First Comes Scandal
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Summary
She was given two choices。。。
Georgiana Bridgerton isn't against the idea of marriage。 She'd just thought she'd have some say in the matter。 But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she's abducted for her dowry， Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life。
Enter Option #3
As the fourth son of an earl， Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course。 He has a life in Edinburgh， where he's close to completing his medical studies， and he has no time -- or interest -- to find a wife。 But when he discovers that Georgie Bridgerton -- his literal girl-next-door -- is facing ruin， he knows what he must do。
A Marriage of Convenience
It might not have been the most romantic of proposals， but Nicholas never thought she'd say no。 Georgie doesn't want to be anyone's sacrifice， and besides， they could never think of each other as anything more than childhood friends。。。 or could they？
But as they embark upon their unorthodox courtship they discover a new twist to the age-old rhyme。 First comes scandal， then comes marriage。 But after that comes love。。。
Georgiana Bridgerton isn't against the idea of marriage。 She'd just thought she'd have some say in the matter。 But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she's abducted for her dowry， Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life。
Enter Option #3
As the fourth son of an earl， Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course。 He has a life in Edinburgh， where he's close to completing his medical studies， and he has no time -- or interest -- to find a wife。 But when he discovers that Georgie Bridgerton -- his literal girl-next-door -- is facing ruin， he knows what he must do。
A Marriage of Convenience
It might not have been the most romantic of proposals， but Nicholas never thought she'd say no。 Georgie doesn't want to be anyone's sacrifice， and besides， they could never think of each other as anything more than childhood friends。。。 or could they？
But as they embark upon their unorthodox courtship they discover a new twist to the age-old rhyme。 First comes scandal， then comes marriage。 But after that comes love。。。
Reviews
Bethe
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The last Bridgerton prequel brings the youngest Rokesby and Bridgerton together under less than ideal circumstances。 Usual romantic story， what is almost more fun is a mention of Lady Danbury and the appearance of the first 3 Bridgertons as children， Colin with his huge appetite even as a baby。
Missy
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First Comes Scandal is the fourth book in Julia Quinn's Rokesbys's series。 This is the story of Georgiana and Nicholas， two friends who have known each other forever and end up basically being forced to marry due to circumstances。 I believe that in the past， there were many cases where siblings married their spouse's siblings or family members but in the current day， it is not common and seems weird。 The bizarre thing to me is they went from friends to loving each other rather quickly。 The two o First Comes Scandal is the fourth book in Julia Quinn's Rokesbys's series。 This is the story of Georgiana and Nicholas， two friends who have known each other forever and end up basically being forced to marry due to circumstances。 I believe that in the past， there were many cases where siblings married their spouse's siblings or family members but in the current day， it is not common and seems weird。 The bizarre thing to me is they went from friends to loving each other rather quickly。 The two of them have shared interests， however， desire and attraction aren't just a switch you can turn on。 Also， the whole cat storyline was absolutely ridiculous。 Overall， I enjoyed the book and the series and am sad it is over。 I'll just have to find another Julia Quinn series to enjoy#FirstComesScandal #Rokesbys #Romance #AdultFiction #ChickLit #GraphicSexScenes #FriendsToLovers #FriendsLikeFamily #Audiobook #April #2021 。。。more
Camila
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Livrinho gostosinho de ler， a leitura é fluida e não tem acontecimentos bombásticos。Achei a Georgie um tanto birrentinha， me irritou bastante， mas o Nicholas é maravilhoso。Adorei ver Violet e Edmund juntos e os irmãos Bridgerton quando crianças， para mim esse é o ponto alto do livro。Gostei desse livro， mas meu favorito é o primeiro。
Lindsey
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This was a fun read。 I've not read any of the other books or seen any of the Netflix series but I'm going to rectify that omission。 I look forward to reading more about the Bridgertons。 This was a fun read。 I've not read any of the other books or seen any of the Netflix series but I'm going to rectify that omission。 I look forward to reading more about the Bridgertons。 。。。more
Anne
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There's this scene with Georgiana's cats。 All of them are trapped in baskets for a long carriage ride to their new home， and one of the scraggly bastards is making life miserable for everyone involved。It makes listening to the audiobook 100% worth it。 Swear to god， Rosalyn Landor had me crying。 She does the yowling， highly indignant cat to absolute perfection。 In fact， she pretty much does every character in Julia Quinn's books to perfection。 I honestly don't think I'd find her books half as fu There's this scene with Georgiana's cats。 All of them are trapped in baskets for a long carriage ride to their new home， and one of the scraggly bastards is making life miserable for everyone involved。It makes listening to the audiobook 100% worth it。 Swear to god， Rosalyn Landor had me crying。 She does the yowling， highly indignant cat to absolute perfection。 In fact， she pretty much does every character in Julia Quinn's books to perfection。 I honestly don't think I'd find her books half as funny without Landor reading them to me。As for the rest of the story？ It's cute。Georgiana is compromised in the eyes of society through no fault of her own， having been 'kidnapped' and taken for a carriage ride by a fortune hunter。 Her old family friend and neighbor， Nicholas， gets pressured into asking her to marry him to avoid her ruination， and she's out of options and has to say， yes。 Well， sort of。 Quinn does a decent job making that weird situation palatable。He's studying to be a doctor and she is an intelligent young woman who would love to have the chance to travel and work in that field， as well。Anyway。 Like I said， it's cute and （due to the cats） one of the funnier and more memorable of Quinn's stories。 <--for me 。。。more
Лора Дулова
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2。5
Linda Smith
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Another fun prequel for fans of the Bridgertons。 Georgianna Bridgerton has a dilemma。 She managed to escape from the bankrupt rogue who kidnapped her for her inheritance。 But now her reputation is in shreds。 She could marry the cad or plan to live a life of spinsterhood。 She is already close to that second choice anyway at the ripe old age of 26。 But then a third option is presented。 Georgianna has known Nicholas Rokesby for her entire life。 He is the fourth son of a neighboring earl and a close Another fun prequel for fans of the Bridgertons。 Georgianna Bridgerton has a dilemma。 She managed to escape from the bankrupt rogue who kidnapped her for her inheritance。 But now her reputation is in shreds。 She could marry the cad or plan to live a life of spinsterhood。 She is already close to that second choice anyway at the ripe old age of 26。 But then a third option is presented。 Georgianna has known Nicholas Rokesby for her entire life。 He is the fourth son of a neighboring earl and a close friend of one of her brothers。 Nicholas is in Edinburgh studying medicine when he receives an urgent message from his father to return home immediately。 Fearing a family emergency， Nicholas gets an extension on his exams and starts the long journey back to the family estate。 He is flummoxed to discover that his father intends that Nicholas should marry Georgianna to preserve her reputation。 A most unusual courtship is followed by a most unconventional honeymoon。 Julia Quinn's writing is bright and funny。 I lost count of how many times that I laughed out loud while reading the story。 She was heading for a 5 star rating until the most unsatisfactory ending。 It felt like she had gotten tired of writing this novel。 The narrative pretty much stopped and was followed by a "and they lived happily ever after" epilogue that takes place a few years later。 I would have loved more detail on those missing years。 But First Comes Scandal is still a mostly fun and fast read for Bridgeton fans。 。。。more
Susan Stonesifer
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I lied that Julia Quinn kept developing their relationship after the marriage！
Laura
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I enjoyed reading the book。 It was good
April
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Another truly enjoyable read， especially if you don't take it too seriously。 Nice introduction to Edmund， Violet， and the start of *that* Bridgerton clan， but the butlers were truly the scene-stealers。 Another truly enjoyable read， especially if you don't take it too seriously。 Nice introduction to Edmund， Violet， and the start of *that* Bridgerton clan， but the butlers were truly the scene-stealers。 。。。more
Ana
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I love Julia Quinn's work， especially this series。 But I think it would be better if it were a trilogy。 Judging by the title I thought it would be a thrilling reading but it ended up being plain boring。 The only thing I liked was Violet and Edmund brief participation。 I love Julia Quinn's work， especially this series。 But I think it would be better if it were a trilogy。 Judging by the title I thought it would be a thrilling reading but it ended up being plain boring。 The only thing I liked was Violet and Edmund brief participation。 。。。more
FantomWriter
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I loved it。I really liked both of the main characters。 There were quite different from the brazen and rogue characters I've been reading。 They were just 2 reasonable and nice people who were brought together by a situation and who slowly fell in love。It's true there wasn't an actual plot but frankly I think I prefered it this way。 Although the ending felt quite abrupt as if Quinn didn't know what to do with them so she stopped。 I wanted a lot more of their married life。 It's how much I connected I loved it。I really liked both of the main characters。 There were quite different from the brazen and rogue characters I've been reading。 They were just 2 reasonable and nice people who were brought together by a situation and who slowly fell in love。It's true there wasn't an actual plot but frankly I think I prefered it this way。 Although the ending felt quite abrupt as if Quinn didn't know what to do with them so she stopped。 I wanted a lot more of their married life。 It's how much I connected with them， I wanted to keep on following their life and their marriage。 The prologue was far too short to satisfy that。 。。。more
Ant
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Nice and relaxing and also very funny when the cats feature。 Really enjoyable！
Lauren
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She was given two choices。。。 Georgiana Bridgerton isn't against the idea of marriage。 She'd just thought she'd have some say in the matter。 But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she's abducted for her dowry， Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life。Enter Option #3 - As the fourth son of an earl， Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course。 He has a life in Edinburgh， where he's close to completing his medical st She was given two choices。。。 Georgiana Bridgerton isn't against the idea of marriage。 She'd just thought she'd have some say in the matter。 But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she's abducted for her dowry， Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life。Enter Option #3 - As the fourth son of an earl， Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course。 He has a life in Edinburgh， where he's close to completing his medical studies， and he has no time -- or interest -- to find a wife。 But when he discovers that Georgie Bridgerton -- his literal girl-next-door -- is facing ruin， he knows what he must do。A Marriage of Convenience。 It might not have been the most romantic of proposals， but Nicholas never thought she'd say no。 Georgie doesn't want to be anyone's sacrifice， and besides， they could never think of each other as anything more than childhood friends。。。 or could they？ But as they embark upon their unorthodox courtship they discover a new twist to the age-old rhyme。 First comes scandal， then comes marriage。 But after that comes love。。。I liked how progressive Georgie was and how amenable Nicholas was to her unconventional ways。 Who doesn't love a crazy cat or two in a romance novel？！ 。。。more
Letícia Freitas
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Começou muito bem; no meio estava engraçadíssimo， mas no fim ficou cansativo。 De qualquer maneira， um ótimo livro。 Fechou a Tetralogia dos Rokesbys muito bem。 Obrigada pelo mimo， Julia
Jen
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Loved this romance between 2 childhood friends who never saw each other as anything but friends， fall in love and then become a competent doctor-wife doctor team :）
Perdani Budiarti
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Actually， aku suka membaca kisah Nicholas-Georgie ini。 Humor kedua tokohnya， kemunculan trio ABC Bridgertons saat masih anak2， dan jg interaksi para tokoh di dalamnya。 Banyak potensi menarik termasuk obrolan seru dan dinamis Nicholas-Georgie dan rasa ingin tahu Georgie yg tinggi dg sgala hal yg dielajari Nicholas。 Dan sbenarnya ada isu woman empowerment jg terkait dimana Georgie rusak reputasinya krn tindakan tidak bertanggungjawab seorang pria， yg tidak mendapat sanksi sosial dan bahkan menyomb Actually， aku suka membaca kisah Nicholas-Georgie ini。 Humor kedua tokohnya， kemunculan trio ABC Bridgertons saat masih anak2， dan jg interaksi para tokoh di dalamnya。 Banyak potensi menarik termasuk obrolan seru dan dinamis Nicholas-Georgie dan rasa ingin tahu Georgie yg tinggi dg sgala hal yg dielajari Nicholas。 Dan sbenarnya ada isu woman empowerment jg terkait dimana Georgie rusak reputasinya krn tindakan tidak bertanggungjawab seorang pria， yg tidak mendapat sanksi sosial dan bahkan menyombongkan tindakannya merusak reputasi gadis tsb。 Pun sikap agen properti terhadap Georgie yg krg mempercayainya tanpa Nicholas dan tidak adanya kesempatan bagi Georgie utk mempelajari ilmu kedokteran secara formal。Konflik di awal seperti selesai begitu saja di pertengahan。 Agak maksa sih。 Walo mmg akhirnya menjadi awal perjalanan cinta gadis Bridgerton dan anak laki2 Rokesby。 Dan mmg begitulah isi novel ini: kisah jatuh cintanya mereka berdua。Sayangnya， cerita perjalanan mereka ke Edinburg memakan banyak porsi dari keseluruhan novel ini。 Menjelang akhir， mmg muncul konflik2 kecil newlyweds dan sedikit adegan di sekolah kedokteran yg menurutku agak nanggung krn terasa dipaksakan utk membuat konflik antara Nicholas dg profesornya。 Bahkan keberadaan ketiga kucing Georgie seperti terlupakan begitu saja padahal sempat berperan aktif salah satu adegan penting yg menyatukan dua toko utama di novel ini。Happy ending？ Tentu saja。 Dan， yg cukup menarik， akhirnya kutemukan the v hero selain mas2 d buku kedua seri Highlandernya Maya Banks。 Kaget jg sih， tp melihat kelakuan Nicholas yg too gentleman ini ya mmg mungkin terjadi sih， hmpfh。 3，5*/5 untuk dialog2 dinamis Georgie dan Nicholas 。。。more
Daryl
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*3。5☆* I thought Nick & Georgiana were so great together。 There just wasn't any real plot involved。 *3。5☆* I thought Nick & Georgiana were so great together。 There just wasn't any real plot involved。 。。。more
Wenwei
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2。5 stars
Bitchin' Reads
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I adored this Bridgerton prequel so much。 It was funny， cute， sweet， and such a quick read。 But I especially loved reading a smart， capable and persistent woman in this period world， and that her endeavors were encouraged by her husband。 This is a perfect light read， as well as the ideal beach read。 I also recommend the audiobook - as with all the other Bridgerton books I've listened to audiobook， it is narrated wonderfully。 I adored this Bridgerton prequel so much。 It was funny， cute， sweet， and such a quick read。 But I especially loved reading a smart， capable and persistent woman in this period world， and that her endeavors were encouraged by her husband。 This is a perfect light read， as well as the ideal beach read。 I also recommend the audiobook - as with all the other Bridgerton books I've listened to audiobook， it is narrated wonderfully。 。。。more
Elizabeth Mellen
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I liked this one， but not quite as much as the others in the series。 The butlers and the cat were honestly the best part。 I did like Georgiana’s interest in medicine like Nicholas， while his proposal was not for romantic reasons， I think they obviously suit really well。
Rebecca Owens
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It was cute but not my favorite of the Rokesby series。 After they married I didn't feel like there was much to the story。 It was cute but not my favorite of the Rokesby series。 After they married I didn't feel like there was much to the story。 。。。more
Siv
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Love it🥰😍💖
Katie F
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I finished this book in 4 hours and I loved every moment of it。Ugh Julia what you do to me
Lisa Neal
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I really loved the main characters in this book！ My favorite so far of the series。
Colleen
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I absolutely love Julia Quinn novels， and this one did not disappoint。 This novel shows the true depth of the relationship between the Rokesbys and Bridgertons。 Although the circumstances were unfortunate， I am glad that Georgie and Nicholas were brought together to realize their happily ever after was always right under their noses。 Although this romance is slow to bloom， Julia Quinn's ability to bring characters to life with everyday conversations made me laugh （especially the scenes with Geor I absolutely love Julia Quinn novels， and this one did not disappoint。 This novel shows the true depth of the relationship between the Rokesbys and Bridgertons。 Although the circumstances were unfortunate， I am glad that Georgie and Nicholas were brought together to realize their happily ever after was always right under their noses。 Although this romance is slow to bloom， Julia Quinn's ability to bring characters to life with everyday conversations made me laugh （especially the scenes with Georgie's cats）， swoon， and eagerly turn to the next page。 I even learned a few things about the history of medicine。 The characters were charming， and I love how Nicholas and Georgie met each other as equals。 Even though they had help from their families， it was sweet to watch the two set up their new lives together as partners in Scotland。 。。。more
Amber Youngblood
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This one has very funny and witty parts， and I love the characters in this one。 Very charming story。
Baylee
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Super enjoyable and very quick read。 As with most of Julia Quinn’s novels， it’s more about the dialogue than the plot。 If you like period pieces and enjoy witty banter， give this series a whirl。
Jessica
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I liked Nicholas and Georgie's story。 I love a rake， but it was nice to read about a gentleman for a change。 As the last book of a series， though， it left a lot to be desired。 It felt more like a novella than a series closer。 If you are a fan of the Bridgertons series looking for a light read， you will enjoy this sweet story。 However， you're a fan of any kind of internal or external conflict to drive the story， or of something testing the relationship and forging it into a stronger bond， you wil I liked Nicholas and Georgie's story。 I love a rake， but it was nice to read about a gentleman for a change。 As the last book of a series， though， it left a lot to be desired。 It felt more like a novella than a series closer。 If you are a fan of the Bridgertons series looking for a light read， you will enjoy this sweet story。 However， you're a fan of any kind of internal or external conflict to drive the story， or of something testing the relationship and forging it into a stronger bond， you will be disappointed。 。。。more
Kaethe Douglas
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I have been enjoying the hell out of the Bridgerton series， Quinn is amusing with a light touch。 But this was truly surprising in several delightful ways。"Guilty pleasures" are not my thing: I am unapologetic in my pleasures， and I have no time for putting down anything with strong appeal to women as lesser than。 That said， whenever I set this book down， it was on the cover。 I understand the convention of using a long dress to identify as "period" and don't especially mind if the dress isn't per I have been enjoying the hell out of the Bridgerton series， Quinn is amusing with a light touch。 But this was truly surprising in several delightful ways。"Guilty pleasures" are not my thing: I am unapologetic in my pleasures， and I have no time for putting down anything with strong appeal to women as lesser than。 That said， whenever I set this book down， it was on the cover。 I understand the convention of using a long dress to identify as "period" and don't especially mind if the dress isn't period appropriate。 But this cover is just weirdly off-putting and I cannot identify why。 Feel free to enlighten me in comments。Library copy 。。。more
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