It's in His Kiss: Bridgerton: Hyancinth's Story

I have been a big fan of Julia Quinn’s historical romance novels for almost fifteen years. I own paperback copies of every single one of her books, but if a Kindle deal comes along, I will always buy it. Because why not? In addition to making my collection portable, this also gives me the option to purchase the Audible edition at a reduced price. I’ve been trying to walk 10,000 steps a day, so having audiobooks to listen to helps me meet my goal while I walk around the neighborhood. I recently listened to It’s In His Kiss. This is the 7th entry in her Bridgerton series, which features eight alphabetically named Regency era aristocratic siblings. It’s In His Kiss is Hyacinth Bridgerton’s story. Hyacinth agrees to help Gareth St. Clair translate his late grandmother’s diary from Italian into English, but she had no idea that the diary might contain secrets. When the diary insinuates that there might be a valuable treasure hidden in the St. Clair London home, Hyacinth sees an opportunity to a grand adventure. There’s just one problem: Gareth’s father despises him, and would never allow him into the house. And then things get complicated when Gareth kisses Hyacinth. Who would have guessed what that one kiss would lead to? It’s In His Kiss is such a charming story. I don’t think I’ve read it since its initial release ten years ago, so it was like a new reading experience. There are plenty of lighter moments and comic relief, courtesy of Lady Danbury, a recurring character who is hilariously candid and never afraid to share her opinion. But there are also some poignant elements, especially concerning Gareth’s relationship (or lack thereof) with his father. I would absolutely recommend It’s In His Kiss. If you’re not familiar with Julia Quinn and/or her Bridgerton series, I would recommend reading the series in order. This is an enjoyable entry in the series, but it was a little disappointing that the rest of the Bridgerton siblings didn’t play as prominent of a role as they did in some of the other books. That said, the conversation between Gareth and Anthony, Viscount Bridgerton, was hilarious; it’s difficult to tell which man felt more awkward.

I've been on a bit of a historical romance kick the past few months, and had heard Julia Quinn talked about by a lot of people as one of the must-read authors of the genre. Although it's the 7th in the series, this is only the 3rd I've read - I don't think it's made much difference taking them out of order, as each so far has stood on its own very well. Hyacinth is the youngest of 8 children, almost all of whom are happily married by this point. But now it's her turn to look for a husband, her intelligence & outspoken manner, which have always been part of her character, are a little off putting to some men. However, every week she reads for Gareth's grandmother, the fierce Lady Danbury, and she's there when Gareth turns up to ask Lady Danbury about where he might be able to get the diary translated. Despite the fact they don't always get on smoothly, Hyacinth agrees to translate the diary, and soon gets caught up in the story she's discovering there. Together, she and Gareth are then launched on an adventure of trying to follow the clues in the diary to find some valuable jewellery hidden in Gareth's family home. I love the interactions between Gareth and Hyacinth, and what they think about each other when they aren't together. Of course it's clear from the begining that they're going to end up together, but what I like about historical romance is seeing the journey unfold and watching the characters figure it out themselves. Hyacinth is very feisty, and it was fun to see her finding her place as a grown woman, not just the youngest sister of so many other people. Gareth has been affected so much by his angry, unhappy father - I was very glad when he finally stood up to the man, and that things worked out well in the end. Although I'm fairly new to her work, this book helped cement Julia Quinn in my mind as an author who I think I'll always enjoy. 'It's In His Kiss' is a fun historical romance adventure in London, complete with society events, scheming mothers, and town gossip. It was a lot of fun to read. [Review originally posted by me on my book review blog, The Book Bundle.]

The complete series is very entertaining reading. I purchase most of the series at Half Price books but they didn't have this one.

Gareth St. Clair is the estranged second son of a baron who has been steadily depleting the family coffers for an age. Now that his elder brother has passed, Gareth is to inherit the title as well as the debts, but before that, he gets their paternal grandmother’s diary from his late brother’s wife and it will somewhat entangle him to the one woman he wants to stay away from. Hyacinth Bridgerton is in her fourth season and has no prospects of marriage. The youngest Bridgerton is well known to the ton as a smart, opinionated woman capable of reducing any man incapable of matching her wit into a mess. When she starts running into Gareth at functions and his grandmother’s house, they’ll find themselves a common goal that will feed her spirit of adventure and will lead them to a path they’ve been trying to avoid. Another successful story by the author about finding love with the most unexpected character. Gareth is the perfect match of wits for stubborn Hyacinth and the young Lady Danbury wannabe will find in him the man she never knew she wanted. One has to love the meddling of Lady Bridgerton and Lady Danbury, always trying to play matchmakers for the younger lady’s offspring as well as the banter between the main characters. Being a fan of the genre I can only be sorry I didn’t get to Ms. Quinn’s books earlier on and I can’t wait to read more of her stories. 5 stars

I found “It's in His Kiss” to be delightful! What made this novel different from the others in the Bridgerton series is that it incorporated elements of mystery and humor in addition to romance. Gareth St. Clair is in a bind and is hoping that whatever is hidden within the pages of an old family diary will free him of his father’s debts. Unfortunately, the diary is written in Italian. Cue Hyacinth Bridgerton. The ton views Hyacinth as incredibly smart and outspoken. It is for this reason that Gareth simply believes she is not his type. Hyacinth believes Gareth to be a devilish rake and is determined to stay away from him. However, the two eventually find themselves working side by side to translate Gareth’s family diary. It doesn’t take long for them to realize that maybe they were made for each other. This enemies to lovers novel held my attention the whole way through! It was incredibly fun to read excerpts of the diary as Hyacinth translated them. They revealed secrets about Gareth’s family and possible jewels that could free Gareth of debt. I found myself trying to solve many of the riddles on my own to no avail. This book also made me laugh out loud! Gareth is related to Lady Danbury, so I got to see more of her character and witness her humorous side. Hyacinth and Gareth’s banter was also very amusing. I loved how they really could not stay away from each other no matter how hard they tried to poke fun and tease each other. Their whirlwind romance was full of passion and is incredibly addicting! Jess Approved?: ✓

Finishing a series… by this point Julia Quinn knows her world and her readers this is my last book in the original series and it did not disappoint me. The dynamic between Hyacinth and Gareth became really nice i enjoyed them more as they went on together as they both did a lot of growing as people in this book. The book is one of the Spicier ones written by Miss Quinn i would say the burner is on low medium but it was very enjoyable a read that keeps you past 50% i would say 50% is where i got more intrigued and my attention was kept better. This book did have a treasure hunt which was fun and not overly used in the plot it was balanced very well. I would give this book a 4 out of 5.

Hyacinth Bridgerton is the eighth child and fourth daughter of Edmund and Violet Bridgerton. She likes spending time with her mother’s friend Lady Danbury and reads to her. One day though when she is at the Danbury house her grandson Gareth St Clare comes in. Gareth is the second son of Lady Danburys daughter who died when Gareth was young. His father treated him poorly and makes intimations that Gareth isn’t his son. Gareths elder brother just passed away and his sister in law came to give him the diary of his father’s Italian mother. Since Lady Danbury knows all he decides to see if she knows someone to translate the book. Luckily Hyacinth knows Italian. She uncovers though that his grandmother his diamonds that were in her family at the Clare House and also the identity of his real father. As Gareth and Hyacinth try to find the diamonds the two fall in love. A great book in the Bridgerton collection.

I must agree with most of the fellow reviewers, it was an ok book, kind of disappointing and also kind of lacking. Not enough chemistry between the main characters, and Hy, well she was just not really special. Regardless, it was a cute book. I read it before The Viscount Who Loved Me, and didn't think much of Anthony's scene, but after i read the later i couldn't understand his attitude towards Hy. I loved his book, the hero and heroine had enough encounters to make romance seem believable enough, and you couldn't help falling a little bit in love with the viscount, but the hero in this book, Gareth? How was he a rake or a rogue? Hy seemed to take "advantage of him, bested him at every turn. He wasn't that big of a rake. Finally, the biggest disappointment, the jewels!!! What tha Heck ( pardon my English) was that!!!!!??? So much for nothing, meaning what?, they lived on her dowry?!!!. And their daughter simply decided to keep the jewels to herself!!!?????? Like Lady Whistledown would say: "This author must confess, she was rather confused with the turn of events in the story, and she can only hope that the next books of our otherwise superb writer are a bit more exciting and interesting, then again, this author can only hope!!!!