Minx
Written by Julia Quinn
Narrated by Lucy Rayner
4/5
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About this audiobook
It takes a minx to tempt a rogue...Beautiful and feisty Henrietta Barrett has never followed the dictates of society. She manages her elderly guardian's estate, prefers to wear breeches rather than dresses, and answers to the unlikely name of Henry. But when her guardian passes away, her beloved home falls into the hands of a distant cousin.
And it takes a rogue to tame her...William Dunford, London's most elusive bachelor, is stunned to learn that he's inherited property, a title...and a ward bent on making his first visit his last. Henry is determined to continue running the Cornwall estate without help from the handsome new lord, but Dunford is just as sure he can change things...starting with his wild young ward. But turning Henry into a lady makes her not only the darling of the town, but an irresistible attraction to the man who thought he could never be tempted.
Julia Quinn
#1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn began writing one month after graduating from college and, aside from a brief stint in medical school, she has been tapping away at her keyboard ever since. Her novels have been translated into 43 languages and are beloved the world over. A graduate of Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, she lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest. Look for BRIDGERTON, based on her popular series of novels about the Bridgerton family, on Netflix.
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Reviews for Minx
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Probably the best of the trilogy! I was intrigued the whole book. The 2 major misunderstandings in the book felt a little prolonged but added to the drama so, I enjoyed it. If I had gone on much longer it would have been annoying. The lack of communication of the characters is frustrating but again, added to the drama. I could have done without the angry honeymoon scene and the many resentful arguments, but it ended well. I do think you have to read the first 2 to appreciate the characters though. Overall a great “read.”
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I liked the book and the love story was cute. I think the main male character is supposed to be a fun, best friend type, but the voice the performer uses for him sounds unbearably pompous and condescending. It's kind of hard to relate to him because no matter what his line, he always sounds like he's looking down his nose at everyone, and I doubt that's how the author imagined him.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was fine. I'm used to Julia Quinn's books featuring exceptionally witty dialogue, which was definitely lacking in this one. The plot was entirely unsurprising as well. With all that said, I enjoyed it.
The narration, however, was difficult to get past. The voice the narrator used for the main male character was pretty atrocious. She had more authentic ones for the other male characters, so it was unfortunate she chose that one for the mc. Her American accent was similarly grating. She is great at displaying emotions, so I tried hard to get past the parts I found difficult.2 people found this helpful
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I really want to read the next book in this series but the narration is terrible. Couldn’t even get past the first chapter
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Loved the story but didn’t enjoy the narration at all.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The narrators voice was irritating and the leading man’s voice and accent made him seem arrogant.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book had me laughing so hard. The narration was priceless.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The narrator’s voice was pleasant when she was speaking as the story teller, but her voices for the supporting female characters sounded like nails on a chalk board, will avoid this narrator in future. This was my least favorite Julia Quinn novel.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hilarously funny, but also exasperatingly longwinded in the description of emotional complications.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5OMG! the narrator. I couldn’t get past the first chapter. horrible!
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The narrator’s voice is grating and annoying. I love Julia Quinn, but I couldn’t listen to this one.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Narrator is awful. I couldn’t get past the 1st chapter even when I sped up the dialog.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The two main characters sure showed one another the meaning of love.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I really enjoyed the story. However I did not care for the awful voices the reader gave the main characters. It made the book hard to listen to.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Most annoying narrator ever. And the text is banal.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Absolutely beautiful and romantic story but way too many blasphemy.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5i liked it mostly. the ending i felt was- ugh. o the right up until that moment the book was very enjoyably and typical Quinn novel. i am glad to see she stopped with such about faces and stupidity in her characters. this is one of her earlier works. all of a sudden henry is no longer forthright and confrontational; instead she assumes the worst and tries to destroy her marriage. yeah, i found that highly annoying.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I was hooked on HR for a very long time - this is my top book
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Light as air and filled with sparkling witty dialogue. Henry, our heroine brought to mind Katherine Hepburn in almost every role she played, and that is all to the good. Dunford was a delightful honorable reformed rake. I did like the first half better than the second. The impediment to our HandH being together was one of those things that could have been easily cleared up and wasn't, and we lost all our witty repartee after that. Still, overall this was delightful.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One of my all-time favorite JQ books. This was actually the first book of hers that I read, so there may be some first-book-bias, but even after numerous re-reads, it is still laugh-out-loud funny, and Dunford is still my favorite JQ hero. He's handsome, charming, disarming, and a veritable wit, and he's more than met his match in Miss Henrietta "Henry" Barrett. Add the fact that quite a bit of it takes place in Cornwall and you got me.The first third of the book is very funny, when Dunford learns that he's inherited a title and estate and goes to Cornwall to check it out. Henry has been running things for six years and doesn't care to have a new lord sniffing around, especially if he's a new young lord, so she sets out to oust him in quite a few hilarious ways. They manage to become friends almost in spite of themselves, and develop an attraction, and then Dunford learns that he's Henry's guardian and feels it necessary to bring her out into Society.The scenes in London are also humorous, but the final act of the plot brings this down a notch from squeeful adoration. There's a stupid Big Misunderstanding which more or less ruins all that Dunford and Henry have built up right before their marriage, and their separation is heart-rending (and stupid). If either one of them had just opened their mouths, they wouldn't have had to go through the anger and heartache. But, as this was only JQ's third novel, I suspect she felt she needed to include some of these well-worn tropes. She really hit her stride with the Bridgerton saga about five years after this was published.There's never been a hero like Dunford, though, and for him, I'm willing to even read the less-than-great ending to this otherwise frothy, fun read.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The heroine is not really plain, but she believes herself to be unattractive because she is a tomboy, and is insecure about her femininity. There is a ton of angst and misunderstandings and other stuff right up my alley. I would LOVE to read more books like this. I loved how Henry just assumed no man would ever want her because she's so independent and brash and wears pants. More like this one, please! (4.5 stars)
First read in June of 2011. Rating stands up to the re-read! - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Usual good standard at the beginning. Tails off after half way.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have always liked Dunford in the previous 2 books but I loved Dunford in this book with Henry!! The sexual tension and hot scenes are priceless! The Book was so funny as well, and boy did Rufus the Rabbit make me laugh! Dunford and Hen's story became one of my favorite love stories of all time, every man should love like Dunford!!
My TOP favorite Julia Quinn book!! Read it 100 of times! - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What a great story! I laughed and cried many times! Such wonderful writing and really engaging characters!! I love this authors work!!
I am currently on a Regency kick and this one was terrific!! - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As I have said in previous reviews Ms. Quinn is a wonderful writer even in these earlier books. I have always enjoyed her work and will always recommend her to those that like historical romance. That being said if I could I would have given with 3.5 stars instead for the 4. The main reason is that I don't enjoy reading the "big misunderstanding" plot line stories. I know that there isn't that many ways to write and story and that the author sometimes doesn't have a choice in the way the characters tell their story to her. The whole idea is like nails on a chalkboard to me. This story starts building toward the "big misunderstanding" very early in the book. I could see it coming and with no way to avoid it.All that being said the story is very good and the characters are enjoyable. I have like Dunford since the first time he appeared in a story. He has always been a kind, caring and patient man. He is very intelligent and well deserving of the title that he receives in the story. He also deserves all the happiness that he finds. It would have been nice if he hadn't had to suffer quite so much. It would have been nice if he had just been honest with Henry so much sadness could have been avoided. It does work out in the end which I was very glad about.Henrietta Barrett is a very unconventional woman for this time period. It isn't often that you find a woman running an estate at such a young age and with such enthusiasm. Henry love Stannage Park and she has worked very hard to make it a wonderful place. For that reason she isn't a confident about relationships with men. It is sad that men in this time period look down on women that were willing to do an honest days labor. Henry is intelligent, open and honest to a fault. She is also beautiful, compassionate and caring of those she considers family and friends. I like her for the most part. However she just never seems to find her stride with men. If she really did love Dunford than I would think that she would trust him enough to let him explain the problem that causes all the problems between the two of them.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Very much a so-so romance, and I have realized I now detest the endearment "minx!" Tom-boy girl, who goes by the name of Henry, falls for an English lord in Cornwall who turns out to be her guardian. She's been living on the estate he has just inherited - and managing it very well. They get off to a rocky start but then become close friends. He doesn't realize he's her guardian at first, but when he does he soon realizes he's in a big dilemma. All he wants to do is seduce her! But he can't - because he's her guardian. So he tries to find her a husband instead, but no one is good enough. Then they go to London and lah dee dah they fall in love. But, then two weeks before the wedding they have this BIG misunderstanding that ruins everything! Unhappy first month of marriage, what a waste! Uggh! Slow beginning, hum drum middle and then angsty ending! Not my favorite JQ romance, I'm afraid.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Really only read this to complete the series because somehow it lacked the sparkle of some of Quinn's other books. Dunford and Henry were likeable enough, but I couldn't care whether they got together or not.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Not only is JQ enormously funny, but her heroines are always tremendously likeable and this one is no exception. This book made me laugh a lot, but also made me cry and that's no small feat, believe me.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This book was a little slow going which is really odd for a Julia Quinn story. But it gets better as it goes on and ends up being a cute book. I believe it was one of her career starting books, so that's why it may sound a little badly written. Henry is not a woman to be toyed with. An orphan with only one distant relative to turn to, she finds that she loves the only place she can call home. So much so that she decides to run it, and successfully too. Dunford has recently found himself with a new title and a new piece of land...plus a new ward. Henry is like no one he has ever met. She is forward, courageous, sweet, and beautiful underneath her mannish clothes. But how could he want her, his own ward? That was tacky and ungentlemanly to the extreme. Can he fight his desire for the girl he can never touch and can Henry overcome her fear of polite society to become a woman?
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Started out very promising, but got bogged down a little in the middle. From there she goes straight into cliche. I was disappointed enough that I actually didn't bother reading the sex scenes of the last few chapters.