I like Julia Quinn's style of writing - she's not draggy like other romance writers, and her style of writing is ticklish, which leaves me grinning while I'm reading her stories, which is fine with me because I like to laugh. Unfortunately, my experience this time round was somewhat diminished by my unwitting discovery of one of the largest secrets in the Julia Quinn universe. For those of you who know what I'm talking about, I'm referring to the secret identity of Lady Whistledown, the mysterious gossip columnist who seems to know everything that happens in the London social scene. Alas, I googled the term "Colin Bridgerton" as I wanted to find out if I had yet read his love story (all the Bridgertons have their own book and there are eight of them so I can't exactly remember which ones I've read), and the preview of the second hit prominently stated "While we eventually discover in [AAA] that it is [XXX] who is the true Lady Whistledown...". I do hate it when my reading experiences are ruined by spoilers, and for those of you read Julia Quinn, you know that this is truly the motherload of spoilers.
On a brighter note, all the recent tales of lords and ladies finding love and getting married did put me in the mood for the royal wedding on Friday. I happened to catch a glimpse of the proceedings in the office where we recently installed some large TVs. What struck me most was how the ladies had such large hats! There was one who had a hat so big I half expected her to take it off and throw it like how Captain America throws his shield. And I thought you weren't supposed to wear hats in church. Also I know a lot of people are saying how Kate Middleton's gown was a hit, but is it just me or does it resemble a certain dress that Madonna made famous?
