I have been a bookworm for the entirety of my life. (At least, from what I remember.). I would say I read an array of genres that help in making me a diverse(ish) reader. One thing I can't deny though is, I have an unhealthy obsession. Julia Quinn books, the Bridgerton series in particular. I guess they're the typical love stories you would read all about that make you warm and fuzzy but they're short with compromising the character or plot development which I think is very crucial especially if we're talking about a series.
The Bridgerton series is set in the Victorian times wherein people went out in society and partied, most of the ladies looking for a husband and the young bachelors being forced to look around by their mothers. (Lol I'm so happy I don't need to go through this). Most of the time, they got married for political or business reasons but sometimes, it's a love match and that's just beautiful to see in the society that time.
Society treats everyone differently, good thing, the Bridgertons are influential and popular without being standoffish. The series talk about the Bridgerton siblings: Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth (yes, that's alphabetical, I loved it too.). They are the children of the Viscountess Violet Bridgerton who will do anything, anything at all to see them off, all married to respectable people (and what a plight it would be).
Of course since there are 8 children, there are 8 books.
My personal favorites are: The Duke and I and The Viscount who Loved Me. I would tell you why, but I would get too excited and give the whole story away but yeah I super recommend those 2 books out of the 8, not that the other 6 are bad, I just prefer the way the story went for these 2 books.
Here's the correct order of reading:(I mean, they can be read separately but this is for maximum enjoyment)
1. The Duke and I
2. The Viscount who Loved Me
3. An Offer from a Gentleman
4. Romancing Mister Bridgerton
5. To Sir Phillip with Love
6.When He was Wicked
7.It's in His Kiss
8. On the Way to the Wedding
Though those 2 books are my favorite, my favorite character is not the main character in those stories. My favorite is Colin Bridgerton. He is a nice, charismatic traveler who travels a lot and eats a lot. He is a closeted writer and he is absolutely hilarious(which pertains to a level of intelligence because you can't be hilarious without a little bit of intelligence). He is often misunderstood though but he figures out how to deal with it later and this man is just WOW. You could compare him to Mr. Darcy but he's a little nicer.
Anyway, start reading!
Warning though, there are some sex scenes( but they're not super smutty).
