The Duke and I is not a book for teenagers at all. We do know about Penelope Featherington and her friendship with Eloise, though. The only thing we hear about the Featheringtons is how terrible their fashion sense is. The scandal with the Featheringtons and Colin also never happens in the book. We also don’t learn of her identity until book 4. Everyone speculates, but there isn’t a hunt for her yet. Because the Queen isn’t a character in the books, Eloise isn’t trying to figure out who Lady Whistledown is. Instead, she just has three very overprotective brothers who drive off all of her conquests. The first scene in the television series with Daphne making a fool of herself doesn’t happen in the book. Plus, the whole scene where Simon talks about masturbating and then Daphne experimenting… Ya didn’t happen in the book! Like Anthony’s pants being around his ankles almost every episode or Benedict going to crazy parties with nude models. I watched it with the remote in my hand, so I could fast-forward through random scenes that did not happen in the book. There is way more sex and nudity in the TV show compared to the book. Language: 73 instances of biblical swearing 22.5% of pages have languageĪdult Content: R or X Long graphic descriptions of sex, a make out session with nudity. Violence: PG There is almost a duel, and a couple of fists are thrown. Which meant that I enjoyed the end of the series far better than the beginning. I remember some sex in the later books, but it is not nearly as long or descriptive as the first book or two. By the end of the Bridgerton series, Julia Quinn had matured as an author and could write a very engaging and new story that didn’t rely on sex. The next couple of books had just as much sex, but it wasn’t as prominent in the story as the first book. It is revealed a few books into the series in this book. Spoiler alert: you will not discover her identity in this book. Finding out who Lady Whistledown is was just a bonus. Plus, I kind of wanted to see if the rest of the Bridgerton books were just as bad. I ended up reading the rest to better help inform you. After reading The Duke and I, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to read the rest of the books in the series.
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