Barbara Cartland

An offer from a gentleman

Julia Quinn

Sophie never dreamed she would be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famous masquerade ball - or that her Prince Charming would be there for her! Alas she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight.

An Offer From a Gentleman

Beyza

A New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Benedict Bridgerton, in the third of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. BENEDICT’S STORY Sophie Beckett never dreamed she’d be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton’s famed masquerade ball—or that “Prince Charming” would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight. Ever since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other—except, perhaps, this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid’s garb whom he feels compelled to rescue from a most disagreeable situation. He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. Yet, if he offers her his heart, will Benedict sacrifice his only chance for a fairy-tale love?

Bridgerton

Sophie Hutchings

Sintia

i immediately love sophie's character the second i met her! i love her strength and her resilience especially with her unfair situation. she stayed true to herself and her morals and i love that! she’s just a girl that wants to be loved and to have a family that loves her. i’m so glad she found that with the bridgertons <3 found family fr

anyways sophiebenedict - love their playful banter and how they can be themselves with each other

[ i love a protective man but idk benedict's brash insistence for sophie to be his mistress gave me the ick like i understand that he was worried for her to be out in the world alone but she can clearly take care of herself. anyways benedict basically commanding sophie to stay with him rubbed me the wrong way (hide spoiler)]

still loved sophiebenedict and how they love each other as well as how their love story played out. however, i am disappointed that i didn't completely love this book especially with how i was annoyed with benedict sometimes but we move.

still very excited for bridgerton season four !! finally getting my asian cinderella story with my girl sophie !!!!

i immediately love sophie's character the second i met her! i love her strength and her resilience especially with her unfair situation. she stayed true to herself and her morals and i love that! she’s just a girl that wants to be loved and to have a family that loves her. i’m so glad she found that with the bridgertons <3 found family fr

anyways sophiebenedict - love their playful banter and how they can be themselves with each other

[ i love a protective man but idk benedict's brash insistence for sophie to be his mistress gave me the ick like i understand that he was worried for her to be out in the world alone but she can clearly take care of herself. anyways benedict basically commanding sophie to stay with him rubbed me the wrong way (hide spoiler)]

still loved sophiebenedict and how they love each other as well as how their love story played out. however, i am disappointed that i didn't completely love this book especially with how i was annoyed with benedict sometimes but we move.

still very excited for bridgerton season four !! finally getting my asian cinderella story with my girl sophie !!!!

Everyone deserves a happy ending.Especially Posy Reiling, the decidedly not evil stepsister from An Offer From a Gentleman. She's been living with the Bridgertons for three years, but despite Violet's most fervent matchmaking, she hasn't found a husband. Posy claims she's content to remain a spinster, but Sophie Bridgerton has other plans...

Best one so far from this whole series omg I love them and the fact that it was a Cinderella retelling just made it better

Pia 

De onwettige dochter van een graaf is op zoek naar haar prins op het witte paard, door haar stiefmoeder en haar twee stiefzusjes wordt ze als sloof behandeld

Inspiration for the Netflix Original Series Bridgerton

An Offer From A Gentleman

Svetlana 

retelling of Cinderella in regency England. hard to enjoy with that amount of predictability

loren

3.5/5 ⭐️

benedict y sophie son lo mejor que me paso en la vida 🥹🫶

Anjorin Molayo 

it was a fun read. oh my heart, I love Benedict and Sophie 🥺🥺

Ditipriya Acharya

Ugh! Benedict Bridgerton can jump of a bridge. I found the original fairy tale frustrating and this retelling (?) was equally annoying. Sophie deserved better. 

I read this with the hopes of losing myself in the cheesy, gooey world of Victorian romance and instead I found myself grinding my teeth every time the protagonists interacted. Clearly not the fun experience I had been expecting.

Salomé Gleusteen 

This Cinderella retelling was just too good. It took me a while to get into it at first but omggggg I loved it so so much. And I love Violet Bridgerton so much! This series could actually be one of mt faves. 

Temi Awani

preciso ser totalmente honesta agora: eu esperava um tiquinho mais de um livro da julia quinn, depois de tanto ter ouvido falar sobre ela, e acabei ficando um pouco decepcionada. é difícil compreender o motivo pelo qual ela é tão adorada e os livros tão amados considerando o tanto que os personagens masculinos conseguem pecar constantemente.

mas, ela sabe escrever um bom romance, bem água com açúcar. eu estava para ler o livro de benedict desde que saiu a primeira temporada da série e eu me apaixonei por ele. e finalmente, anos mais tarde, eu tomei uma atitude e peguei para ler. não fico surpresa por ter terminado tão rapidamente, considerando que estou de folga e a história é fácil de seguir. mas devo dizer que minha paixão pelo benedict só não decaiu porque eu sei diferenciar livro e adaptação.

eu me apaixonei demais pela sophie, pela família bridgerton & agregados junto com a história, e  eu adoro eles. a sophie encontrando lugar, espaço, amor e realização de sonhos com os bridgerton foi lindo de ler, e eu espero que a temporada deles consiga ser emocionante.

e preciso dizer o que tanto me emocionou no epílogo: benedict bridgerton querendo ser pai de menina !!!!!!!!!

preciso ser totalmente honesta agora: eu esperava um tiquinho mais de um livro da julia quinn, depois de tanto ter ouvido falar sobre ela, e acabei ficando um pouco decepcionada. é difícil compreender o motivo pelo qual ela é tão adorada e os livros tão amados considerando o tanto que os personagens masculinos conseguem pecar constantemente.

mas, ela sabe escrever um bom romance, bem água com açúcar. eu estava para ler o livro de benedict desde que saiu a primeira temporada da série e eu me apaixonei por ele. e finalmente, anos mais tarde, eu tomei uma atitude e peguei para ler. não fico surpresa por ter terminado tão rapidamente, considerando que estou de folga e a história é fácil de seguir. mas devo dizer que minha paixão pelo benedict só não decaiu porque eu sei diferenciar livro e adaptação.

eu me apaixonei demais pela sophie, pela família bridgerton & agregados junto com a história, e  eu adoro eles. a sophie encontrando lugar, espaço, amor e realização de sonhos com os bridgerton foi lindo de ler, e eu espero que a temporada deles consiga ser emocionante.

e preciso dizer o que tanto me emocionou no epílogo: benedict bridgerton querendo ser pai de menina !!!!!!!!!

The Cinderella retelling wasn’t my favorite part but this was such an unexpected fun read! Didn’t think I would Benedict’s book but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it 

Monserrat Navarro 

Cinderella retelling!! I had no idea going in and Cinderella is my fav princess. Breaking class boundaries and Violet being so supportive. I really enjoyed this book. Glad to see Posie get her happy ending too. Great addition to the series. 

Leah Diaz 

 what is wrong with Julia? I genuinely need to know. 

Kerry McHugh West

Benedict is my favourite Bridgerton. But book Benedict was kinda off in his book. I just can't picture the actor doing some things. But besides that, it was a charming and quick romance.

Nina May

arzoe kaur 

** spoiler alert **
           This is the first book in the series I read. I gave it a 3.5. There were a handful of times Benedict was just an asshole. I really hope that on screen, and knowing Benedict’s character they make it better and change it so he doesn’t seem like such an asshole. 

The part of him not wanting to marry her b/c of her status, and not being able to stop the first time they are doing. Like sir, this is NOT the Benedict Bridgerton I know LOVE.

"i have been adrift all my life,"
"let me be your anchor."

was a quick and quite enjoyable read

benedict is my favorite bridgerton and I can't wait for this book to be in real life

micah

Mirza Alejandra

Reading this was nice but the superior Cinderella retelling will always be Hilary Duff’s

Izzy

could’ve been 3.5 stars and higher if benedict stopped pushing for the mistress narrative

Samantha 

neg .5 stars because benedict licked her elbow and i couldn’t stop thinking about it for the next 450 pages

So far this is my favorite book in the series. I love Benedict and Sophie so much and their story was just as good. The banter between the two was so enjoyable and love the Cinderella-like retelling! The only thing I would have wanted more of is Benedict’s art background talked about more than the little bit we got. Especially when it was acknowledged by his family. 

Priscilla Stanfield

Melissa Palmer

Great read

Great read. I enjoy this series. A good romance book with interesting characters. I will continue this series. I recommend it.

Melissa

Sophie Beckett is the illegitimate daughter of a prestigious member of society.  While he treats her as his ward, his wife treats her as a slave.  Sophie has one change to got to a ball through disguise where she meets and instantly falls in love with Colin Bridgerton.  It’s a couple of years later when they meet again under different circumstances and they fall in love all over again under different pretenses.

Trigger warning:  bullying, child abuse, attempted rape, sexual content and language.

Barbara Williford

Sophie Beckett is the illegitimate daughter of a prestigious member of society.  While he treats her as his ward, his wife treats her as a slave.  Sophie has one change to got to a ball through disguise where she meets and instantly falls in love with Colin Bridgerton.  It’s a couple of years later when they meet again under different circumstances and they fall in love all over again under different pretenses.

Trigger warning:  bullying, child abuse, attempted rape, sexual content and language.

An offer from a gentleman

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