Book Review: The Viscount Who Loved Me - by Julia Quinn

Synopsis: The Viscount Who Loved Me is the 2nd novel in Julia Quinn's Bridgertons series. It is the story of Anthony Bridgerton (the eldest of the Bridgerton siblings, also the Viscount) and Kate. Anthony is shopping for a wife - he doesn't care who, really - just someone to produce the requisite heir. He randomly picks Kate's younger sister, who happens to be the prettiest girl in town that year. The problem is, Kate takes an instant disliking to Anthony, and in order to woo her sister, he has to win Kate's approval. Kate, of course, turns out to be really pretty fun. Anthony finds he would rather spend time with her than the woman he is supposed to be courting.

I liked this one almost as much as I did The Duke and I.Our hero has an interesting hangup: he believes that he's not going to live past the age of 38. The story's not much to get excited over, but the characters are great. It's nice to see elements of vulnerability in the hero and heroine, and Quinn actually takes the time to illustrate why the characters have the hangups they do.

I rated this one in my LibraryThing catalog at 5 stars!