Romancing Mister Bridgerton
by Julia Quinn
★ Most-read book of 2002 · #1 on Best Books of 2002
Penelope Featherington has loved Colin Bridgerton from afar for years, until she discovers his deepest secret. Colin, weary of being seen as a mere charmer, returns to London to find Penelope changed, and her own secrets complicate things.
Best for: Romance readers who like friends-to-lovers stories with gossip and secrets in Regency London
Romancing Mister Bridgerton is #1 on BookWard's Best Books of 2002, out of 32 2002 books that cleared our data bar.
What Romancing Mister Bridgerton is about
Penelope Featherington has loved Colin Bridgerton since 1812, when she was almost sixteen and accidentally knocked him off his horse into a puddle. In 1817 she overheard him tell his brothers he was certainly not going to marry her. By 1824 she is twenty-eight, considered a spinster, and her unpleasant mother Portia hints that the two of them will grow old together.
Colin, the third eldest Bridgerton child, has spent years traveling because he feels restless and unsure of his purpose. Penelope is the one who urges him to publish his travel journals. Meanwhile, all of Regency London is buzzing over Lady Whistledown's gossip paper, and Lady Danbury has offered £1000 to whoever can unmask its writer. This fourth Bridgerton novel is a story of long-held feelings, secrets and the pressure to marry.
Romancing Mister Bridgerton on the Best Books of 2002
Romancing Mister Bridgerton came out in 2002. Of the 32 books first published in 2002 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #1 on our Best Books of 2002 list.
Why it made the list: 1,520 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (45 ratings); 83 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Most-read of 2002 and reader favorite and being read right now.
Nearby on the 2002 list
- Coraline Neil Gaiman, #2
- Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, #3
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 1,350 want to read it, 83 are reading it now and 87 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 45 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 97 | 55% |
| Reader love | 94 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 97 | 20% |
Questions about Romancing Mister Bridgerton
When was Romancing Mister Bridgerton published?
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn was first published in 2002.
Was Romancing Mister Bridgerton one of the best books of 2002?
Romancing Mister Bridgerton is #1 on BookWard's Best Books of 2002, out of 32 2002 books that cleared our data bar. 1,520 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (45 ratings); 83 are reading it right now.
Why is Romancing Mister Bridgerton on the Best Books of 2002 list?
1,520 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (45 ratings); 83 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2002
- Coraline Neil Gaiman, #2
- Room on the Broom Julia Donaldson, #3
- Why Does He Do That? Lundy Bancroft, #4
- Everything's Eventual. 14 Dark Tales Stephen King, #5
- Stories of Your Life and Others Ted Chiang, #6
- 2Nd Chance James Patterson, #7
See the full Best Books of 2002, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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