inaccuracies sprinkled through the steamy scenes) lessened my enjoyment of the story. Having now read three books from this series (I read Romancing Mister Bridgertonon the challenge, and I also finished The Viscount Who Loved Me, but forgot to log it), I'm beginning to notice the same repeating themes and plot points. One does grow tired of reformed rakes and public impropriety leading to hasty marriages.
I won't be continuing with this series, but I might give some other historical romance a try eventually.
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