Well Dreamers, Bridgerton was released earlier this year and was the sensation of the moment. And how can we not love it when we have these beautiful dresses, parties, social gatherings, garden parties from the regency period combined with modern fashion ?!
The Bridgerton series is based on the Julia Quinn saga of books with the same name. This saga has eight books, these are:
The Duke and I
The viscount who loved me
I give you my heart
Romancing Mr Bridgerton
To Sir Phillip, with love
The heart of a Bridgerton
For a kiss
Looking for wife
Each of these books tells the story of each Bridgerton siblings and his quest to find that person who is their second orange.
The first season of the series is based on the first book of this saga, The Duke and I, which tells the story of Daphne, the fourth daughter of the late Viscount Bridgerton, who is looking for a husband who loves her, not a simple comfortable marriage, for this reason she has rejected two marriage proposals.
Simon, the new Duke of Hastings, has never wanted to be married. But, arriving in the middle of London's social season, he finds himself caught up in the middle of the girls of marriageable age alongside their mothers. To escape this, he and Daphne make a deal, both of them deceive the rest of society with a false courtship. The joke? Fooling Anthony, Daphne's brother and Simon's best friend.
Now Dreamers, let's start with the differences between the book and the series.
In the book it is the second season of Daphne Bridgerton, while in the series it is the first season of the fourth Bridgerton.
For this reason, there is no presentation of the eldest of the Bridgerton sisters before the queen and society. You know, with those glamorous white dresses and a scene that left us all wanting to see more of these luxurious regency-era places.
Speaking of the queen, in fact, she doesn't actually have any appearances in the books, she's only mentioned.
For this reason, the prince who appears in the series does not exist at all in the book. It was more of an add-on in the series to add drama and a love triangle.
Going back to Daphne and Simon, her first meeting actually happens when Daphne punches Lord Berbrook, who chases her into a room. Simon, seeing a lady in danger, decided to help her, however, he found that she was more than capable of taking care of her problems.
On the contrary, in the series we have that their first encounter is in the middle of a room full of people, with Miss Bridgerton trying to flee from Lord Berbrook. The punch happened several chapters later ...
Speaking of Lord Berbrook, he doesn't actually have as much relevance in the book as he does in the series. Observing that he has no chance with Daphne, he does not insist again as he does in the series. And all the drama that is created by this insistence.
Another aspect that I must highlight is Simon's stutter. While in the series this is almost imperceptible, in the book it is much more remarkable. Not only because we know Simon's perspective on this problem, but because in reality every time Simon suffers from a terrible rage, the stutter comes out without warning. Let's say these intense moments of anger are actually a frequent occurrence in the book.
Now let's go a little further into the story to learn about other differences.
The problem with the marriage license ... In the series we have that it is rejected because the queen wanted to see the prince married to Daphne, however, since it does not appear in the books, the license is quickly given by the church. And Daphne and Simon marry without major problem, in addition to the Bridgerton surname, it has a very important weight in society.
Daphne upon discovering Simon's lie, that is that he can actually have children, but he doesn't want to have them. Note both situations are totally different things. And to have this controversial scene in both the book and the movie….
In the book both Daphne and Simon break up. Daphne returns to London with her family, alone, for almost three months, while Simon goes to a house in some other town in England. This separation actually helps both of you realize the feelings you both have for each other.
On the other hand, we have that in the series they both return to London after this news from Colín Bridgerton and Marina Thompson. Followed by intense and awkward moments between the two of them, pretending and pretending in front of society, until they both realize how much they are hurting each other.
On the subject of Colin and Marina, this never really happens in any of the books. It was just an added drama. Mariana does not appear until the fifth book in this series, To Sir Phillip, with love. And her story is totally different. As much as I would like to explain this story to you, it is a GREAT SPOILER, so read the fifth book and you will know the story of Lady Thompson.
Finally, Dreamers, the series tells us different fragments of the history of the Bridgerton brothers and lets us know the personalities of each one. However, the book only focuses on the story of Daphne and Simon, which gives us a somewhat closed perspective on all the Bridgerton brothers and their lives.
Those are the differences that I have found between the book and the Bridgerton series. Hope you enjoyed this post, Dreamers!
I hope to write another post soon, Dreamers!
-Fer 🌻🌻
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