The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
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- Author：Julia Quinn
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Summary
2 March 1810。。。 Today， I fell in love。
At the age of ten， Miranda Cheever showed no signs of Great Beauty。 And even at ten， Miranda learned to accept the expectations society held for her—until the afternoon when Nigel Bevelstoke， the handsome and dashing Viscount Turner， solemnly kissed her hand and promised her that one day she would grow into herself， that one day she would be as beautiful as she already was smart。 And even at ten， Miranda knew she would love him forever。
But the years that followed were as cruel to Turner as they were kind to Miranda。 She is as intriguing as the viscount boldly predicted on that memorable day—while he is a lonely， bitter man， crushed by a devastating loss。 But Miranda has never forgotten the truth she set down on paper all those years earlier—and she will not allow the love that is her destiny to slip lightly through her fingers。。。
At the age of ten， Miranda Cheever showed no signs of Great Beauty。 And even at ten， Miranda learned to accept the expectations society held for her—until the afternoon when Nigel Bevelstoke， the handsome and dashing Viscount Turner， solemnly kissed her hand and promised her that one day she would grow into herself， that one day she would be as beautiful as she already was smart。 And even at ten， Miranda knew she would love him forever。
But the years that followed were as cruel to Turner as they were kind to Miranda。 She is as intriguing as the viscount boldly predicted on that memorable day—while he is a lonely， bitter man， crushed by a devastating loss。 But Miranda has never forgotten the truth she set down on paper all those years earlier—and she will not allow the love that is her destiny to slip lightly through her fingers。。。
Reviews
Christi （christireadsalot）
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I really enjoyed this one！ A friend recommended it because they mentioned the hero gave off Mr。 Rochester vibes and I immediately wasn’t interested。 I can totally see why a lot of people are not a fan of this book because of the hero， but he was a kind of hero that works for me and I really enjoyed this read。 I’ve read 2 other JQ series before this and I was pleasantly surprised with how much I adored this book。 Miranda falls in love with her best friend’s older brother， Turner， when she is just I really enjoyed this one！ A friend recommended it because they mentioned the hero gave off Mr。 Rochester vibes and I immediately wasn’t interested。 I can totally see why a lot of people are not a fan of this book because of the hero， but he was a kind of hero that works for me and I really enjoyed this read。 I’ve read 2 other JQ series before this and I was pleasantly surprised with how much I adored this book。 Miranda falls in love with her best friend’s older brother， Turner， when she is just a girl and her love for him continues over the years。 She spends a lot of time with his family and is just always around。 Turner is a widower who had a complicated， unhappy marriage and has determined to not put himself in that situation （marriage） again。 I loved seeing him fall for Miranda and I can’t wait to read the rest of the series now to see more of the Bevelstoke family。 The ending was so sweet and tender and I just loved the full-circle moment of her diaries （that he inspired her to start writing when she was just a girl）。CW: miscarriage 。。。more
Amanda Bright
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Entertaining chick lit read for those days when you are looking for a light read。
Casey
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Julia Quinn has really been letting me down since I finished the Bridgerton series。 While I liked the beginning of this book， the last half absolutely drove me up a wall。 There have been a few male characters that I wasn't too fond of in a couple of her books， but Turner had to be one of the worst。 I couldn't stand his behavior towards anybody。 He is patronizing， condescending， and downright bullying to Miranda and then he gets physical with all the women who anger him， including his mother。 Rea Julia Quinn has really been letting me down since I finished the Bridgerton series。 While I liked the beginning of this book， the last half absolutely drove me up a wall。 There have been a few male characters that I wasn't too fond of in a couple of her books， but Turner had to be one of the worst。 I couldn't stand his behavior towards anybody。 He is patronizing， condescending， and downright bullying to Miranda and then he gets physical with all the women who anger him， including his mother。 Really？！ I don't care what kind of sob story he has， there is no excuse for the things that he does， and this guy is so far from swoon worthy it's not even funny。 Hopefully the next one is better。 。。。more
Frieda Usmar
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Definitely not one of her best and very different from her usual writing。
Ayla
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August 2021 reread- 3，5 stars
Surabhi
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Blech。 Hate this popular culture making celebrities out of less than mediocre work。
Sandra
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I'm a new reader of Julia Quinn and have been enjoying all her books to varying degrees until this one。 I didn't like either the hero or the heroine and the only plot stemmed from their relationship which seemed uncomfortably close to a grown man and a girl-child， because Miranda seems so young and odd。 It doesn't help that Turner says to her "You little fool" multiple times and tells her to shut her mouth。 I think the author was trying for a Jane Eyre scenario with the plain heroine and the bro I'm a new reader of Julia Quinn and have been enjoying all her books to varying degrees until this one。 I didn't like either the hero or the heroine and the only plot stemmed from their relationship which seemed uncomfortably close to a grown man and a girl-child， because Miranda seems so young and odd。 It doesn't help that Turner says to her "You little fool" multiple times and tells her to shut her mouth。 I think the author was trying for a Jane Eyre scenario with the plain heroine and the brooding flawed older man hero。 Throw in graphic sex and a lopsided power dynamics in the relationship and I am not a fan。 Also， Miranda's obsessive insistence that Turner say "I love you" when he is doing everything showing he loves her， I think is strange and immature。 Plenty facile people will have "I love you" roll off the tongue， but don't put deeds to the words。I finished it only because it was an audio book， and even then missed a section where Turner even treated Miranda more dastardly。 Possibly my dislike was also due to a different narrator than usual。 It just seemed a dark story without Quinn's usual humor。 。。。more
Marina
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Well。 Turner was just a shit the whole time， wasn't he？ No idea why Miranda liked him at all。 Well。 Turner was just a shit the whole time， wasn't he？ No idea why Miranda liked him at all。 。。。more
Taylor James
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Cute but not quite the Bridgertons。
Sabrina （Soter） Sally
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"Di sicuro detengo qualche primato per il più lungo periodo d’amore non corrisposto。Sono patetica。Sono un segugio。Sono un segugio patetico。E oltretutto spreco un sacco di carta。"Un inizio a dir poco tiepidino per questa serie "partorita" dalla celebre mamma dei Bridgerton， con un ritmo flemmatico che nemmeno gli sprazzi di ironia e qualche scenetta da botta e risposta riescono a risollevare。 L'inizio in realtà è anche abbastanza promettente， una bambina non bella ma piena di personalità， un raga "Di sicuro detengo qualche primato per il più lungo periodo d’amore non corrisposto。Sono patetica。Sono un segugio。Sono un segugio patetico。E oltretutto spreco un sacco di carta。"Un inizio a dir poco tiepidino per questa serie "partorita" dalla celebre mamma dei Bridgerton， con un ritmo flemmatico che nemmeno gli sprazzi di ironia e qualche scenetta da botta e risposta riescono a risollevare。 L'inizio in realtà è anche abbastanza promettente， una bambina non bella ma piena di personalità， un ragazzo gentile e affascinante， un diario segreto su cui annotare la nascita di quel primo amore in boccio。。。 e poi il classico balzo in avanti， con un nuovo Turner decisamente peggiorato （e DECISAMENTE da prendere a schiaffi per circa il 70% del libro） e una Miranda cresciuta ma sempre uguale， che chiaramente non ha （s）venduto solo il suo cuore ma anche la sua spina dorsale XD Se la nostra protagonista tutto sommato è apprezzabile （seppur con i suoi limiti da cucciolo innamorato a cui non dispiace esser preso a calci） il nostro lui come si sarà capito l'ho proprio mal sopportato， così indeciso， così impantanato a piangere sul latte versato da rimanere con gli occhi foderati di prosciutto fin proprio all'ultimo （seriamente， mi aspettavo a sto punto che la dichiarazione arrivasse come regalo dei 60anni XD）。 La superficialità in generale regna abbastanza sovrana （view spoiler）[ la questione dell'aborto， ad esempio， liquidata come se niente fosse mi ha lasciata basita。。。 d'accordo che all'epoca era assai frequente， ma fino a prova contraria quello era vostro figlio e non è che il fatto scompare facendone subito un altro。。。 almeno una pagina di cordoglio！ （hide spoiler）]， i personaggi secondari li ho già scordati e salvo solo l'adorabile fratello di Trenton， Winston， che poco compare ma spicca per essere l'opposto del fratello， e Olivia che si mantiene sempre un'ottima amica ma che fuori da questo ruolo pare non avere nulla da dirci （male male， essendo la prossima protagonista）。 Credo che non leggerò il prossimo a breve XD 。。。more
Michaela
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a heartbreaking book！ I cried so many times， the hero is a remarkably unheroic person。 He is deeply flawed and I don’t understand why Miranda loves him， but then isn’t that the thing about love？ You don’t necessarily choose who it is。 Really， Miranda would have been better off with the younger brother， Winston， or on her own。Ido think Turner’s behaviour is terrible at times， although I don’t think he’s a narcissist abuser， he’s a hurt person， who hurts people around him。 He was actually This was a heartbreaking book！ I cried so many times， the hero is a remarkably unheroic person。 He is deeply flawed and I don’t understand why Miranda loves him， but then isn’t that the thing about love？ You don’t necessarily choose who it is。 Really， Miranda would have been better off with the younger brother， Winston， or on her own。Ido think Turner’s behaviour is terrible at times， although I don’t think he’s a narcissist abuser， he’s a hurt person， who hurts people around him。 He was actually a victim of abuse himself， and that does come across in the book。 It’s kind of a testament to Miranda that she sees something in him that is deeply hidden and loves him anyway。 And eventually that is a part of his healing and forgiving his hurt and being able to move on。 And I did really love the character of Miranda。 She was complex and contradictory at times， just like a real person！（On a side note， I did feel the miscarriage was somewhat skirted over。 I cried for Miranda， but we didn’t see much of her feelings about that， although it didn’t surprise me that a man with emotional problems made the comment turner did。）It was actually a very beautiful love story， about the messy lives of 2 imperfect characters， one of whom was deeply flawed。 And on that basis， I enjoyed it very much。 :-） 。。。more
Carrie O
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Wonderful！ Bittersweet and lovely。 Well done， Julia Quinn！！！
Danica Javillonar
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Started off strong and then started getting repetitive with the miscommunication between Miranda and Turner。 Ending was sweet， not like Turner， I like him but I would have liked him more if he wasn't such a douche， especially when he was pressing Olivia for information about Miranda and forcing Miranda to give in to marrying him instead of giving her space to clear her head and emotions。Miranda's character was a little bit inconsistent， but I still am fond of her， she is clever and her come back Started off strong and then started getting repetitive with the miscommunication between Miranda and Turner。 Ending was sweet， not like Turner， I like him but I would have liked him more if he wasn't such a douche， especially when he was pressing Olivia for information about Miranda and forcing Miranda to give in to marrying him instead of giving her space to clear her head and emotions。Miranda's character was a little bit inconsistent， but I still am fond of her， she is clever and her come backs made me laugh。 Though I am more fond towards Olivia， funny， smart and loyal to a fault to her dear friend。 Its a good quick read but wouldn't reach out for it again。 。。。more
Nora
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This was really funny and quite adorable， but parts of this were just a bit too long or drawn out。 I loved Miranda and Olivia’s friendship， and I ended up really liking Turner。
Gabriela
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Foi a primeira leitura que fiz de algo da autora （que me lembre） e foi surpreendentemente bom！ A dinâmica final foi diferente do que geralmente leio em outros livros de romances de época， e eu gostei！ Deu um pouco mais de visibilidade sobre a vida de casados deles e tudo mais， assim como entendo que isso ocorreu nesse livro por causa do probleminha em falar Eu te amo em voz alta do nosso querido Turner。 Achei fofo como ele queria uma miniatura de Miranda e isso acabou sendo a maior expressão de Foi a primeira leitura que fiz de algo da autora （que me lembre） e foi surpreendentemente bom！ A dinâmica final foi diferente do que geralmente leio em outros livros de romances de época， e eu gostei！ Deu um pouco mais de visibilidade sobre a vida de casados deles e tudo mais， assim como entendo que isso ocorreu nesse livro por causa do probleminha em falar Eu te amo em voz alta do nosso querido Turner。 Achei fofo como ele queria uma miniatura de Miranda e isso acabou sendo a maior expressão de amor dele e o que o fez acordar para vida， né？ Que homem lerdo！ Mas foi uma leitura divertida e envolvente！ 。。。more
Tbabe001
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Doormat h and big jerk H …great formula for rubbish romance …。next
Sophie Mitchell
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While I enjoyed reading this book， I felt that Turner was a toxic character， constantly trying to manipulate Miranda to his needs at the time。 I also felt that Miranda relied on Turner too much to be happy， almost as if she couldn't be her own person without him。 I did enjoy the storyline of girl being in love with her best friends brother， and that Julia Quinn included their life after getting married in the book， which she does not do often。 While I enjoyed reading this book， I felt that Turner was a toxic character， constantly trying to manipulate Miranda to his needs at the time。 I also felt that Miranda relied on Turner too much to be happy， almost as if she couldn't be her own person without him。 I did enjoy the storyline of girl being in love with her best friends brother， and that Julia Quinn included their life after getting married in the book， which she does not do often。 。。。more
Samantha
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We start out with a drunken assault and it gets worse。 Really don’t know why Julia Quinn was so determined to make sure readers know from the start that Turner is super not into women’s rights， but that combined with what a dick he is more generally made this really unsatisfying。
Krista
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That Julia Quinn…wow…I hope Georgian Era/Empire folks had some fun to balance all those rules。
Sarah
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A bit tedious -- the two leads seemed childish。 Disappointed :（
Amris
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I kinda liked this but that last line was definitely。。。 yuck。 And the "hero" was such a tool。 I kinda liked this but that last line was definitely。。。 yuck。 And the "hero" was such a tool。 。。。more
Dani Avenue
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Phenomenal book！ Loved the wit and verbal sparring of the two main characters。
Katie VII
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I LOVED this story for soooooo many reasons。 The most compelling for me was because this story felt REAL。 There were real， raw emotions of heartache， loss， betrayal， passion， anger， and unrequited love。 This story is one of JQ's best in my opinion。 I liked that it was a darker， more melancholy storyline。 While based on many not-so-good reviews， many readers often think that Miranda is a doormat。 I actually didn't see her that way at all。 I thought she was incredibly BRAVE and unapologetic。 She l I LOVED this story for soooooo many reasons。 The most compelling for me was because this story felt REAL。 There were real， raw emotions of heartache， loss， betrayal， passion， anger， and unrequited love。 This story is one of JQ's best in my opinion。 I liked that it was a darker， more melancholy storyline。 While based on many not-so-good reviews， many readers often think that Miranda is a doormat。 I actually didn't see her that way at all。 I thought she was incredibly BRAVE and unapologetic。 She loved passionately and hard and true。 She bared her soul to the man she worshipped for ten years and never apologized for it once。 I enjoyed her character and found myself rooting for her， especially during the scenes when she's sticking up for herself （whether with the misogynistic bookstore owner or with Turner。）That now brings me to Turner。 While he's an utter ass for a good portion of the book， I've always been someone who realizes that someone's behavior stems from somewhere。 Not trying to make excuses for him or how he treated Miranda， but it's obvious that he was still reeling from one of the worst kinds of betrayal imaginable。 He's very much blinded by his anger and heartache and is terrified of being hurt again。 Because of this， I found him to be a complex and incredibly captivating character。 And， you see him slowly begin to change， much of this purely because of unwillingness to give up on him。 All in all， it was a very compelling story and I enjoyed it so much I couldn't put it down。 I finished it in two days。 I do recommend this to anyone who's looking for an attention-grabbing， tear-jerking read full of passion。 The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever 。。。more
Cathy Homoly
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Miranda and Nigel
Emily Tesmer
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Slow start but the ending was great
Jess M。 Samuels
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2。5 again。 This is tough since I love Julia Quinn， and clearly finished this in only a day， but it is one of my less favorite of her books so far。 I think that ultimately it has to do with my preference for likeable love interests。 Nigel Bevelstoke （Turner） doesn't have a lot of likable characteristics - it's almost hard to see what Miranda sees in him - other than holding on to a childhood crush。This didn't of course stop me from consuming the books and racing to the finish to find out how it e 2。5 again。 This is tough since I love Julia Quinn， and clearly finished this in only a day， but it is one of my less favorite of her books so far。 I think that ultimately it has to do with my preference for likeable love interests。 Nigel Bevelstoke （Turner） doesn't have a lot of likable characteristics - it's almost hard to see what Miranda sees in him - other than holding on to a childhood crush。This didn't of course stop me from consuming the books and racing to the finish to find out how it ended。 。。。more
Katikins
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I finished this book because I hoped for a good grovel， but it didn't live up to it。 He tells her he realized he loves her when he realized he'd love their baby because it was part of her。。。but he kind of said the exact same thing 50 pages earlier。 So it didn't really feel like a revelation。 I also have issues with his love to her being tied to her ability to have children。 Like， if she hadn't been able to get pregnant again， would he have never realized it？ Because that feels sort of icky。 I finished this book because I hoped for a good grovel， but it didn't live up to it。 He tells her he realized he loves her when he realized he'd love their baby because it was part of her。。。but he kind of said the exact same thing 50 pages earlier。 So it didn't really feel like a revelation。 I also have issues with his love to her being tied to her ability to have children。 Like， if she hadn't been able to get pregnant again， would he have never realized it？ Because that feels sort of icky。 。。。more
Kat Byrde
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Turner is one of the most problematic historical romance heroes ever。 Forces a kiss on the heroine， demeans her constantly， sleeps with her， then disappears for seven weeks。 Oh， and then forces her to marry him。 It made me so angry。
Carocienta
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Es una novela muy del estilo de la autora， es entretenida con partes de humor y drama y el argumento ya predecible de todos estos romances。 Me entretuvo lo suficiente y en general me gusto que fuera un amor infantil que se va convirtiendo en algo real cuando son adultos， sin embargo Turner me resultaba un tipo irritante y en ciertas partes bastante nefasto， normalmente me gustan los personajes masculinos de esta autora pero no Turner， creo que Miranda era una chica inteligente y con carácter que Es una novela muy del estilo de la autora， es entretenida con partes de humor y drama y el argumento ya predecible de todos estos romances。 Me entretuvo lo suficiente y en general me gusto que fuera un amor infantil que se va convirtiendo en algo real cuando son adultos， sin embargo Turner me resultaba un tipo irritante y en ciertas partes bastante nefasto， normalmente me gustan los personajes masculinos de esta autora pero no Turner， creo que Miranda era una chica inteligente y con carácter que definitivamente merecía alguien mejor。 El inicio del libro engancha y el intermedio del libro es entretenido pero la ultima parte me ha parecido floja， tal vez es solo mi aversión hacia Turner lo que no me dejo disfrutarlo lo suficiente。 2。5 estrellas 。。。more
Diana Garcia
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