Reviewed by Angie on
Obviously, An Offer From a Gentleman is a Cinderella retelling and it's a great one! The author does something totally new with the fairy tale while still having it be recognizable and magical. Sophie attends a masquerade at the Bridgerton's home, meets Benedict, runs away at the stroke of midnight, and leaves behind her...glove. The glove is monogrammed, so he follows the family crest back to Sophie's home, but only finds her stepsisters. Fast forward two years later, the two meet again but he doesn't recognize her. Sophie doesn't say anything, because she knows they simply cannot be together and it's better that he doesn't know about their one wonderful night together.
I really enjoyed Sophie and Benedict together. She's super sweet but doesn't let anyone walk over her (at least once she gets away from the stepmother). Benedict isn't a rake or a rogue, but he's also not a perfect Prince Charming. While he doesn't order her about, Sophie is quick to point out his privilege and their differences in class, when he tries to make her out to be more than she is. The only time I got a bit annoyed was when Benedict kept insisting that Sophie becomes his mistress. She very clearly didn't want that and he got quite pushy. Of course, he does come to see the error of his ways.
An Offer From a Gentleman was just a sweet read. It was a refreshing take on a classic, and I loved the changes that the author made. It was also fun to get to know the younger Bridgertons better, since they hadn't gotten much page time thus far. I came to quite like Eloise and can't wait for her book!
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Reading updates
- Started reading
- 28 March, 2017: Finished reading
- 28 March, 2017: Reviewed