Bridgerton Author Responds to Fan Reaction: "Grant me and the Shondaland team some faith"

[zodgory]

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[progression]

I like how she acts like her books are good. They made me feel nothing. I couldn’t wait to get through to them so I can just get to the Polin book so I could compare notes to the show. She’s a terrible writer. Benedict’s storyline is literally Cinderella, ffs. And that Jess person is an awful showrunner. Season 3 seriously needs a redo.

But, I’ll still watch the mess that is the future seasons because I have no self control.

[insomniachobs]

She's a very repetitive writer. I know we all have our little language quirks (mine is the word "just"), but if I'd been given a quid for every time somebody was grunting names during sex as/like "a benediction" across her various books the next drinks round would be on me.

[allons_y42]

Even the tropes were repetitive! at least half of the ones i read were "oops we have to get married because you're compromised"

the fact that i managed to read 6 of the books is wild to me. I blame the pandemic-- they were the brainless covid lockdown read i reached for

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For me it was the “she swallowed convulsively” - like, gotdamn, they can’t normally swallow anymore? Every other page they were fighting for their life.

[afeelingunacted]

lol the one that drives me nuts is when during sex she describes the characters as participating in an "ancient rhythm".😩

[insomniachobs]

Oh I forgot that one, yes! (Apart from anything else, that just suggests these people all shag at the same speed and I don’t like the implications)

[labovm]

pretty sure she just copies & pastes her main characters in each story but changes like some of their appearance & gives them one thing that they're known for to make it seem like see it's a completely different character when it's not. that's why i won't read anything by her bc i don't need to see an au of the same characters if the story still sucks.

[aotearoagal]

She rewrote Cinderella as a novel for Benedict.

[insomniachobs]

That doesn't bother me personally - reworking the classic tropes and tales has always been a thing, she might as well have a go. (And it actually stands out amongst some of her other super repetitive plotlines). It's the repeat phrases that drive me nuts

[tiny_winey87]

I was into them - when they were out 20 years ago!! She is lucky as an author Shonda fell for them and adapted them for the modern day!