So Benedict is a Bridgerton. You can't really fault him, but this is one of my not-so-favourite ones. Bridgertons are above reproach so when they do things that lesser mortals do, it leaves me a bit...disappointed. His offer to Sophie and his love for her war within him, as much as his choices or lack thereof do within the reader, the loyal Bridgerton reader--till the very end. Benedict's story is one of yearning and denial. We feel his heartache throughout. It's very well-told, I mean it's Julia Quinn for heaven's sake, but there's something missing and I think it's the Bridgerton-ness. By it's very nature, the story had to be as separated from the rest of the clan as possible. There are Cinderella elements there and I'm not sure whether they help or detract from the story.
I'd read it because it's Julia Quinn and the Bridgertons.

An Offer from a Gentleman: Bridgerton Family, Book 3
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Listening Length | 12 hours and 22 minutes |
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Author | Julia Quinn |
Narrator | Rosalyn Landor |
Audible.in Release Date | 01 August 2017 |
Publisher | W. F. Howes Ltd |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B0741GW1M9 |
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Splendid is the word for this book. My bff gifted it for my birthday and am thankful to her for introducing me to the world of bridgertons! Wow! The quirky fights, the smart quips and the wonderfully woven tale of love makes this book an absolute unputdownable. The fiery Sophie and the charming Benedict are a match made in heaven. Every believer of fairytales should read this one since Julia Quinn has an amazing adaptation of Cinderella in the offing! You can't miss this one!
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MrsDemon
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 December 2020Verified Purchase
I do enjoy reading these stories, but sometimes find it difficult with the spelling. I know they are written by an American author, but she is writing stories based in Regency England, where we spell colour with a U, realise with a S, we don't live five blocks away either. I feel it distracts me from the story.
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California Quinn
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not my favourite Bridgerton, but still FAB!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2020Verified Purchase
** spoiler alert ** Julia Quinn excels herself again with her third Bridgerton book which is Benedict and Sophie's story... I loved the start of this story which has Sophie attending a ball in a clear nod to Cinderella, enchanting Benedict as this mysterious woman who then runs off at midnight. They are both instantly in love, but Sophie isn't really a lady, in fact she's the bastard daughter of an earl who has been abominably treated by her cruel stepmother.. Anyway, two years later, Benedict bumps into her again, but not realising the maid being harassed by a nasty aristo - from whom he rescues her - is the same woman he's been mooning over for years. He ends up getting her a new job but then things get even more complicated because Sophie's not that happy that he doesn't recognise her, and Ben is not that happy that he's falling in lust with a maid who is most decidedly not his mystery lady of the night!! Although of course she actually is but decides not to tell her because he hasn't recognised her... I adore all of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series, but I did duck this one a star, simply because - although the book is full of Quinn's wonderfully fluid writing and both Benedict and Sophie are absolutely adorable – I got very tense waiting for the moment when Benedict would find out Sophie's real identity which came rather late in the book. So entirely a fault with the reader not the writer, but it did make my enjoyment of the book a tiny, weeny bit less than the others... Also in the 2nd epilogue [MAJOR SPOILER ALERT HERE], I felt kind of annoyed that Benedict had gotten Sophie pregnant so many times, and almost ended up killing her!! Totally believable for the time period, but it still upset me (although probably not as much as it upset Benedict tbf!)
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Ritu
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Regency Cinderella
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 January 2021Verified Purchase
An Offer From A Gentleman is the third in the Bridgerton series of books, concentrating on the love life of the second sibling, Benedict Bridgerton. It's been a couple of years, and with his older brother married, attentions are turned to him, and Colin, brother number three. But he's in no real hurry.
Sophie Beckett is the illegitimate child of an Earl, who has never openly acknowledged her but allowed her to live in his house as his ward. He passes away, leaving her in the care of her stepmother and two stepsisters, who have no interest in housing her, but suffer her presence, as they get a good allowance to keep her in the house.
In a Cinderella-esque twist to the story, Sophie is given the opportunity to attend one of the Season events, at Bridgerton House, during a Masquerade ball, with the housekeeper and staff being her collective Fairy Godmothers.
There she meets Benedict Bridgerton, and their two hour evening leaves them wanting more, but unable to have it.
The second part of the story follows their journey to meet once more. Will Benedict realise she is the woman in the silver gown who stole his heart, two years ago?
It's Cinderella, of course, he will, but not before plenty of other twists present themselves in the tale.
An easy read, but definitely not my favourite of the Briderton books, so far.
Sophie Beckett is the illegitimate child of an Earl, who has never openly acknowledged her but allowed her to live in his house as his ward. He passes away, leaving her in the care of her stepmother and two stepsisters, who have no interest in housing her, but suffer her presence, as they get a good allowance to keep her in the house.
In a Cinderella-esque twist to the story, Sophie is given the opportunity to attend one of the Season events, at Bridgerton House, during a Masquerade ball, with the housekeeper and staff being her collective Fairy Godmothers.
There she meets Benedict Bridgerton, and their two hour evening leaves them wanting more, but unable to have it.
The second part of the story follows their journey to meet once more. Will Benedict realise she is the woman in the silver gown who stole his heart, two years ago?
It's Cinderella, of course, he will, but not before plenty of other twists present themselves in the tale.
An easy read, but definitely not my favourite of the Briderton books, so far.
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Anz
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2021Verified Purchase
Benedict is perhaps the least interesting of the elder Bridgerton siblings. The author attempts to distinguish him from Anthony but he ends up being a copy and paste of both Anthony and Simon, all three think in the same way. All the individualities they have in the other books disapear as soon as we get into their heads. It gets a little wearying.
The story is however much more interesting and is a good change from the previous two books, the take on Cinderella is fun but merely transposes the fairy tale to the Bridgerton series without adding or taking anything away from the original. Sophie is a nice change but despite all the differences between her and Kate and Daphne she somehow falls into the same thought patterns.
As always with this series, the writing is clunky, the vocabulary american and the dialogue dreadfull.
All in all it is very readable and once again I read this in a few hours, but maybe an hour after finishing it, I have allready forgotten everything about it.
The story is however much more interesting and is a good change from the previous two books, the take on Cinderella is fun but merely transposes the fairy tale to the Bridgerton series without adding or taking anything away from the original. Sophie is a nice change but despite all the differences between her and Kate and Daphne she somehow falls into the same thought patterns.
As always with this series, the writing is clunky, the vocabulary american and the dialogue dreadfull.
All in all it is very readable and once again I read this in a few hours, but maybe an hour after finishing it, I have allready forgotten everything about it.
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Astrid Steed
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Brilliant and beautiful - a real gem
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2021Verified Purchase
Sophie and Benedict – what a wonderful story of love at first sight. It is perfect romance and heartache at the same time. The romance and love oozes off the pages. I re-read the terrace scene more than once because it’s so romantic. A real Cinderella story with a twist but with a happy ending that requires patience. The couple fall in love instantly at a ball but lose sight of each other because Sophie has to run away from London and is hiding in the country from her stepmother. Benedict keeps looking for his perfect woman whom he met at his mother’s masquerade ball. He is devastated when he can’t find her but even 2 years later he can't forget her. When he eventually meets Sophie again, he doesn’t recognise her as the woman from the ball but falls in love with her anyway. He is torn between his new love and the mystery woman he can’t forget until he realises they are one and the same. He is furious with her for deceiving him but in the end their love is stronger than anything and they forgive each other. They are truly meant for each other. This is such a romantic and beautiful story. I could feel my heart actually aching for them. I only get this warm feeling inside when I read a very special story that touches my heart. This is such a story. This is my second favourite book of the series after book 2. Just amazing how Julia can pull it off time and again.
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