The third book in the Bridgertons series is about the second son of Lady Bridgerton, Benedict Bridgerton. I have grew to really enjoyed reading about the Bridgerton family and I loved how interesting their names were in alphabetical order according to their age.
The book started off almost completely similar to our very well known tale about Cinderella. Sophie Beckett is the bastard child of the Earl of Penwood. She had a stepmother and two stepsisters, at least one wasn't wicked here. She was forbidden to attend all social event but the housekeeper (her fairy godmother here), dressed her up and sent her off to the ball and instructed her to leave by midnight. At the ball, of course she would meet her prince charming, Benedict Bridgerton, and just when things were getting great, the clock struck twelve and she had to leave. Instead of a glass slipper, she left behind a glove with the Penwood crest.
The similarities ended here because Benedict did not managed to track her down with the glove and Sophie was found out and booted out of the house. Up to this point, I wasn't really liking the book that much because of how much it seems like a ripped off of Cinderella.
Things got better after that when we finally get to see Julia Quinn's own ideas kicking in. I loved the interaction between the couple and how they grew closer together despite the difference in their status.
However, my favourite character in this book is definitely Lady Bridgerton. I would die to have someone like her as my mother. Her caring nature and cunningness when it comes to helping Sophie and Benedict are things I really loved reading about. We also get to know more about the other children in the family who weren't told much in the earlier two books of the series.
It is also funny how Sophie like being mentioned in Lady Whistledown's paper and counting the times she was mentioned in oppose to Benedict's irritation at it.
This is a series I really enjoyed and I am so glad to have discovered Julia Quinn through these books. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series and if you are a fan of historical romance, you must not missed this series!
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