The Splendid Trilogy
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A DIKlassic review!
(originally published on January 25, 1997)
Splendid is a splendidly, witty, wicked, and sexy read. I liken Splendid to Seinfeld. Just as Jerry, Kramer, Elaine, and George can spend a half hour entertaining us while doing essentially nothing, Julia Quinn''s debut novel is a deli ...
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Julia Quinn writes wonderfully witty, sexy books that work best when there isn't a plot, or a traditional "villain." That's why Splendid is one of my all-time keepers. That's why I liked Dancing at Midnight less than Splendid, and why I like Minx better than Dancing at Midnight.
Minx is the d ...
Julia Quinn, who debuted as a romance author with the quite splendid Splendid, has written its not-quite-as-splendid follow-up, Dancing At Midnight. Set in the Regency period, the book opens with Lady Arabella Blydon, our beautiful bluestocking heroine, visiting the country estate of her cousin Emma ...