Bridgerton: On The Way To The Wedding (Bridgertons Book 8): Inspiration for the Netflix Original Series Bridgerton (Bridgertons, #8)

by Julia Quinn

The eighth novel in Julia Quinn's globally beloved and bestselling Bridgerton Family series, set in Regency times and now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix. Finally, this is Gregory's story . . .
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Unlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton is a firm believer in true love. He'd have to be an idiot not to be: all seven of his siblings are happily married. Gregory figures he is just biding his time until the right woman comes along. And so when he sees Hermione Watson, he knows with every fibre of his being, that she is meant to be his.

But through Hermione's closest - and slightly less beautiful - friend, Lucy Abernathy, he finds out that Hermione is desperately in love with another man. Sadly, by the time Gregory figures out the right girl is actually the wrong girl, and the right girl was Lucy all along, it's too late. Lucy is to marry another!

Now - on the way to the wedding - Gregory must figure out how to thwart the nuptials and convince Lucy that she was always meant to be his...

Find out why readers love Julia Quinn . . .

'A smart, funny touch. . . reminiscent of Helen Fielding' Time Magazine

'Quinn is a master of historical romance' Entertainment Weekly'

Powered by a surfeit of dazzling wit and graced with a cast of unforgettable characters' Booklist

'Two more perfect characters...a quirky, irrepressible heroine...a romance readers will not want to put down...Hooray Julia!' Romance Reviews Today

'Quinn writes delightfully fast-paced, funny, sparkling and bright romance' Romantic Times

'The next best thing to Georgette Heyer' Gloss

'Julia Quinn is one of the best historical romance novelists of our time' Heroes and Heartbreakers

'Quinn excels in writing stories full of joy and delight, where laughter trembles on the edges' Happy Ever After

'Full of wit, charm and smouldering attraction . . . an unputdownable story that I think romance fans will treasure' Harlequin Junkie

'Quinn is incomparable! The latest addition to her beloved Bridgerton series is funny, charming, witty and wildly romantic' RT Book Reviews

'Like an episode of Downtown Abbey mixed with a great rom-com' iBooks Best Books of March

• ISBN10: 0749936908
• ISBN13: 9780749936907
• Publish Date: 6 July 2006 (first published 22 June 2006)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 5 March 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Imprint: Piatkus Books
• Format: Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[Amanda]

I'm conflicted about On the Way to the Wedding. Because that synopsis---nothing about it says "Amanda will like this book!" And it's true: there did come a point where I was ready to throw the book in disgust, shouting, "HOW COULD YOU?"

But it's Julia Quinn. And one scene---with Gregory, Hyacinth, and their mother---had me shaking with silent laughter, then giggling out loud, then snorting because it is absolutely and completely glorious and the exact reason why I love this series so much.

Of course, the "HOW COULD YOU?" moment came a lot later than expected, which is part of why I'm conflicted. I thought it'd be okay, and then BAM, it wasn't. And I really did want to toss the book aside. But I didn't. And I'm glad.

Because THE BRIDGERTONS! This will likely never be my favorite Bridgerton book. (Sorry, Gregory and Lucy.) But I adore this series---and family---and On the Way to the Wedding gave me what I adore.

After I get my hands on the second epilogues, there's going to be a Bridgertons' reread. Mark my words.

[rakesandrogues]

Least favorite of the series. I really thought it was boring. I couldn't get into the story, and I wasn't much of a fan of the characters.