Recently Read: JUST LIKE HEAVEN by Julia Quinn
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Just Like Heaven by Julia QuinnMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book was just what I needed when I read it - a fun, airy story without any uberangst. Julia Quinn's Bridgerton books are some of my all-time favorites, and "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton" will forever hold a place on my top-ten list. Compared to that, "Just Like Heaven" is...well, just like, but not quite as, heavenly (sorry, couldn't resist).
That said, it was wonderful in a light sort of way. There's virtually no conflict, and the conflict is so lacking that I found myself wondering if JQ would ever get through an agent/editor submission these days, since they're beating the conflict drum with all the intensity of the cave trolls and orcs going to war in "The Two Towers". But the lack of conflict is made up for with the lovable characters, the wonderful internal/external dialogue, and the simple joy of revisiting the Smith-Smythe musicales that played such a central role in the Bridgerton series. Fans of JQ will love it; people who like their heroes and heroines angry/wounded/betrayed/bitter/desperate, not so much.
