Everything And The Moon: a dazzling duet by the bestselling author of Bridgerton
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Summary
Seven years ago she broke his heart。。。
When Robert Kemble stumbles across Victoria Lyndon in hedgerow maze， he can't believe his eyes。 The girl who'd torn him in two， who let him plan on elopement and then left him standing by the side of the road， was suddenly within arm's reach， and even though his fury still knew no bounds， she was impossible to resist。。。
Seven years ago he left her all but ruined。。。
Victoria's father had told her an earl would never marry a vicar's daughter， and he was right。 Robert had promised her marriage， then danced off to London while she suffered the shame of a foiled elopement。 But even though Victoria doesn't particularly enjoy her new life as a governess， when Robert offers her a job of a different sort—his mistress—she refuses， unable to sacrifice her honor， even for him。
But Robert won't take no for an answer， and he vows to make her his， through any means possible。 Can these star-crossed lovers learn to trust again？ And is love really sweeter the second time around？
When Robert Kemble stumbles across Victoria Lyndon in hedgerow maze， he can't believe his eyes。 The girl who'd torn him in two， who let him plan on elopement and then left him standing by the side of the road， was suddenly within arm's reach， and even though his fury still knew no bounds， she was impossible to resist。。。
Seven years ago he left her all but ruined。。。
Victoria's father had told her an earl would never marry a vicar's daughter， and he was right。 Robert had promised her marriage， then danced off to London while she suffered the shame of a foiled elopement。 But even though Victoria doesn't particularly enjoy her new life as a governess， when Robert offers her a job of a different sort—his mistress—she refuses， unable to sacrifice her honor， even for him。
But Robert won't take no for an answer， and he vows to make her his， through any means possible。 Can these star-crossed lovers learn to trust again？ And is love really sweeter the second time around？
Reviews
Linda
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A couple of twits at any age。 Terrible dialogue。
Kely Kamila
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Com certeza o livro mais chato que li da Julia Quinn。
Rebecca Owens
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Lovers to enemies to lovers。 The banter is this book is funny！ I didn't enjoy the kidnapping part too domineering。 Lovers to enemies to lovers。 The banter is this book is funny！ I didn't enjoy the kidnapping part too domineering。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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I loved the narrative， excellent witty dialogue， great erotic scenes， and very plausible characters。 However， there was strangely poor grammar and the occasional inelegantly written passage。 As a Bryn Mawr graduate I am surprised that Radcliffe alumna would misuse the verbs lay， lie， as well as the past tense laid。 It’s always jarring。 This must’ve been an early work when access to proofreaders may have been difficult。
Nerisse
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 How the person who wrote such beautiful romances as some of those found in the Bridgertons， the Rokesbys and the Smythe-Smith quartet could also write this disaster… I have no idea。 I must say， Julia Quinn has improved drastically， as this is one of her earliest works。Let’s recap all the awful things our supposed hero， Robert， does in this book， shall we？He falsely believes that Victoria only wanted him for his money and title， so he runs off to London without ever talking to her。He puts her in How the person who wrote such beautiful romances as some of those found in the Bridgertons， the Rokesbys and the Smythe-Smith quartet could also write this disaster… I have no idea。 I must say， Julia Quinn has improved drastically， as this is one of her earliest works。Let’s recap all the awful things our supposed hero， Robert， does in this book， shall we？He falsely believes that Victoria only wanted him for his money and title， so he runs off to London without ever talking to her。He puts her in a compromising position at a party knowing any guest could walk in on them。 The guest that does then proceeds to try and rape Victoria， leading to her being dismissed from her job as a governess。When Victoria is finally content， he discovers the truth that she never jilted him or abandoned their plans to elope， and demands that she marry him， kissing her in front of a shop full of people。When she says no， he proceeds to stalk her， standing at her window for hours， sending her unwanted gifts （Over forty！）， and then sending one of his servants to falsely attack her。He tricks her into his carriage with the promise of taking her home and then he KIDNAPS her。He tries to force her to share a bed with him when she tries to escape the inn he’s taken her to。He constantly attempts to control her life， acts like she is his property， belittles her choices and is beyond rude。He is just plain awful。And Victoria still marries him。 What on earth happened here？This story could’ve been amazing。 Two lovers who thought the other jilted them， reuniting many years later， bitter and heartbroken， only to discover they were so very wrong， and they slowly realise they still love each other。 When I read the blurb of this one， I thought， yes， this angst will be incredible， and when they finally reunite， expressing their love， it would be so beautiful。It’s safe to say， I was disappointed。I will be very happy to never pick up this book or think of it again。I still adore JQ， it breaks my heart to give her a 1 star review， and I’m glad to know she has come so far with her writing。 I know I will most likely love all her works that are yet to come。 I’ve been reading all of her books this year， and I’m just over halfway through， and I must say， this is by far my least favourite。 。。。more
Mayedah Bookreviews
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I just can't。 Insta-love is not my cup of tea。 Or maybe how this plot is such a cliche， it had me rolling my eyes from the very first page。 This book did not feel like Julia Quinn's to me。 I love her hero's。 Always。 But the moment Robert， our hero， was introduced， i disliked him immediately。 First red flag。The second red flag was how the characters had nothing but falling in love rooted as their personality。 Give me more。 Give me a direction to follow。 All there was were few words and a five sec I just can't。 Insta-love is not my cup of tea。 Or maybe how this plot is such a cliche， it had me rolling my eyes from the very first page。 This book did not feel like Julia Quinn's to me。 I love her hero's。 Always。 But the moment Robert， our hero， was introduced， i disliked him immediately。 First red flag。The second red flag was how the characters had nothing but falling in love rooted as their personality。 Give me more。 Give me a direction to follow。 All there was were few words and a five second meeting and that's it。 This is Robert。 This is Victoria。 They fall in love。 That's it。 No expansion necessary。 I feel disappointed by the writing style as well。 The heroine doesn't feel like the strong stubborn type Julia Quinn usually writes。 She just feels fantasy ridden， naive and just hopeless。 。。。more
Carrie O
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Not sure why I keep going back for the heartbreak， but this was so well told。 All the what-ifs of Robert Kemble and Victoria Lyndon's histories were hard on me。 I had to pause at various points in the story， just to give my heart a rest。 Yet the resolutions were quite worth the trouble。 Even if I actually contemplated not getting past the first quarter of the story。 [Would their lives have worked had everything gone as they wanted it to， the first time around？ Would they have been mature enough Not sure why I keep going back for the heartbreak， but this was so well told。 All the what-ifs of Robert Kemble and Victoria Lyndon's histories were hard on me。 I had to pause at various points in the story， just to give my heart a rest。 Yet the resolutions were quite worth the trouble。 Even if I actually contemplated not getting past the first quarter of the story。 [Would their lives have worked had everything gone as they wanted it to， the first time around？ Would they have been mature enough to deal with life？ Could they have had a glorious marriage and children and skipped all the heartaches？ Would they have grown into the same strengths as they matured， without those heartaches？] As much as I hated the heartaches and heartbreaks， this was a wonderful story。 。。。more
JenV
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I normally adore Julia Quinn books， but this one was disappointing。 The main characters were both annoyingly stubborn and the plot contained too much drama and too many misunderstandings。 However， one mediocre story out of her many other great ones isn’t bad。
Elena MG
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The whole plot is unbearable， and the hero is the most toxic， controling and dominating of all。 Very slow reading while they are fighting and misbehaving for nothing。 Such a waste of time 😓
Meg Kay
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One of her best ones！
Sweetiepie_SJ
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2。5 stars I don’t know how to rate this book because it made me laugh out loud in parts but then it made me roll my eyes soooo much。 So much！ Like I could see my brain I was rolling so hard！So I guess I’ll say 2。5 coz half good/half bad。It’s obvious that is one of Julia Quinn’s earlier books， before she polished her style。 It doesn’t read at all like the Bridgerton series。I don’t even mind the insta-love storyline that much。 What I very much mind is the ‘misunderstanding’ storyline – it is proba 2。5 stars I don’t know how to rate this book because it made me laugh out loud in parts but then it made me roll my eyes soooo much。 So much！ Like I could see my brain I was rolling so hard！So I guess I’ll say 2。5 coz half good/half bad。It’s obvious that is one of Julia Quinn’s earlier books， before she polished her style。 It doesn’t read at all like the Bridgerton series。I don’t even mind the insta-love storyline that much。 What I very much mind is the ‘misunderstanding’ storyline – it is probably one of the worst plot devices in HR。 I had zero belief in the characters love for each other if all it takes for the hero to turn his back on his heroine is to see her asleep in bed on the night of their arranged elopement。 If she meant that much to you maybe stick around for a day and see what that was all about？ You’ve snuck into her room before， maybe knock on the window and say ‘What’s going on？’ Just an idea。 The whole thing was so forced and could have been solved so easily with， you know， a conversation。So that was strike one。From that point on there were a lot of scenes where I just thought ‘That would never happen。’ Or ‘That person would not have said that。’ For example would Robert’s aunt， a lady， really be thrilled that her nephew was in love with a shop worker？ Would she really have camped out in a modist’s for a whole day to protect a shop girl from him？ No， THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN！ Also Victoria’s reluctance to marry Robert once she knew that he hadn’t abandoned her all those years ago didn’t ring entirely true。 Fair play that she was supporting herself and enjoying her independence， if she truly felt that way then he should have backed off。 But I’m not sure she really did feel that way – the truth was she didn’t trust him and she was scared to get hurt again and I don’t blame her for not trusting him after it took 2。5 seconds for his trust in her to break。 They should have just enjoyed a slow courtship and learned to trust each other again。I don’t think kidnapping was the answer really but apparently that’s what works！I’ll end with the two parts of this book that really made me laugh out loud There was nothing for it。 She would have to come clean。 Wincing at the mental pun， Victoria fairly screamed， ‘Don’t come in here！’The footsteps halted。 ‘Victoria is everything alright？’‘Yes， i’m…I’m just…’After a long beat， Robert said from just behind the door， ‘Do you have any plans to complete that sentence？’‘I’m taking a bath。’More silence， then， ‘I see。’Victoria gulped。 ‘I would rather you didn’t，’‘Didn’t what？’‘See。 Me， that is。’He let out a loud groan that Victoria heard right through the door and clear across the room。 It was impossible not to think about him thinking about ger in the tub， and -‘Do you need a towel？’Victoria exhaled， more than thrilled that he’d interrupted her thoughts， which were taking her in a most dangerous direction。 ‘No，’ she replied， ‘I have one here。’‘How unfortunate，’ he muttered。 ‘I found it with the bed linens，’ she said， mostly because she felt as if she had to say something。‘Do you need soap。’‘It was stuck to the tub。’‘Do you need food？ I brought back a half dozen pasties。’Victoria stomach rumbled， but she said， ‘I’ll have one later， if you don’t mind。’‘Do you need anything？’ He sounded almost desperate。‘No， not really， although -‘‘Although what？’ He said， very quickly。 ‘What do you need？ I’d be happy to bring it to you。 Ecstatic。 Anything to make you more comfortable。’…。。‘Oh Robert。’ She leaned toward him， eager for the warmth of his arms。 But before she reached him， the carriage hit a deep rut in the road， and she slipped。 ‘Oh！’ she called out - in surprise。‘Aargh！’ Robert grunted - in pain。‘Oh dear， oh dear。’ Victoria said， her words rushed。 ‘What is wrong？’‘Your elbow，’ he gasped。 ‘What？ Oh， I’m sorry -。’ The carriage jolted again， and her elbow slid deeper into his mid-section。 Or at least she thought it was his mis-section。‘Please…move…it…NOW！’Victoria scrambled and managed to disentangle her limbs from his。 ‘I’m so sorry，’ she repeated。 Then she looked at him more closely。 He was doubled over， and even in the sim light she could tell that his skin looked quite green。 ‘Robert？’ She asked in a hesitant voice， ‘are you going to be all right？’‘Not for several minutes。’ 。。。more
Stacy
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Not one of Quinn’s best。 I found myself skimming through the end。
let
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parabéns julia quinn você conseguiu fazer o seu pior personagem masculino dos romances de época。 o robert é INSUPORTÁVEL， ABUSIVO E COM SÉRIOS PROBLEMAS DE RAIVA。comecei o livro achando que seria hiper mega fofo， por causa do que a própria autora disse no começo do livro， mas foi só ladeira abaixo。tudo se resolveria com uma conversa， mas eles escolheram se odiar e depois se amar num passe de mágica de novo。eu estava LITERALMENTE batendo minha cabeça no sofá quando estava perto de terminar porque parabéns julia quinn você conseguiu fazer o seu pior personagem masculino dos romances de época。 o robert é INSUPORTÁVEL， ABUSIVO E COM SÉRIOS PROBLEMAS DE RAIVA。comecei o livro achando que seria hiper mega fofo， por causa do que a própria autora disse no começo do livro， mas foi só ladeira abaixo。tudo se resolveria com uma conversa， mas eles escolheram se odiar e depois se amar num passe de mágica de novo。eu estava LITERALMENTE batendo minha cabeça no sofá quando estava perto de terminar porque eu simplesmente não aguentava mais esse livro。pior livro da julia quinn que eu já tive o desprazer de ler！ 。。。more
Nur D。 | yazanokur
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3，5 ||
Marta （ Just Ordinary Bookshelf ）
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Unfortunately this book is now shelved with just one other Julia Quinn book that I didn't like （I'm looking at you The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever， still not over that one）。 I love JQ writing and her books usually end up among my favorites， plus this story features one of my favorite tropes， second chance， so this was a huge miss for me。 I went into reading it with high expectations of enjoying a great book over the weekend but ended up rating it now after dragging the reading over mo Unfortunately this book is now shelved with just one other Julia Quinn book that I didn't like （I'm looking at you The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever， still not over that one）。 I love JQ writing and her books usually end up among my favorites， plus this story features one of my favorite tropes， second chance， so this was a huge miss for me。 I went into reading it with high expectations of enjoying a great book over the weekend but ended up rating it now after dragging the reading over more than three weeks。 It was just so repetitive and the pacing was off， so I kept putting it aside and starting another book。 The main characters are taking places in being annoying and the thing that kept them apart could have been resolved within first 100 pages。 After that them not being together didn't work for me and the story became ridiculous and the characters seemed juvenile。I upped the rating on 2 stars because the writing is still fun， as I came to expect from Julia Quinn， and there were few hilarious moments that had me laughing out loud。 。。。more
Vilmute Kocak
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Labai patiko knyga，pradėjau ir sustoti negalėjau。Žinoma knyga apie meilę ir tikrą meilę。Nekantrauju čiupti skaityti antrą knygą。
Murr
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Usually like her books， but could not finish this。 Tried hard for 112 pages！ Premise was weak。 He called through her window before to wake her but somehow he did not on the important night！ She was weak and immature and remained weak through the 112 pages I read。 Not worth the effort
Lyvia Cairo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thoughts:- I cried， several times- Robert is very annoying！ Half the time I wished he would just let Victoria alone。 Or， at least， let her speak。- I love Victoria。 She could have surrendered earlier but see point above， the guy didn’t let her speak。 I enjoyed the plot and the story。 The premises were good， even though a bit weak。 Your fiancée doesn’t come to your appointment， and the first thing you think， is that she lied to you and wanted to manipulate you， and then you leave， the same day。 Yo Thoughts:- I cried， several times- Robert is very annoying！ Half the time I wished he would just let Victoria alone。 Or， at least， let her speak。- I love Victoria。 She could have surrendered earlier but see point above， the guy didn’t let her speak。 I enjoyed the plot and the story。 The premises were good， even though a bit weak。 Your fiancée doesn’t come to your appointment， and the first thing you think， is that she lied to you and wanted to manipulate you， and then you leave， the same day。 You don’t even wait for an explanation。 Super weak。 I liked the story ‘despite’ Robert， whom I found annoying beyond measure。 Victoria is in love， so I get that at the end they end up together。 But he could have at least given her some space。 I was expecting this actually， that at some point he would step away so she could make her own decision。 He did the opposite。 All in all， I enjoyed reading it， cringed at times， but liked some sweet exchanges and moments。 Especially thinking of what could have been if they were not separated。 。。。more
Amur3n
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Got better towards the end
Rabia O'Loren
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Delightful！
lis
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esse livro tem muitas falhas， mas até que conseguiu me divertir em alguns pontos e PORTANTO eu darei uma segunda chance para o visconde que me amava， fãs da julia quinn voces me prometeram
Bethe
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Cute and fun - Julia Quinn is my new favorite Regency Romance author！ Always on the lookout for any Bridgerton characters。。。 Have the other Lyndon sister book loaded and ready to read on my kindle！
Gg Tames
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Great book， wonderful characters。
Lalita Mahambrey
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So damn average
Kasyby
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That is the lowest score I ever gave a book （that I read to the end） on here and there is a good reason for it。 I read almost all of Julia Quinns stories and usually gave 4 Stars， but this one is just horrible。 He falls in love on first sight and then because of a small misunderstanding just runs away because of his hurt male ego。 The whole book he treats her like a child and endangers her through his actions， but blames her for everything or makes it sound like she can't take care of herself。 I That is the lowest score I ever gave a book （that I read to the end） on here and there is a good reason for it。 I read almost all of Julia Quinns stories and usually gave 4 Stars， but this one is just horrible。 He falls in love on first sight and then because of a small misunderstanding just runs away because of his hurt male ego。 The whole book he treats her like a child and endangers her through his actions， but blames her for everything or makes it sound like she can't take care of herself。 I mean it is probably more realistic view on marriages at the time compared to other 18。/19。 century books I read so far， so if that is what the author wanted to achive then: 5 Stars。 。。。more
Shoshana
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Love at first sight or abuse？I usually love Julia Quinn novels but this one was too much。 The beginning was mostly sweet。 But after they have their falling out the main man’s behavior becomes atrocious。 He acts as though he owns her。 He does whatever he wants and justifies it by saying it is out of love。 He stalks her， kisses her when she asks him not to and then kidnaps her！ Just because she once loved him did not give him permission to continuously go against her wishes and pursue her。 She exp Love at first sight or abuse？I usually love Julia Quinn novels but this one was too much。 The beginning was mostly sweet。 But after they have their falling out the main man’s behavior becomes atrocious。 He acts as though he owns her。 He does whatever he wants and justifies it by saying it is out of love。 He stalks her， kisses her when she asks him not to and then kidnaps her！ Just because she once loved him did not give him permission to continuously go against her wishes and pursue her。 She explicitly asks him to stop and he does not。 When she does fall in love it’s because he protects her from dangerous situations that he got her into in the first place！ I am all for a love story and a couple stolen kisses but this went to far for me。 。。。more
Dorothy Galbraith
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Good ReadLike rest of her books， this is a delight to read。 Also a bit of suspense leaving you with a need to keep reading。
Andréa
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Uhhhh eu dou soquinho na parede quando estou com raiva uuuuuh
Pat Saavedra
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Did not like this one by Julia Quinn。 I usually love pained-angsty longing tropes however I feel like the characters here were not likable at all。 Especially Victoria。 Everyone's comments about Victoria being a wishy-washy asshole is right。 She says she loves the hero and then she doesn't proceeding to keep him on a bloody leash。 She's saying hmmm maybe I want independence after all， but then keeps on leading him on。 I mean the Earl was also an ass-y idiot but Victoria to me was worse by a mile。 Did not like this one by Julia Quinn。 I usually love pained-angsty longing tropes however I feel like the characters here were not likable at all。 Especially Victoria。 Everyone's comments about Victoria being a wishy-washy asshole is right。 She says she loves the hero and then she doesn't proceeding to keep him on a bloody leash。 She's saying hmmm maybe I want independence after all， but then keeps on leading him on。 I mean the Earl was also an ass-y idiot but Victoria to me was worse by a mile。 Ultimately， this book was not worth the read， did not give me butterflies， or longing or anything except irritation。 Compared to this mess， you'd be better off reading Victoria's sister's story "Brighter than the Sun"。 I liked both her （Ellie） and her leading man （Charles）。 。。。more
Darlene Foster
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