Hyacinth Bridgerton who thinks being compared to Lady Danbury as the highest compliment. I adored this feisty, determined, stubborn and outspoken young woman, even when she was wrong.

Gareth St. Clair. One can not help but feel sorry for him even if he is stubborn and often inserts his foot directly into his mouth. He grew up at the hands of a father who confessed Gareth was a bastard and who demeaned him. I struggled with something he did to keep Hyacinth, but blame his poor self-esteem and doubts.

The romance while fade to black was filled with sizzling chemistry, snark, witty banter and plenty of swoons. I confess I burst out laughing several times as these two conversed. Hyacinth is so stubborn, and he takes a while to realize he is madly in love with her.

Time spent with Lady Danbury. I simply adored this old woman who says and does exactly what she wants. Don’t think for a moment she wasn’t meddling.

The diary written in Italian proved to be fascinating as Hyacinth worked to translate the text. The resulting sleuthing provided quite the adventure.

Simon Prebble provided a wonderful narration and captured the banter between this couple perfectly.

The epilogues. I love Quinn’s epilogues and I finished this audio grinning from ear to ear.

This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer

I finally finally said, "Screw waiting to read this in order" and grabbed It's in His Kiss (the only Bridgertons novel my library branch had on the shelves). So yeah, this is #7. But it doesn't matter because it was amazing.

AMAZING.

The more Julia Quinn I read, the more I absolutely adore what she does with her characters. And not just her main characters. ALL her characters.

I started with the Smythe-Smith series (which is a wee bit out of order), but it was fun to see their musicals pop up in this series. It gives you the feeling that everyone is interconnected and there really is a regency period with JQ's characters.

And the family. I adore the way families and family dynamics are written. I laughed out loud at Hyacinth's antics with her brother. I want to immerse myself into the Bridgertons and their stories.

And Hyacinth... I liked her. In some ways, she reminded me of myself, and that's not something I see a lot of in books. Gareth is no slouch himself, though I do think I much preferred the heroine. And Lady Danbury. I 3 Lady Danbury.

I just want to gather up all these characters and take them with me. *hugs them all*