Queen Charlotte / Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063305083
- ISBN: 0063305089
- Physical Description: 335 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Inspired by the original series Queen Charlotte: a Bridgerton story, created by Shondaland for Netflix." |
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Genre: | Romance fiction. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. |
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Available copies
- 46 of 52 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at De Soto.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 52 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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De Soto Public Library | F QUINN Julia (Text) | 33858000016909 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Kirkus Review
Queen Charlotte : Before Bridgerton Came an Epic Love Story
Kirkus Reviews
Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
A novelization of a written-for-television story in the Bridgerton universe. Opening with a coy reminder that the novel is "fiction inspired by fact," the story is about the first year of marriage between Charlotte Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a German princess of Moorish ancestry, and George III, king of Great Britain and Ireland. There are four narrators: George, Charlotte, the queen's servant Bartholomew Brimsley, and the newly minted Lady Agatha Danbury. On the day of the royal wedding, a group of wealthy Black families are also awarded titles, a move designed to quell possible dissension from White aristocrats about Charlotte's race. George, with the help of the entire royal household, has been hiding his mental illness from Charlotte. Determined to find a cure, George subjects himself to a quack doctor who tortures him physically and mentally. Lady Danbury is trying to secure the futures of the new aristocratic families by any means necessary, including trading information about the royal marriage to George's mother in exchange for favors. Brimsley's lover, Reynolds, is the king's primary manservant, and the two try to protect their royal charges from the machinations and back-stabbing of the royal court. The book's pacing is choppy, presumably following the script of the TV show, quickly cutting between scenes without much tying them together. Melodramatic and soapy, the story suggests that racism can be cured during a ball and mental illness can be cured with love, nice but ultimately empty sentiments that might play better on TV than they do in the pages of a book. Lady Danbury's origin story is the most enjoyable subplot; she befriends the queen and helps the new class of Black aristocrats keep their titles, all while managing the challenges of being a young widow. Might appeal to die-hard fans of the show but offers little to the general reading audience. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.