Queen Charlotte
Ratings7
Average rating4.1
3 stars ⭐️
The book was a nice addition to the show, to understand and get some insight to the characters mindset, but it lacked depth.
You have to watch the show before reading the book. I absolutely adore the written adaptation! The writing style is different and script-like but if you love the show, this won't both you!
I love this series, I think the collaboration with Shonda Rhimes was done so well, the book characters stay very true to the tv characters. This is such a lovely audiobook, props to the narrator!!
The book was fairly parallel to the tv show about 40% of the way through. After that, you see the book split off in its own way providing more detail and scenes we do not get in the tv show.
The book progresses events in chronological order, while the tv show jump cuts to different points in time. The book reveals what King George is thinking about as he's dealing with his secret while married to Queen Charlotte very early on!
What I love about the book are the extra pieces of dialogue, King George's inner dialogue and thoughts, sexual intimacy between the couple, the couple's perspective and support of Brimsley and Reynolds.
I just adore this book and the additional lore we did not get to see on screen.
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I watched the show before I purchased the book and all I have to say is the show doesn't do it justice, there's so many scenes that could've been great in the show. If I could rate it more than 5 stars I so would.
It just wasn't great. I know it's co-written by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes but it didn't feel like a Bridgerton universe story. I also wished they pressed for people to watch the show then read the book; it was more of a regression of the Queen Charlotte story than progression.