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Just Like Heaven: A Smythe-Smith Quartet Mass Market Paperback – March 28 2023

by Julia Quinn (Author)
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author, and creator of the Bridgerton series, Julia Quinn presents the first, dazzling installment in the Bridgerton adjacent Regency era–set world featuring the romantic exploits of the well-meaning but less-than-accomplished Smythe-Smith musicians. In this case, a beautiful violinist in the pitiful group who has her sights set on marrying the last unwed Bridgerton…unless her handsome, lovestruck guardian has anything to say about it. Bridgerton fans will cry, “Encore!”

 

Honoria Smythe-Smith is:

A) a really bad violinist

B) still miffed at being nicknamed “Bug” as a child

C) not in love with her older brother’s best friend

D) all of the above


Marcus Holroyd is:

A) the Earl of Chatteris

B) regrettably prone to sprained ankles

C) not in love with his best friend’s younger sister

D) all of the above


Together they:

A) eat quite a bit of chocolate cake

B) survive a deadly fever and the world’s worst musical performance

C) fall quite desperately in love


It’s Julia Quinn at her best, so you know the answer is . . .

D) all of the above
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  3. Language
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  4. Publisher
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  5. Publication date
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  6. Dimensions
    10.64 x 2.44 x 16.81 cm
  7. ISBN-10
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  8. ISBN-13
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Honoria Smythe-Smith is:

A) a really bad violinist
B) still miffed at being nicknamed "Bug" as a child
C) not in love with her older brother's best friend
D) all of the above

Marcus Holroyd is:

A) the Earl of Chatteris
B) regrettably prone to sprained ankles
C) not in love with his best friend's younger sister
D) all of the above

Together they:

A) eat quite a bit of chocolate cake
B) survive a deadly fever and the world's worst musical performance
C) fall quite desperately in love

It's Julia Quinn at her best, so you know the answer is . . .

D) all of the above

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avon (March 28 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 006149190X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061491900
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 181 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.64 x 2.44 x 16.81 cm
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn loves to dispel the myth that smart women don't read (or write) romance, and in 2001 she did so in grand fashion, appearing on the game show The Weakest Link and walking away with the $79,000 jackpot. She displayed a decided lack of knowledge about baseball, country music, and plush toys, but she is proud to say that she aced all things British and literary, answered all of her history and geography questions correctly, and knew that there was a Da Vinci long before there was a code. Ms. Quinn is one of only sixteen members of Romance Writers of America's Hall of Fame, her books have been translated into 29 languages, and she currently lives with her family in the Pacific Northwest.

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L.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in Canada on November 19, 2022
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Rosewood
4.0 out of 5 stars Very romantic
Reviewed in Canada on September 23, 2016
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The characters were all well-developed, I liked the Smythe - Smith musicals from the Bridgerton series - now it just seems like we're old friends reuniting. I like Ms Quin's humorous writing. This novel was light and entertaining despite the terrible leg injury Marcus had - Honoria and Marcus romance was very believable from the childhood friends they had been to the lovers they became. A very good read.
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Casey
5.0 out of 5 stars funny
Reviewed in Canada on June 27, 2021
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i love to read romance novels but i'm very picky about which authors. this was my first novel by her and i cant wait to read more! this was actually laugh out loud funny throughout and i loved it!
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Doris
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended
Reviewed in Canada on November 10, 2019
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Julia Quinn is one of my favorite authors. I have all of her books and highly recommend reading her books. If you are looking for a new author you won't be disappointed in this author.
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J. M. N. C
3.0 out of 5 stars It was a little boring.
Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2011
I LOVE Julia Quinn!! I buy all her books as soon as they come out. I am never disappointed. She's just a fabulous and entertaining writer, but I have to say this book was a tad boring compared to her usual stories. The conversations were witty and the romance was there, but....the two main characters weren't very sparkly. They were kind of dull and fell into love in a dull fashion. I actually found myself in like more with one of the other Smythe-Smith cousins.

We finally get to see inside the lives of the poor Smythe-Smith girls who are inherently bad musicians and have been made the jest of many of Julia's former books.

Honoria Smythe-Smith was in love with her brother's best friend since she was a child. Then she wasn't because he inadvertently hurt her, then she realized she was still in love with him after all. It took nursing him back to health to get the sparks to fly. It's just that they really didn't fly.

I still found it a nice read.
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Paragraphs and Petticoats
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet and Funny
Reviewed in Canada on March 10, 2017
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn (Audio Edition)
Narrated by Rosalyn Landor
Series: Smythe-Smith Quartet #1

4 Stars - I always enjoy Julia Quinn’s writing, she's witty, romantic and sweet. Marcus was a lovely hero, he cared deeply for Honoria. Honoria, was a strong woman who would go above and beyond for her family and people she cares about. I really enjoyed all the Smythe-Smith girls. This was a sweet romance with some fun secondary characters. Lady Danbury is always a favourite!

This was a re-read for me, though I chose the audio version this time and I enjoyed it just as much as I did the first. Rosalyn Landor is wonderful!

~Paragraphs and Petticoats~
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
Reviewed in Canada on March 9, 2019
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Julia Quinne spins another wonderful Regency tale, related to the Bridgerton family.
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Zeenat Mahal
5.0 out of 5 stars Quinntet
Reviewed in Canada on January 24, 2014
There are moments that'll make you laugh and want to hug and kiss Marcus and Honoria but there will also be times when you'll feel..uh? There's nothing wrong with it, you understand, but the zing of Julia Quinn is missing. It's the missing zing that makes it just a bit less. It's almost as if there was more but it got lost somewhere. In most of her books everything is seamless and funny and adorable. That being said, these are two of the best romantic hero and heroine of contemporary romance. There's something old-worldly about them and their love story and I don't mean in the historical sense, rather in the chivalrous knights of the Round Table kind of behaviour and silliness, especially from Marcus.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2023
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A would recommend this book, I have read the other Bridgerton books and like those, this does not disappoint. A great start to the new series, a great mix of plot and character building. A great read.
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Emilia
4.0 out of 5 stars Too slow
Reviewed in Italy on November 7, 2023
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I've read quite a lot from Julia Quinn and I must admit this isn't one of my favourite. The love story between Marcus and Honoria is very sweet, they've known each other since forever, they've been like family really and love simply came natural to them. But nothing significant happened in more than half the book and then, almost at the end, too much happened. It's like 70% of the book is deadly slow and the rest rushes to an hopefully satisfactory conclusion. I liked the end and of course Julia Quinn's fun and witty style, but I really hope the next books in the series are better than this
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great beginning!
Reviewed in Spain on August 18, 2021
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Simple but wonderful, as all Julia's stories. You will want to read more titles of this saga!
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ML
5.0 out of 5 stars A little slice of heaven
Reviewed in India on May 28, 2017
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Ummm....so many moments that made me go all fuzzy with emotion and love for Honoria and Marcus....simply heavenly this book
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lisa
5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting and very very witty
Reviewed in Australia on February 10, 2019
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Julia Quinn reminds me of a witty friend who cracks you up with their dry view of the world. In ‘Just Like Heaven’ Ms Quinn is at her wittiest. Her target is an incredibly untalented string quartet who hold an annual concert. She has a lot of fun with the quartet of debutante cousins, who target men for marriage just so they can get out of the annual concert. The cousins squabble but they love each other. And this book centres around the theme of family love, and being an outsider.

I like that leading man Marcus is like a real man, attractive without being a chippendale, and with a poignant inner dialogue. I like Honoria the heroine who is a determined mischief making little girl underneath. The characters are truly endearing. I think the best HR author’s are able to bring emotional depth that lifts an ordinary story up a few levels. This is what Ms Quinn has done in this rather enchanting book.
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