The Girl With The Make-Believe Husband
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There were Bridgertons before the eight alphabetically named siblings. In this second of the Bridgerton Prequel series, following Because of Miss Bridgerton, we go back to where it all began. . . from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn. While you were sleeping... With her brother Thomas injured on the battlefront in the Colonies, orphaned Cecilia Harcourt has two unbearable choices: move in with a maiden aunt or marry a scheming cousin. Instead, she chooses option three and travels across the Atlantic, determined to nurse her brother back to health. But after a week of searching, she finds not her brother but his best friend, the handsome officer Edward Rokesby. He's unconscious and in desperate need of her care, and Cecilia vows that she will save this soldier's life, even if staying by his side means telling one little lie... I told everyone I was your wife When Edward comes to, he's more than a little confused. The blow to his head knocked out three months of his memory, but surely he would recall getting married. He knows who Cecilia Harcourt is—even if he does not recall her face—and with everyone calling her his wife, he decides it must be true, even though he'd always assumed he'd marry his neighbor back in England. If only it were true... Cecilia risks her entire future by giving herself—completely—to the man she loves. But when the truth comes out, Edward may have a few surprises of his own for the new Mrs. Rokesby.
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Oh Julia Quinn. I am so sorry. I really wanted to love this. I really tried to. I even waited a few days in hopes that it would grow on me while I thought about it, but instead, I just forgot about it. This book was not nearly as good as [b:Because of Miss Bridgerton 25657772 Because of Miss Bridgerton (Rokesbys, #1) Julia Quinn https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1480122942s/25657772.jpg 45479802]. There was a little wit, and a little humor, but mostly I was embarrassed for Cecilia. It is slightly amusing that she digs herself deeper and deeper into a hole of lies, but at some point, I stop sympathizing with her. Because she had so many chances to, oh I dunno, tell Edward the truth? And Edward at least seems to be a good sport for most of it. He is grumpy once in a while, as losing your memory would make you I assume. Their romance was adequate, not too fast or too slow, but I was just not enthralled by the surroundings and everything else happening. I was so annoyed that no one knew anything of her brother. And in that regard, the end of the book really pissed me off. Seriously? If I was Edward, or Cecilia, I would have nut punched that general dude. He was SUCH a jerk the whole time, and.... ugh, spoilers :). Probably the best part of this book for me were at the beginning of every chapter. There was either a letter from Cecilia to her brother and Edward, or vice versa. These were usually funny, and I am so glad the author put them in. I dont know how I would have made it through the book without them. They also gave backstory on Edward and Cecilia, without changing from “present” to “past”, which gets really annoying if authors do it frequently.
