All 8 Bridgerton Books Ranked from Best to Worst

[@MC-lily]

Romancing Mister Bridgerton is my absolute favorite, it has my most loved troupe of friends to lovers, unrequited love, beta hero, plus sized heroine, secret identity, lost protagonist, strong heroine and some good sex. 😻🤭

[@hbrad1977]

As soon as you ranked Anthony's book as number 7, I knew Eliose's book would be your number one. It's your age and generational mindset.

[@namatamataba784]

😂😂😂

[@ShinyNewToyy]

Agreed lol

[@Djinnk042]

I'm curious to know more about the generational mindset. From what I've seen most young/new readers don't like Eloise's book. What makes Antony's book and Eloise's book opposites? (I love both, that's why I genuinely curious) :)

[@hbrad1977]

@@Djinnk042 The newer generation would probably see Anthony's attitude and actions as 'toxic masculinity'. Where as, Eloise would be seen as a more independent woman or as a role model of sorts. Anthony's book is more in line with the old 80's bodice-rippers that the older generation loves but would not go over well today.

[@kirakoli8813]

Oh, I absolutely didn't like Eloise's book at all. I didn't finish it. But I quite enjoyed Anthony's book.

[@bukolaalale8260]

The viscount who loved me An offer from a gentleman Romancing Mr Bridgerton On the way to the wedding When he was wicked Its in his kiss Duke and I Sir Philip with love From favorite to least . I don't agree with most but it is an interesting ranking

[@heididischler]

I’m finding the one constant for most rankings is having An Offer from a Gentleman towards the top in terms of being close to everyone’s favorite!! We were pretty different in our rankings for sure!

[@kaishoney9783]

heyyy we have the same ranking! it just reverse your 1&2 and 3&4 and all is the same 😂

[@lineupgirl]

i was shocked when i found out at the end of season 2 Eloise finds out that Penelope is Mrs. Whistledown 😳 that was too soon for me. i wonder how they will do season 3 and 4 … 🤔🤔

[@heididischler]

Yesss!! To me, finding out Penelope was Lady Whistledown in the first season and then Eloise finding out in season two was way too soon!! It ruined all the fun of Lady Whistledown for me :(

[@ColleenDelaney]

This is probably the most different ranking I've ever watched. I love seeing why certain people love different books (My fav is the Viscount Who Loved Me and the only books I actually dislike are Hyacinth's and Eloise's lol)

[@heididischler]

Oh my gosh and those are some of my favorites 😂 I'm not gonna lie, though, season 2 of Bridgerton definitely made me like Anthony a bit more!

[@handleit_289]

Heyyy could you please tell me why you disliked them ???

[@ColleenDelaney]

@@handleit_289 Sure! Eloise's book felt very "un-Eloise" to me in that it was really sad. I think Eloise suffered a bit from great side character, not great main character IMO (and these are just my opinions, everyone has different tastes and favorites) Hyacinth has always been my least favorite Bridgerton. Didn't like her plot line or her hero.

[@handleit_289]

@@ColleenDelaney sameeee I expected something different from Eloise's story and it just disappointed me I haven't read hyacinth's book yet because I don't like her that much so I'm contemplating

[@raindropsonroses3919]

Same

[@inertia86]

To sir Philip with love was the reason why I had to stop reading the series

[@heididischler]

What did you dislike about it?

[@inertia86]

@@heididischler oh boy... its been a while but i tried going through the series and i tried this book twice but i couldn't get passed how much of a self-centered prat Phillip is. I don't think I could pull up a lot of specifics but i didn't like how he completely threw off Eloise's concerns about his children then flues off the handle about 'not being happy' when she continues to try to communicate with him. The way it felt was he just expected her to look after the things he didn't want to and to shut up about it.

[@heididischler]

I’ve never thought about it like that! I guess I was so focused on Eloise that I didn’t look much into Philip as a character. It makes me want to reread it to see 🙈

[@inertia86]

@@heididischler i hear my boss talk like that like her concerns are not important all the time when i hear him talking to her on the phone and it really pisses me off. I mean its not my relationship so i don't say anything but i guess i am particular on the type of heroes i am being sold

[@kirakoli8813]

I skipped the first third of "To Sir Phillip with Love" and then it was tolerable. But in general, the others were better. That being said, you can skip that one and just go on to the next.

[@maried5178]

I haven’t read them all yet, but your enthusiasm definitely makes me want to curl up on my couch for a week or so and plough through them all ;)

[@hedisweety]

The last one I read was "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton"' and it was such a letdown. I really thought it was going to be my favorite out of all the books.. but I felt exactly the same as you did! I really thought i was alone in not liking the book as much as everyone else!

[@heididischler]

I know!! I think it's so crazy how many people loved Colin and Penelope's story. It blows my mind!

[@MeghanBelhumeur]

When the twins called Eloise “Ms Mother” in ‘To Sir Phillip With Love’ oh my heart!!! 😭

[@heididischler]

Yessss I can’t wait for this season on Netflix 😭😭😭

[@Oishi13Chan]

I personally thought Netflix is doing a pretty good job. For Elouis as well. The best thing they did was to let us know she is lady whistledown. Because keeping it for too long will only get the story annoying and people will loose interest.

[@heididischler]

I think Netflix is doing a good job too! I enjoyed season 2 a lot more than I thought I would, but I just didn't like Anthony and Kate as characters. Eloise literally came to life on the Netflix show and it made me so happy!! But I'm still upset that they revealed Lady Whistledown so early just because it ruined it for me while I was reading the books :)

[@Oishi13Chan]

@@heididischler Oh it makes sense. It's better to reveal it in the series early but also if known from the start about it in book from the start kinda ruins the fun😢

[@auntyharry]

I disagree with some of the other commenters that seem to think your final rankings of the Bridgeton books are somehow a function of your (relatively) young age. I largely agreed with your list and, whilst not looking at retirement any time soon, I am certainly more Gen X than Gen Z…..so a fair bit older than you! I also put “To Sir Phillip, With Love” at the top of my personal rankings. I felt it dealt with a flawed hero, and overall a more nuanced premise than the other books. I won’t restate all the other reasons you said you liked this book the best; suffice to say I agree. Well done on a thoughtful, entertaining video.

[@heididischler]

Thank you!! I like to think my ranking has more to do with personality than age 😅 but we all have our own opinions, that’s for sure!

[@jandmvideos9051]

I’ve only read To Sir Phillip. I don’t know what I expected, but I loved it. I thought it was charming. The way Eloise is portrayed on Netflix has me concerned. She’s nothing like the character in the books.

[@heididischler]

I actually really like the TV show version of Eloise! But I’m really hoping they don’t screw up her season because it was definitely my favorite book.

[@andrea-il2pf]

i agree with what you said about colin and penelope 😭

[@dianajianu4271]

I was totally in agreement with everything you said from #8 to #2 (although I have a slightly different ranking, I understood your reasoning), then you reached #1 and I was like "huh?". Personally I hated Phillip (for both his treatment of Marina and the way we are supposed to applaud him for being faithful to her when I would have honestly respected him much more if he would have just taken a mistress and left Marina the heck alone) and how neglectful and even abusive he was to his kids. Not to mention I got the impression Eloise was mostly settling for him; I just couldn't find the romance in the book. I guess to each their own, but it's funny we have almost the same tastes, except when it comes to this book.

[@mimic4820]

yep , we agree on the number one book

[@accentcolour]

I disagree but if we look at the Netflix series progression Eloise's story will be more compelling.

[@heididischler]

Based on how great the actress is for Eloise, I’m definitely looking forward to that season!

[@maayaaize]

Lady you are so way off on your rankings, especially of Volume 2 The Vicount Who Loved Me

[@heididischler]

I mean we all have our own opinions 🤷🏻‍♀️ I just personally did not like Anthony’s story at all but that’s just me! How would you rank them?

[@ronaldcox3137]

Simon when out and got drunk all night my himself Simon told daphne to stay in the bed with him twice daphne try to get out of the bed and then she saw Simon was erect and she thought this was her only chance to save her marriage and have a chance to have a child and she didn't know that she was doing something wrong and

[@heididischler]

She found out that he was stopping her from getting pregnant and then manipulated him when he was vulnerable and drunk. Still wrong in my opinion and made me seriously dislike her as a character. But that’s just my opinion!!

[@josemiguelwhitehernandez6767]

If we talk about morals, what he was doing to her was wrong. He should have been absolutely clear about his fertility health and choice to birth control. That aside, a marriage is in part for procreation. A healthy couple will produce healthy children. So while her means were cunning, she was in her right to claim seed from him.

[@lolsaXx]

I'm only on "when he was wicked" and it's my fav so far.

[@heididischler]

I really loved that one! Francesca's story was so different from everyone else's and it was super refreshing.

[@lexusbremner3999]

When he was wicked is my absolute favorite ( I'm convinced it's the best in the series)I'm so excited to reread

[@heididischler]

That definitely was such a good one 😍