To Sir Phillip, with Love (Bridgerton Series #5)

Quinn makes the fantasy real...

...by providing real character flaws and serious issues such as the repetitive cycle of abuse and the efdects on the family of depression. It gives the redemptive power of true love a gravitas and context we can more easily accept. I love Eloisa's hyperactive involvement in the world and her irrepressibility. I sympathise with Phillip's blundering misunderstanding of so much of the emotional upheaval in his life. His reactions to Marina's suicide, his children's needs, his own emotions, are so much more authentic than so many of the alpha male templates used in romance novels. The fullness these flaws give the characters made the re-reading of this novel as freah and entertaining as the first read and justified the Nook purchase.

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A reviewer

I was truly disappointed with this book. I've loved all of the other JQ books so far! This book was just blah. The 2 main characters IMO have no developement & suddenly fall in love in 2 weeks. I was just seriously disappointed.

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Julia Quinn writes yet another great Romance!

I have TRIED to find an author as fun and witty as Julia Quinn, and have failed. This book is one of many that exude charm and keeps you laughing out loud. Trust me, my husband always glances over when I bust out laughing. The characters are memorable and very relatable. Enjoy the read, I will keep this book forever.

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A reviewer

This book was just a great love story! I loved it when her brothers came into the story! When all the bridgertons are together its hilarious! All in all it was a good read

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A fine romance

In 1823 Gloucestershire, England, a depressed Marina Crane leaves her bed for the first time in weeks jumping into the nearby icy water. Her botanist husband Phillip rescues her from drowning, but she dies three days later from a fever. Phillip and their seven-year-old twin children feel grief, guilt, and relief.

Phillip receives a letter from Marina¿s cousin Eloise Bridgerton expressing her sympathy. He writes back thanking her and encloses a pressed flower. They exchange more letters until Phillip invites Eloise to his estate to see if they would suit. Eloise tells no one including Phillip that with no chaperone she goes to visit him.

Eloise introduces herself, but is shocked he has children, as he never mentioned them. She introduces herself to the twins, but they tell her to leave, as they want no guests. The twins confront Eloise who throws down the gauntlet. Eloise explains to Phillip that she wants a husband and liked his letters so she came to see if they will really suit. He admits he wants a mother for his unruly children. As they fall in love, his kids will do everything to drive her away.

The latest Bridgerton Regency romance is a fun yet serious tale due to the antics of the two children seeking attention from their father. Though complex issues involving the lead male¿s two children are too easily resolved; the latest Bridgerton tale is a fun frolic with much of the family making a strong appearance.

Harriet Klausner

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Although I absolutely love the Bridgerton series, this was probably one of my least favorites. I was just not feeling a genuine romance between phillip and eloise. Its still worth reading if you like the series.

Amazing

This book was a wonderful read. Although phillip was rather dull at times. Eloise seems very intelligent and helpful to be raising those two children and it was rayher beastly for the nurse to hit them with books. It was very sad though with marina and it is quite hard to believe she would leave her children and with phillips father by being cruel with hitting phillip.

LOVE this book!!!

I'm tough when it comes to giving a good rating, but I couldn't put this down. The story line kept me going. Julia Quinn at her best!

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Just Okay

This was one of Julia's better books for me. It was good and kept me interested at least. I still don't like stories with children in them....

Beautiful Ending

The ending was Beautiful, the best part in the whole story.

Best of the Brigertons

This was the first Julia Quinn novel I ever read and it is by far my favorite. It reads fast and fun. I enjoy re-reading it every once in a while. It's like an old friend.

Another wonderful romance from Julia Quinn!

I loved Phillip and Eloise's story! Eloise's energetic, loving, take-charge personality is the breath of fresh air that Phillip and his two young children need in their lives. Phillip desires Eloise with a passionate intensity Eloise never could haved imagined. Phillip comes to love Eloise, not just as the new mother for his children, but for everything she is. In turn, Eloise falls in love with Phillip for the special man that he is. I highly recommend this fifth book of the Bridgerton family series.

Loved it!

I read this book in just one day and loved it. I don't know why the reviews are so low, since it is now one of my favorites in the Bridgerton series. I really enjoyed Eloise and Sir Phillip in the story and thought it flowed smoothly. Highly recommended.

loved it!

What a fabulous book! Ms. Quinn has a way with words. It made me laugh and cheer and cry all at the same time. Get this one.

You won't want to put it down

To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn Reviewer: Pamela Ackerson (author of Home of the Braves trilogy) Eloise loves to correspond with everyone and anyone she can. Her adventure starts with a condolence letter sent to Sir Phillip Crane upon the death of his wife, her distant cousin. Alas, the heroine is faced with a cantankerous gentlemen and unpredictable twins when she unexpectedly arrives on his doorstep. Ms. Quinn keeps the reader going from page one until the very end. A storyteller in its truest form. Before I knew it, I was closing the book, wanting more. More, she has giving us with the Bridgerton series. Pick an adjective, any adjective and you will describe this excellent story. I can't wait, sitting on my bedside table, another Bridgerton story just waiting for me to read--It's in His Kiss.

Not her best...but still good

This is my least favorite out of all of the Bridgerton Series....I just felt like I didn't get to know Phillip like I have the other male characters in this series...the first half of the book left me slightly restless with dissapointment...its still enjoyable! Don't get me wrong...but the ending is good...it lives up to the standards the other books set...still...be prepared for dissapointment if you've kept up with the series.

I love, love, love this book!!!!!

Juila Quinn is outstanding! It was smart, funny,charmingly witty and everything that a book should be. I really don't have enough room to express my feelings for this book.

I love the whole Bridgerton Family

I couldn't put the book down. I am so intrigued with the whole Brigerton family. I was rooting for Eloise the whole time. I loved her courage and strength. Because she needed it. Phillip sure needed someone like her to help put his family together and also his heart.

CAN'T WIN THEM ALL

I LOVE EVERYONE OF MS. QUINNS' BOOKS-EXCEPT THIS ONE. I BOUGHT IT A LONG WHILE AGO AND NEVER FINISHED IT BECAUSE IT WAS HO-UM. I RE-READ IT A FEW WEEKS AGO AND FOUND MY OPINION HADN'T CHANGED. BOTH LEAD CHARACTERS WERE BORINGLY BLAND AND INSIPID.I WOUND UP HOPING ONE OF THEM WOULD BREAK A LEG JUST TO MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING.