Bridgerton: On The Way To The Wedding (Bridgertons Book 8): Inspiration for the Netflix Original Series Bridgerton (Bridgerton Family)

Finally! Finally I have finished all 8 off the Bridgerton siblings.After not enjoying the last book (hyacinth) quite as much as I had others, I settled down to give Gregory a chance. Believe me it was hard. I was not invested. I just wanted to be done. However, Gregory's story blew me away. There was scandal, there was hopeless, desperate love, and there were definitive twists. Even I did not expect most of what happened (and I'm very good at guessing the endings). I did deduce the truth of the first twist, merely a chapter before it was announced but the scenes to follow were bewildering. Obviously we all know that these stories have a happy ending but I had no idea how we could possibly get there, and I believe it was artfully arranged.The 2nd epilogue brought tears to my eyes (and quite possibly down my cheeks) and I think just this once I would have been happy without the extra story, but fingers crossed that all's well that ends well. An amazing storyline!! Bravo

I thought that Gregory's book and Hyacinth's book would be the most boring ones but they are great!!

From a character perspective, I really didn’t like Gregory. In the beginning he thinks with his manhood and not his brain or heart, he goes for the prettiest girl and doesn’t even care she doesn’t like him, even worse when the one for him is right in front of him at the same time!The storyline however was lovely, I loved how it was a forbidden romance based on the MFC current situation. The suspense is brilliant, the plot twists and turns and I was raging at certain, naming no spoilers, points, thinking but how is this going to work? In those times it can’t happen! Then, clever Julia Quinn spins it round and gives us the HEA we pray for whilst sitting on the edge of our seats.

Bought as a gift for my wife. She loved the previous 7 books and is already asking for the next one!

It’s official. My friend and co worker has finally lost the plot if she thinks this is the best out of the 8 books she has subjected me to the past month. Why she found this so amazing; I’ll never know. But the world would be a boring place if we all loved the same things wouldn’t it? I can understand why she loved it. The drama, the twists. The element of surprise at each corner. She lives for the suspense and this book gave it to her. But for me; it fell short of being entertaining. I found it as tedious as book number 7, but luckily not as boring as book 1 & 2 which I am still trying to erase from my brain. I predicted the twist before it was revealed just like my friend did. The implication of the words were not very subtle and if you’re an avid reader like me and my friend are, you would know instantly what the author was hinting at, a chapter before it was even revealed. Nevertheless, I am glad I have reached the end and completed the series. All I have left now is to read the happily ever after books with the second epilogues and I am officially done for good. Now that all of them are underway, I can say my favourites of this series was book 3, 4 and 5.

What an amazing story.

I really enjoyed the whole series and was eager to read this book, it surpassed my expectations and in my opinion was the best book in the series! It definitely went up a gear with a level of suspense which made me wonder for the first time -would there be a happy ending? Great read!

Gregory Bridgerton believes in love; with seven besottedly happy siblings, he'd be a fool not to. But he's never been in love himself, and at the ripe old age of twenty-six, he's just ready and waiting for it to happen. Any day now. No rush, you know. It would just be nice...Then he sees her. Just the back of her neck, but it's enough, and it's perfect. It's love.Being the best friend of Hermione Watson is not always the easiest of tasks, because Hermione is beautiful. In the three years of their friendship, Lady Lucy Abernathy has seen a lot of lovesick fools, and can spot one at twenty paces. When Gregory Bridgerton joins the rest, Lucy realises that this is the man her friend should marry, because he's just so much better than the rest.But Hermione has different ideas, and a love in mind all of her own. She saw the back of his neck, and she just knew...And so the final Bridgerton tale is upon us, and it's back to the witty romps that Julia Quinn excels at, and while we're at it, we'll take a side swipe at love at first sight. Poor Gregory, like Francesca he's been one of the quiet Bridgertons, but appearences from Anthony, Kate, Violet, Hyacinth and Colin manage to keep it in the family. That doesn't mean that Gregory doesn't suffer. In fact I think it's safe to say that (with the possible exception of Daphne in 'The Duke and I') no Bridgerton has ever had to work harder to gain their HEA.When he finally figures out what it is he's working for, that is.Lucy herself is a sweet-natured mixture of practicality and loyalty. She likes things to be nice and neat for everyone, and does all she can to keep it that way. If she some times forgets to look after herself at the same time, well, that doesn't matter, as long as everyone else is happy. Her near-identical conversations with Hermione and Gregory about love are a fabulous example of rational confusion amongst idealistic dreamers.For me this book improves on every reread. The first time I found Hermione highly irritating, but now I regard her as merely silly. It's always a joy to read Anthony and Kate, no matter how little the former improves with age, and Hyacinth is as nosily charming as ever.But this book is more about Lucy learning to put herself first, and Gregory realising that some things in life are truly worth fighting for, than it is about the Bridgerton clan. Which is as it should be, considering how little a part to play he's had in the other books. This might well be why it's not rated as highly as the other seven by most people.However, with twists, turns and breathless dashes across London, this tale brings the Bridgertons to a worthy (and chucklesome) close. Give it a try, then read it again. It is worth it. And if you haven't read the other seven, go and grab 'The Duke and I'. If you have, but they're the only JQ you've read, go read her other seven.This is an author who is not to be missed.

Always enjoyable reading Julia Quinn. Especially the Bridgerton Clan. Relatable, lovable characters. Unique unto themselves, finding and romancing the perfect mates.

Well written

unexpected

Julia Quinn never fails to deliver - the book is fun and romance, a light reading for your evenings to decompress.

He has a lot to over come to get a happy ending