i read bridgerton so you don't have to 💐 colin is literally the worst!!

[@meljstephan]

My interest in reading Bridgerton: 0% My interest in watching Sara roast Bridgerton: 100%

[@sarawithoutanH]

omg watching day of!? love that for us 💗 thanks bestie ✨

[@meljstephan]

@@sarawithoutanH It's actually unprecedented

[@billiep1603]

It’s wild how Penelope is described as ugly when her actress is one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen

[@annjohnson6193]

She’s lovely.

[@stella-zi9rk]

literally i'm so glad they didn't keep the weight loss storyline because if we lost thee nicola coughlan to another thin girl i would've cried 😭😭

[@xoluciaxo_3721]

I’m loving this cuz everyone on insta is saying they did Colin dirty in the series and he’s way better and sweeter in the book and i’m like ??? “r u sure ‘bout that?”

[@annjohnson6193]

I thought show Colin was nicer. Book Colin seemed like a snotty pampered trust fund kid.

[@cuttiegrl159]

Glad I'm not crazy! I thought I read a differnt book because everyone's saying how much better book Colin was and I'm like... 🤔 what? I wasnt even gonna watch season 3 because i dislicked him in the book so much. Glad i did because the season was much better than the book! Lol

[@K1893]

@@xoluciaxo_3721 I think when people say that they don’t realize they are measuring him with his best parts on the books of others and in comparison to the other male leads who are all admittedly terrible. If people had thought about it and measured him against what could be considered a good male lead, they’d realize he was severely lacking. Less than others, or more like in different ways, but still terrible.

[@lintries465]

Nah don’t worry Daphne was forgotten in the show too 😭

[@frank6551]

so i’m not the only one noticing!! where is she???

[@TheAppocalyptor]

​@@frank6551daphne and Simon's actors didnt wanna return.

[@frank6551]

@@TheAppocalyptor i did know about simon’s actor but didn’t about daphne :(

[@nuggetdoja871]

And thank goodness, they're the worst.

[@xoluciaxo_3721]

@@frank6551I read from someone else that Daphne’s actress actually really wanted to return but they only wanted either both of them or none. Since Simon’s actor doesn’t want to return Daphne is lucked out

[@safakng3606]

The reason why i dropped penelope and colin's book was the way he described her which is horrifying. what do you mean he never noticed her because of her weight and when she looses it he thinks that she is attractive but still didn't find her beautiful. i read romance to see dreamy swoon worthy men pining for their girl not for this.

[@flowerkween5666]

exactly! he sounds horrified to be attracted to her. I hated it so much!

[@RoseNZieg]

attraction and beauty are two things. in real life, it's unrealistic to expect your significant other to have both qualities. in books, it's even less realistic to expect that.

[@darija9873]

​@@flowerkween5666 he was horrified because he only ever saw her as a friend, perhaps even a little sister so noticing her in an attractive, non-platonic way is what actually terrified him, not the fact that she was ugly and that he was attracted to her. He even admits that he doesn't understand why it took him so long to see her as a beautiful woman and why no one else (another man) didn't see it either. She also didn't lose that much weight, only a few kg and it was years before their actual story began. The only noticable change to her appearance was the dresses because now she dressed how she wanted, not what he mother wanted her to be dressed.

[@Heather_Duke]

The difference between the Bridgerton men on the show and the way they are in the books is so astounding to me. I've only seen screencaps of scenes from the books and I'm fairly certain Show!Benedict, Colin, and Anthony would absolutely despise their book counterparts.

[@crystaldollhouse]

You’re so right

[@somethingawesome1311]

ive read all the books twice lol (its my guilty pleasure) I find myself hating the male leads a lot more often that I thought I would. but if you thought this was bad just wait for eloise's love interest. also petition to have that book reviewed? would love to see Sara roast it

[@Lisey91]

@@somethingawesome1311Sir Philip was always one of my favourite 🥲

[@Shmaples]

"pleasantly rounded instead of a hideous pudge"... gurl i almost spit my water out lol.

[@annaf2110]

There is an alternate universe where we saw Nicola coughlan be a wee little lesbian in Derry girls and bridgerton, Julia Quinn messed up fr

[@fabidbastos]

First, I'd like to say I read the first bridgerton book and that was it for me. I hate the way Julia Quinn tone down on the violence men commit in her books, like it's such a normal thing, could not continue reading, so I'm not surprised it's present in the third book as well. But second and most important: girl, English is not my first language, and you talk SO FAST that when I noticed that I was able to understand everything and it wasn't fast forward I was just very proud of myself, so thank you for that. Also, 10/10 on articulation!!! Love your videos 😂

[@sarawithoutanH]

next challenge: watch my next video on 2x speed 😂

[@keptbygrace6221]

English is my first language and I usually watch these types of videos on 1.5 just to save myself time. I absolutely couldn't with this one 😄. Enjoyed it nonetheless

[@olakeska7908]

​@@M.H.I.A.F.T. but it's fucking romance. It's romanse fantasy that reader is supposed to live through reading And it's absolutely not about accuracy

[@LysP-p9s]

@@M.H.I.A.F.T. Jane Austen's books are far less problematic and they were written in the same time period Julia Quinn's are by an actual regency era author

[@HereIAm247]

@@M.H.I.A.F.T. I was thinking the same thing. I don't think it is Julia saying that these things are okay - more describing the way they happened, and how women and men would have thought about it (as something that wasn't a big deal)

[@abbeyBominable123]

Almost everything about the show is so much better than the books. The toxicity of the men in the books... im glad the show is working HARD to change them.

[@Caro6367]

i love how you forgot daphne because that seems to be exactly what happened during season 3 of bridgerton

[@blankafekete2039]

And I feel like that is for good. Phoebe won't come back just like Regée Jean Page did not.

[@hellund2874]

All the Bridgerton books have standard tropes (Fake Dating with Daphne, Enemies-to-Lovers with Anthony) and Colin and Pen have Friends-to-Lovers which might have worked, had they made Colin at least an ounce as obsessed with Penelope as Anthony was with Kate. Colin's love for Penelope in the series came very late, very surprising and felt luke warm. It still feels like she had to fight for him to notice her and while she is passionate about him, he seems to want to settle down with his bestie after screwing his way through half of Europe (Colin has STD's I swear). Coming right after Anthony's season, Colin looks even less passionately in love compared to his obsessed brother. And it's kind of sad, because Pen's story really looks like the 'plain' and unpopular ugly duckling will never have a man madly in love with her - which is the exact opposite Anthony's book as well, where Kate is actually described as "plain" and not at all beautiful, yet Anthony becomes totally obsessed with her and makes her feel like the most beautiful goddess in existence.

[@JellyOnAPancakeAyyyy]

Thissss

[@takichan87]

Are you talking about the show? Because Anthony was still begging Edwina to marry him in episode 7 lmao

[@hellund2874]

@@takichan87 I'm talking mostly about the book, but even in the show, they made it pretty clear that Anthony only wanted Kate from minute 1 when he saw her on the horse. That's why the whole Edwina drama was so dumb and unnecessary. No one believed it anyway...with Pen and Colin it sadky felt like Anthony was with Edwina tbh, no passion, just Ah-she-will-do

[@avi.chan23]

@@hellund2874 I think, the Edwina-drama made a lot of sense. Anthony (at least in the show, didn´t read that part of the novel series until now) wanted to get married to the diamond of the season out of pragmatism, not love, lust or anything else and I found it incredibly realistic (and hella funny) how he struggled, forcing himself to love Edwina and failing miserably :D

[@hellund2874]

@@avi.chan23 The Edwina drama was also in the book, but it stopped way earlier in the book, but true it's Anthony's whole struggle that creates the best tension. I think I just missed that in S3 because there was never any struggle for Colin - even when he found out about Pen's secret, they just went ahead and got married. I kind of wished Pen would have pulled out and made him "fight" for her or something.

[@enter_a_name-ct2ik]

I've read three of these, and it's been painful every time. 😭 Anthony's book had me SO UNCOMFORTABLE, I only picked up "Romancing Mr. Bridgerton" (skipping Benedict's book entirely) because I thought Penelope was cute. But it turns out they're just all painful to read.

[@sarawithoutanH]

i may read more for content but i need some time before i do 😪

[@radguurl]

SPOILER FOR BENEDICT'S STORY Benedict is sleezebag too. His love interest is an impoverished bastard child of an Earl or Duke and he basically tries to blackmail her into becoming his mistress despite knowing her desperate situation and that he holds all the social and financial power in the relationship. As Benedict's love interest is a Cinderella story trope. I'm assuming the show won't go in that direction and not make show Benedict like that.

[@trichey1712]

dont even tuch benedicts book. its AWFUL. he is so foul to his woman. he flat out black mailes her into staying with him. i don't even know why she started to like him enough to marry him other than his family is amazing to her. eloies book is boring and her husband is luke warm and problematic till almost the end.

[@totakluska]

Eloise and Penelope would've been end goal, we've literally been robbed 🤨

[@sarawithoutanH]

they would've been an iconic couple 😭

[@carolkoski4875]

Penelope was too busy flirting with the worst Bridgerton sibling to realize where happy ending truly was ashfjshf

[@frank6551]

say it louder!! when i started watching i was sure they were endgame :(((

[@nuggetdoja871]

​@@carolkoski4875Wdym? I never saw Pen flirting with Daphne 🤔

[@Legoshi972]

Why two men or two women can't just be FRIENDS ?! it's sickening to see everyone wanting to turn a perfectly fine friendship into a romantic relationship...

[@strawberryfox8819]

I'm so concerned for the people wanting the show to be book accurate. Like... the show already has very problematic moments (ex.: the SA of the Duke by Daphne) and the books are even worse. It's like complaining that Game of Thrones doesn't have enough SA scenes.

[@strawberryfox8819]

@@M.H.I.A.F.T. Of course, but only if it actually fits. Game of Thrones fans tend to have the tendency to find pleasure in the SA scenes of the female characters and Bridgerton fails at accurately pointing out that the SA of Simon was wrong. With GoT, the scenes are at least understandable, but Bridgerton is a fantasy Romance series. No one watches a romance series to find the main characters committing s*xual crimes and violence against their supposed lovers. That's also just horrific marketing. Or would you root for the character to end up with the one that literally took advantage of them?

[@strawberryfox8819]

@@M.H.I.A.F.T. For one, that's a different point and has nothing to do with the other and second, I didn't say all. Of course it's not all. I can try to provide evidence but the best one could find is news articles which simply use comments as a source because well, it's a show. Not a scientific or social issue you can find peer-reviewed papers on. Part of it is also just personal experience on my end with other people who watched the show, complaining that there's "not enough r*pe scenes with Sansa" for example. Again, not verifiable because it's personal experience. Hence why I used the word "tend to" instead of "do", so as to not lump everyone into the same pot. And two, people go to fiction to escape reality. Hence why there is a difference between the realism, semi-realism and fantasy/fiction genre. Bridgerton is a fantasy show that is inspired by history. I don't find a good reason as to why they should portray a r*pist as good or SA as okay but then leave out the entirety of colonization and racism people of colour faced in England back then. Not to mention that literally all of it is about love, with everyone finding a supposed love match, which is also not realistic back then. So why is it a pick and choose of what should be realistic? Point is, everything belongs to its genre. Making SA out to be excusable is not part of the romance or fantasy genre in fiction.

[@strawberryfox8819]

@@M.H.I.A.F.T. Definitely. But on that note, that's actually the terrific cycle of it. Because the media has only recently shown acts of abuse or SA as wrong, while some books and movies still show it as "I just need to fix him" or "It's okay, because... ", girls that then consume it are socialized to internalize that behaviour. Especially ones that have already experienced it in real life with no support or explanation from their families, who were meant to protect them. So then they grow up thinking that's the behavior they should expect and accept from a partner and the cycle continues. That's why it's so dangerous to not label and call these things out as bad in fiction. Not to say they can't or shouldn't be written about, even in the dark romance scene where it's overlooked because some women just have that kink, but that's why it's important that those media have disclaimers and trigger warnings to show that these things should only belong in fiction and aren't to be accepted IrL. And why they need to be properly advertised, plenty of books containing SA within the romance are nowadays marketed to young adults (best example for that is Colleen Hoover, who does not have a single good love interest. All of them are abusive at best, literally r*pists at worst). I'm all for dark fiction or realistic fiction. But these cut categories exist for a reason because someone who reads for escapism doesn't pick up a fantasy romance book to read about brutalities, s*xual violence or an unhappy ending. Also cause.... I'd like to get the thing I pay for.

[@ss-ds2dn]

​@@M.H.I.A.F.T. the way men drool over Khal Drogo and the Dothraki came to mind...

[@user-xi6xi6di7n]

​@@M.H.I.A.F.T. First example that comes to my mind was, that I saw men commenting on how "hot" that one graphic r*pe scene of Dany by the hands of Khal Drogo was. I do see a concerning amount of people gush over that relationship in general tho. Guess "Moon of my life" and "My Sun and Stars" was enough to...literally ignore everything else.

[@jujuklein]

Bridgerton aside, how do you look even more gorgeous than normal in this video??? A literal fairy princess 😭😭😭

[@sarawithoutanH]

aw thank you 💗

[@roselover411]

It's her froggy friend of course! He's a magic bubble wand! (Totally joking, you do look fabulous!)

[@IsoldeHallArt]

I kept waiting fot the grovel. And it just never happened. Just absolutely no growth from him at all.

[@sarawithoutanH]

right!? i need this man on his KNEES!!!

[@eri_bot]

“please notice me senpai” 😂😂

[@sarawithoutanH]

i'm glad someone caught that joke 🤭💗

[@idontreallyknow898]

colin in the show is MILESSSS better than book colin. i find it so crazy that people prefer him in the books.

[@sarawithoutanH]

those people are wrong and unwell!!! i am looking forward to watching the show

[@Shmaples]

Hes not even great in the show.. how sad.

[@IonIsFalling7217]

Show Colin is white bread with no sauce or fillings and can’t breathe through his nose. I don’t think I want to read his book 😂😅

[@naveerarizwan5329]

@@Shmaples yeah literally

[@Pirates.27]

He is insufferable in every iteration 😅 Honestly I can't stand him, he comes of as this whiny man-child who is super privileged, but doesn't even recognize it... Penelope deserved better.

[@carolkoski4875]

A lesbian roast-review of Bridgerton is kinda all I needed I feel like other people just don't get it

[@Rumkeez]

why are all the bridgerton men so into manhandling women? I'm reading when he was wicked and 100 pages in this Michael dude is like shaking Francesca and scaring her. and then the characters just forget about that incident like it was nothing. what is Julia Quinn's deal with making her MMCs abusive for no reason? it's like a weird author kink or sth.

[@D0MiN0ChAn]

"These were different times! That's just the way people behaved back then, it's for realism!" - Julia Quinn, probably.

[@Rumkeez]

@@M.H.I.A.F.T. lol lmao ijbol these books are not historically accurate, and men did not slap women around on the reg in the 1800s.

[@AshleySamM]

​@@RumkeezRight? Even if they did, why would you write that in your fictional book, especially if you aren't going to make the characters see how problematic it is and change their behaviour.

[@Rumkeez]

@@M.H.I.A.F.T. I was going to leave this troll alone but I'll give an honest answer. The proof is in the hundreds of novels written in this regency and victorian period. The thousands of personal journals, newspaper articles, scholarly papers, etc. This isn't prehistory. This part of history is actually pretty well documented. And finally, people living hundreds or maybe thousands of years ago were still people. And random violence was not normal for them either. I suggest you go read a book that's not a trashy Julia Quinn novel. Read some Austen, or Bronte, or Gaskell to start.

[@radguurl]

Thank you for pointing this out, cause it seems pathological on Quinn's part and is super gross. Glad the show doesn't do that.

[@jovindsouza3407]

"Colin is literally the worst" *Looks over at Philip Crane* Oh, she hasn't seen anything yet. It gets so much worse. These books are UNHINGED with how bad they get sometimes. Even the best ones have weird shit in them.

[@sarawithoutanH]

honestly I'm too afraid to read Eloise's book 😭 I know they'll have to change it for the show, there's no way they'll do all that to her

[@i.b.640]

I have stopped at book 3. If colin and Philipp are worse than "threatening death/deportation if she doesn't come with me and knowing no boundaries and it's not rape if she enjoys it and I don't care about what consequences it has for her and our children if I want to hide the cucumber"-Benedict ... i am glad I did.

[@jennaberry2]

I straight up quit that book. I like the concept because I love marriage tropes but... Ugh ugh ugh

[@K1893]

@@i.b.640personally I think Benedict is worse than Colin (by a very small margin) but less bad than Philip. I also think that’s why they movers the season, Colin was easier to try to “fix” than all the shit Benedict pulled. Specially as he became popular on the show with a personality that is the stark opposite of him in the books and they need more time to “fix” him.

[@i.b.640]

@@K1893 I start to wonder what makes those books so popular 😅 They seem riddled with terrible guys. I can see the appeal for Shonda Rhimes though. DRAMA!!! I opted out of Grey's Anatomy too...

[@ce_982]

babe wake up sarawithoutanH posted

[@idonthaveaname3046]

WIDE AND AWAKE

[@seekerxr]

going from watching the show to reading the books is FULL whiplash like literally every man in the books is an AWFUL person

[@martham496]

The she falls first trope is just so not it especially when Colin just sucks

[@katierasburn9571]

honestly though like at least make him a genuinely kind and generous person loool

[@kitkatkc9]

Calling the epilogue “babylogue /babylog” ☠️ so accurate ☠️😂 Telling the comments to save their breath 😂 yesss, especially when it’s the very first time! 🫧

[@ArtsyHumanbean]

When I write a romance I’m writing it for us childless by choice women. Also everyone should read T. Kingfisher’s fantasy romance novels, which are me-girl approved

[@zionhalder1017]

which ones would you recommend? I really like her horror but idk where to start with her romances

[@ArtsyHumanbean]

@@zionhalder1017 Swordheart made me fall in love with her world, but I think my favorite is Paladin’s Grace, the first of her Paladin series :)

[@SarahAtHeart]

I didn’t think I could like Colin less but here we are

[@SarahAtHeart]

Also glad you got another chance to wear that dress, so pretty! 💕

[@Stareads]

Omg I’d dieeee for this type of video of all books 🥰 you ateee I don’t wanna read the books but wanna know what it’s about and you executed it really well 🤍🤍

[@sydneystewiee]

"I need this man to just....don't" LMAO REAL

[@ReadbyLiv]

I love when you get the cork board out 😂

[@looli1327]

I had an intense historical romance phase and I’m SO happy people are finding out how bad they are. And how good they can be hopefully too!

[@crystaldollhouse]

Do you have any recommendations for good ones? 😊

[@naveerarizwan5329]

@@crystaldollhouse i feel like most well done historical romances have be written from a more modern context, so like 2015-2024

[@SuperGreenLadybird]

Any recommendations? Thank you!

[@Bookwright]

I'll also que up for booktipps😅

[@heidireyes2271]

I like Courtney Milan’s books. They do have a modern sensibility, but it never feels awkward or forced. It’s clear the central couples in her stories are atypical and don’t fit in entirely in society, which makes the modernity work better.

[@carolkoski4875]

Whole video has me gagged with just how awful and abusive Colin manages to be, and I thought him on the show was as bad as it could get, but ig we should never underestimate horny & insecure straight women

[@aamirrasool2475]

Once Sara, her bubble wand and a character board comes out, NOBODY IS SAFE and the gorrlies are SHAKING 😂. These are theee bessssttt🥲✨

[@beknoire9699]

honstly i'd love to see a recap of all the bridgerton books, they were my intro to regency/historical romance!! i'd really recommend checking out the league of extraordinary women. the first one feels more in line with traditional historical romances and is probably the weakest imo, but all the main girls are suffragists. i absolutely adore the later books because they have such nuanced takes on feminism of the time and male leads that are to die for. plus i'm fairly sure the 2 girls in the last books are neurodivergent (ADHD/ADD and autistic?) coded which was SO REFRESHING to see. it's a criminally underrated series

[@sarawithoutanH]

i read the first one recently and didn't love it but everyone has said books 2 and 3 are really good! i'll have to keep going

[@jampsonn1826]

Never seen or read Bridgerton, have no desire to. But please make more of these!! 😊

[@meaganadwyer]

You should totally read more of the books! You're so good at summaries!

[@katecordes3101]

Personally, I would love more of these videos! I don’t want to actually read the books but I’m invested now lol

[@ishar7808]

Girl, ur commentary always cracks me up! Thanks for lifting up my mood today :)

[@ffiontill5924]

Looking like a magical fairy with the bubbles as a wand and I’m obsessed. I never liked Colin, he just gives me the ick. Pen deserves better 💖

[@my_girl_seraphine5294]

Completely agree

[@cuttiegrl159]

Never in my life have I subscribed to a channel after only seeing 1 video. Girl I subbed halfway through this! ❤

[@Dys_lexy_a]

I've read the first 5 bridgerton books and they are all problematic - colin is just a little shit and I stand on that. BUT I hate benedicts book its just the worst and I do not understand why everyone loves it.

[@AlexandraUtschig]

I'm partway through Benedict's book and, yeah, I don't really like him right now. Be my mistress or go to jail?? WTF? I know he doesn't follow through on that, but ewwww.

[@sarawithoutanH]

what in the hell... omg i thought everyone said his book was good!

[@Dys_lexy_a]

@@AlexandraUtschig Literally the plot of the book is Sophie is going from traumatic situation to traumatic situation and Benedict is like "heeeey we could fix this if you just become my mistress!" you know the one hard limit she sets at the beginning of the book.

[@Dys_lexy_a]

Yeah... 10/10 think you need to read it just to experience the insanity

[@Jenny-nt9ss]

I loved the book when I read it because I've read so many books where when the woman says no, the man says oh come on and kisses her, the woman's knees go weak etc and the no becomes a yes. I wasn't as bothered as I should have been by Benedict because I was so delighted to see Sophie sticking to her no,.

[@cemberinks]

Girly, wait until you read about our most hated Sir Phillip Crane 😂

[@paperbacksgalore]

This was such a great video idea because I just finished the season and wanted to know what happened in the book but I don’t actually want to READ the book

[@radguurl]

THANK YOU for doing this. As I am seriously sick and tired of the show fandom acting like ANY of the book versions of the Bridgerton men are superior to the show. Most of them are spoiled, abusive A-holes who barely tolerate the women they're with until much, much later. Also, they tend to be a abusive towards them, very much emotionally and sometimes physically (looking at you, book Anthony and the way he physically shoves around book Kate. Show Kate would've rightfully beat his ass for that). Don't even get me started on how Julia Quinn seems to have a pathological need to have women be physically weaker. Quinn should thank the old gods and new that Shonda and the team updated the books and made men decent people. Cause these book stans are either lying to themselves or need their heads checked on touting the superiority of the books.

[@deadroses278]

Finallyyyyy a place where I am free to hate on Colin. I. Hate. Him.

[@crystaldollhouse]

I’ve read up to Francesca’s book and they’re ok, they’re kind of fun but then a man does something horrible and is forgiven when he should def not be 🙃

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Not the murder style board 😂

[@rica3947]

this is the first video of yours that i watched and i enjoyed it so much! please do more of the Bridgerton books - I have no desire at all to read them but I am very much interested in having their contents explained to me in such a fun way!

[@AndriaBieberDesigns]

after I watched a few clips of the season on Facebook and read some comments I didn’t re-sign up for Netflix to watch it. I feel like I saw enough clips to decide it wasn’t worth it. Thanks for your video.

[@oddghoul]

I prob will never read the books but yes I need you to do this with every single one of the books. The show isn't perfect but I know it's leaaagues of the books based on what I've heard haha

[@erinasarutobi2206]

as someone who just finished watching bridgerton s3 part 2 last night, the show is 100% better than the book (i have a few gripes about the show but its def better than the book)

[@melisaylmaz3220]

Yess more Bridgerton books please!! Love your commentary ❤🫧

[@JanaMorgen]

You absolutely killed it bestie

[@sarawithoutanH]

thank u bestie

[@sailorVenus225]

I actually disagree with the fact that "the woman falls first" never happens. I think it's pretty realistic that a younger girl falls in love with someone a bit older who doesn't even think of her that way because she's still young, she's friends with his little brother etc.

[@sarawithoutanH]

I never said it didn't happen - I don't like it in books

[@LeahBandB]

As someone who has declared loudly and often that RMB is easily my least favorite book in the entire series, this is so validating.

[@PaddleboardingFL]

the problem I had with miss Julia's books are that the Actual romantic moments are way better in the books than the show (Colin asking penelope to read his journal, the Pall Mall & library scenes), but the amount of casual violence she alludes to rip you out of the story completely. I had to put down the Duke & I after what Daphne does to Simon, I hated all the times Anthony would say he could lock Kate in a room & do whatever because he's a Man, and how flip-floppy Colin was about Penelope. The show definitely does a LOT of work to edit the male characters but the show also has some Major flops (like erasing Kate's backstory & panic attacks, attempting to give Cressida a semi-redemption in *Penelope's* season & lack of PenxDanbury friendship , or still including Simon's SA despite taking a plethora of liberties with the story) too.

[@jaimemo5893]

Never read Bridgerton but living for this roast

[@audreymcneal8714]

It seems that Julia Quinn has a HABIT of describing her own female leads as plain, average, or even unattractive. That’s how DAPHNE was described in her book!!! The Bridgerton girls as a WHOLE were described as, essentially, UNREMARKABLE! The brothers were soooo dreamy and everyone wanted them 😒 but the girls? Meh. I find the TV series to be about 1000x better!

[@YukiiReads]

Wait a someone who read previous books told me although she lost weight, it’s happened gradually, and even with the lost weight Colin still saw her as a friend previously. She told me it’s not like Pen suddenly lost weight, Colin saw her and started to fall in love. Can someone who read all previous books confirm this? I’m kinda confused now

[@sarawithoutanH]

It's mentioned that she lost 2 stone between seasons. He's been away for a while so he hasn't really seen her. They're not very close in the books before this time he's come back from Greece. It's said that he thought of her as a sister and would interact with her when she was with Eloise. But it's not like in the show where they wrote letters to each other and were besties. He doesn't even really know her true personality until this book.

[@percydoeseverything]

Got and ad for Bridgerton before this video and it cracked me up!

[@AngelaSternig]

A friend of mine told me I HAD TO read the books, even though I wasn't much of a fan of the series to begin with, because they were SO MUCH better. So I, optimistically, got all of them on audible and suffered through them. I really really want you to review the 5th book because Sir Phillip is the hate of my life, I have never despised a fictional character more than him and I really want to watch you roast this book/him.

[@frank6551]

love these bridgerton recaps, the series is my guilty pleasure and i was lowkey tempted to read the books to practice my english (it’s not my first language) and instead of doing a rewatch but this is way better considering how insufferable and problematic the male leads are (read some comments about benedict that made me go 💀), thx fo sacrificing for all of us

[@jaimecerne7568]

Thank you for saving me from reading this. You're doing the lord's work here

[@sabreenasyaharudin]

HAHAHHA i have not sputtered that much while watching a video!! such a good oneeee

[@MoJordanReads]

Supreme bubble blowing. Well done, Sara

[@misamisaa4547]

I dropped the series after 1st season (if you watched it you know why) but I dragged myself through last 4 eps for Penelope alone so this video is just perfect :3

[@lindsey7442]

I AM DESPERATE FOR YOU TO DO KATE/ANTHONY’S BOOK! I think the show is much better and I fight for my LIFE with that opinion in my book circles because the 2nd book is well-loved by my peers. 💀 Bridgerton is such a fantastic example of a show series that I truly prefer to the book. During the first season, I was a bit skeptical (especially about the Lady Whistledown reveal) - however, I also hate Daphne and Simon. I really almost didn’t even watch the show/engage with the rest of the series because of how much I hate how Daphne assaults Simon, but I love a good period drama, so I stuck with it. I’m a big Kanthony fan, so I decided to watch season 2 to really make my judgement… my jaw was DROPPED! The chemistry between Simone and Jonathan truly blew the book out of the water. And Edwina’s character arc in the show was so meaningful and well-written. It would have been so easy to make Edwina stupid, unlikable, or to forget about her perspective entirely and brush her away to focus on Kate… but the show didn’t do that and I respect them very much for it. The scene where she tells them off at the altar was well-deserved, as much as it hurt to watch! And it was during that season that I started to really appreciate the changes from the books. I’m still a bit annoyed by some side stories, but the friendship between Lady Danbury and Violet is so beautiful (AND Violet’s next chance at love!). And I’ve grown to love the early Lady W reveal. It totally makes sense in the context of the show, and watching Penelope actually BE an enterprising woman and the honest anxiety of watching her try to hide her identity endeared her to me. Plus, I think the early reveal goes very well with the angle they’re spinning in the show about Penelope originally starting Lady W partly because of resentment for not being treated well by society, but now she’s grown and wants to use her newfound voice for a better purpose. I think it added so much emotion to her character. I love the scene in season 2 where we see her crying and breaking her quill for having to publish about Eloise. It really goes to show that while Lady W is her voice, there are consequences to her actions and the persona has tumbled a bit out of her control. Seeing her wrestle with that made her feel so nuanced and human. I don’t like how, in the book, they really brush away all the harm Lady W has done. In the show, they can’t do that because of the big Eloise/Theo thing… so making Penelope more apologetic in the show is a good move on their part. Especially because a lot of fans were NOT team Penelope after that. Now that season 3 part 2 has come out, I’ve seen SO much support for Penelope. I love that, because I do love her character in the book and show. AND, since I HATE Colin in the book and the show, I love seeing the hate for his character 💀 (but not the actor, because he truly is doing his best). I love how they presented the internal conflict Penelope goes through when she realizes this thing she’s wanted for almost all of her life (being a Bridgerton) is jeopardized by her newfound passion… GOD, what a well-written internal conflict. The decision between, “This is the only thing I’ve wanted for so long,” and, “I’ve created something so valuable to me,” was so real. How can she sacrifice one for the other? And such a good representation of a woman’s struggle in this time period and even to THIS VERY DAY! That choice between following your dream and being completely autonomous vs. having the family you’ve always wanted… UGH, chills. There are only two changes in season 3 that I don’t like: taking out Penelope’s relationship with Lady Danbury, and making her a little TOO apologetic for being Lady W. I love the carriage scene in the book not because of the intimacy, but because of the way Penelope expresses herself to Colin and how passionately she defends her work as Lady W. I just loved her basically saying, “You may not understand or respect what I’ve done, but I’M proud of it, and fuck you for trying to make me feel differently!” Eat him up, girl! 😭 And with Lady Danbury, I just liked that relationship and wanted to see Penelope become a favorite with a respected Bridgerton elder. I appreciate how they leave that door open for the future, BUT… and don’t hate me for this… I’d actually love to see Penelope form that close relationship with the Queen instead. The Queen is such a better character in the show. Seeing her find companionship with Penelope, who she’s treated as a rival in the form of Lady W all these years, and becoming a mentor-like figure to her after realizing how much Penelope reminds her of her younger self… I WANT THAT SO BADLY! Other side notes: as someone who read the books before watching the series, YEP - the Lady W reveal in the book had me GAGGED AND BAGGED 😭 gaping at my book like a fish. I think the books are worth reading in the sense that I love book/TV analysis and think being able to compare the two is valuable. However, in terms of which books are GOOD… 😬 I think Daphne’s book should be eradicated from the planet. Anthony and Benedict’s books are worth the read. Eloise’s book is terribly boring to me, but worth the read if you like the series or character. Francesca’s book is surprisingly good, but her emotional plot revolves around her recent miscarriage, so if that’s a trigger or turn-off for you, then it can put a damper on it. I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t read Gregory or Hyacinth’s books. 😅

[@Scary_asmr101]

I loved your review of this book. Can’t wait to see more of your videos now that I’ve found you 😊

[@TheBookBully]

This is the only book review that matters.

[@ArtsyHumanbean]

“The sex scene wasn’t even that good” that’s a crime itself, RIP :(

[@emmadantas8897]

Show colin is miles ahead of book colin, it's so unnecessary the way he talks about Penelope's appearance (and that goes for everyone in the book as well). Also can you tell us where's the dress from? It's sooo pretty 🫧🫧

[@sarawithoutanH]

it's from lacemade!

[@forwardish]

I think Benedict is way worse in the books. I rage quit his book. He’s completely awful. Colin is bad but not as bad. I did completely give up on the books after Colin though.

[@kay1133]

I am begging you to do Benedict's book. I hear it's a hot mess and you would absolutely crush a review of it.

[@keenbean8428]

I loved this book but this review made me realise its because i have terrible taste in men. I go for losers apparently

[@Marie45610]

I will never watch the show( as I don't have Netflix) and* I will likely never read the books. But I love watching your bulletin board reviews.

[@carolinesch.]

I literally dnfed the second one after anthony kicked kate😅

[@sarawithoutanH]

KICKED!?

[@carolinesch.]

@@sarawithoutanH well he did step on her hand and she bite him first while hiding u der his desk when he comes in and starts making out with the Opera singer

[@AshleySamM]

​@@carolinesch.😂😂😂 What in the world is going on in these books?? Regency Historical romance is my favourite genre but I'm glad i never came across these books before I watched the show because ew🤮

[@brookestrother7504]

Your videos never fail to crack me up 😂

[@Navya_sugi]

🫧 I also started with this book and then promptly stopped reading after Eloise's book😐 And yes please make videos on the first and second books!!!

[@anotherUSfan]

Nah, show Colin is also a dick. I liked book Penelope a bit better than show Penelope simply because she stood up to him a LITTLE more, but he's a jerk. This story, to me, read like an unpopular girl's daydream about the popular guy she's been fantasizing about suddenly (and without reason) being totally into her and they live happily ever after rather than like an even marginally believable romance.

[@rinnielikesmemes]

ayyy atlanta girlies. you’re so right, it’s very hot outside 😭 .

[@sarawithoutanH]

SO HOT. i went berry picking the other weekend and almost fainted.

[@rinnielikesmemes]

@@sarawithoutanH I got a white water season pass just so I can go chill in their wave pool when I overheat LOL .

[@mathildes8583]

Interesting that the show seems to follow almost everything perfectly, apart from Colin being shit

[@TaratheEnchantress]

I need more recaps of the books

[@peyton-]

🫧🫧🫧 yes, please do the other Bridgerton books too!

[@xoluciaxo_3721]

TWENTYEIGHT?! Ayo.. big ass time jump

[@a.k221]

i just want a book like the show😭Cause like i think the show really nicely balanced diversity

[@sarawithoutanH]

I haven't read these authors but I know Lex Croucher and Beverly Jenkins write diverse regency romance

[@a.k221]

@@sarawithoutanH thankkkkkkkksssss

[@hardboiledayggs]

This is just what I need bc I have no desire to read it but want the story lol ❤❤

[@talahmohamed6139]

i got a bridgerton ad lol

[@beanybean000]

colin has now replaced daphne as my least favorite bridgerton

[@sarawithoutanH]

i don't even want to go back and read her book knowing that it's worse than what she did in the show

[@kikizubik]

Honestly Philip is the worst....Eloise deserves better and Colin and Benedict are so bad at their boooks. Glad at least in the show they're much better, hope it stays that way! Love your video as always!!

[@sailorVenus225]

Why did they age down the characters in the show so much when the actors are and look more like their actual ages? Strange

[@riri46382]

🫧 okay so series colin is MUCH better than the books got it

[@lovestumacher]

As a Colin hater(I don’t like him in the book OR the show)I knew I immediately had to click

[@heatherparisi8250]

I just know from julia cudney that the actual worst male love interest in the books is sir phillip because that man...... get behind me eloise

[@babystar154]

I want to see you being disgusted at Benedicts book. God that was an awful one

[@sarawithoutanH]

i've been hearing this in the comments! i'm scared

[@GleePotter8468]

Saying book Colin is the worst when book Benedict exists is outrageous

[@lisanee]

becoming a ghostwriter for a man with his manly ego so fragile he gets oppressed by your writing being better than his, truly relationship goals🥰

[@pardonthisbookaddict]

Colin is the worst! He’s somewhat better in the tv show than the book, but not by much.

[@sarawithoutanH]

this is why she fell first should always be outlawed!

[@pardonthisbookaddict]

@@sarawithoutanH Yes! Also, Colin is the frat boy of the regency era.

[@nichellecox4846]

Yes please do derp dives in more!❤

[@AriannaGi]

Ill come back wheni e done this book. Im only up to 2 rn 😅