What Happens In London (Bevelstoke Book 2)

This book is a revelation as it is so well written & so very light, frothy & humerously balanced. Why does it work so well is because both the main characters are thrown together & so begins this incident of errors. Harry works for the war office & part of his job is to translate documents from Russian to English & enter Olivia who has just acquired him as her neighbour & rumour has it that he had murdered his fiance.She spies on him from her bedroom window whilst he is in his drawing room office & he pretends that he does not know that she is there.What these 2 go through, their thoughts, their initial hatred of each other, their growing attraction & the characters (especially Sebastian that add credence to the storyline) that round off this novel is brilliantly executed.What is so sweet about this modern day Jane Austen type novel ( there is no resemblance to the story so do not please be discouraged to buy this book) in style of writing is the feelings that slowly develope & bud into strong emotion. Julia Quinn has her own unique style but she has a lot of passion in developing the characters & the subtle story line that then leaves the reader with a spring to their step.Loved the highs & lows to their growing feelings for each other to the climax when Olivia realises that she has not known Harry at all well & is shocked to realise that she had placed all her trust in this one person & feels that she has been misguided. This particular scene was really well written without going overboard.Rounded off again with a nice romantic humourous touch. Loved it immensely.

Very moving, two people finding love when they least expected. One so in love with his work he finds no time to find love in his heart, but when she becomes his work, he has the opportunity. The plot behind this story was interesting and different, I do love when love conquers status’ in this world. Mysterious new neighbour meets oddly involved suspect in this tension built story.

They say he killed his fiancé. Lady Olivia Bevelstoke doesn't know who 'they' are exactly, nor does she believe it for a moment, but she's always been curious. And Sir Harry Valentine does spend an inordinate amount of time in his study. Acting peculiarly.Fluent in both French and Russian, Sir Harry works for the boring part of the War Office, because despite spending years in the Hussars fighting Napoleon he'd rather translate documents than become a spy. But fluent Russian speakers are hard to come by in London, so when a Russian prince arrives - under suspicion regarding his motives and loyalty - Harry is the obvious choice to keep an eye on him.It just so happens that Olivia is Harry's neighbour - but that doesn't explain why she's spent the best part of a week spying on him. When the prince starts showing marked interest in Olivia, Harry soon gets every chance to find out. Whether he wants to or not.JQ is back on form with this delightful tale of rumours, suspicion and the amusing consequences of jumping to conclusions. Olivia is a true JQ heroine, with wonderful quirks - like her mental list making - and Harry is an intelligent hero, who is refreshingly comfortable with himself and his emotions. There's no self-delusion for him.As lovely as their burgeoning relationship is, however, what makes this special is the wit, the ludicrous situations and fabulous supporting characters. Only JQ could have two characters court convincingly out of the windows of two separate houses, with ten feet between them. Or write more than one brilliant drawing room scene - though Sebastian definitely steals the show in the second.A glorious return to form, complete with princes, badly written gothic novels and one of the best proposal scenes I've ever come across. This follow up to  The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever  is an absolute winner. Can't wait for Seb's tale.

Really good read

If the main purpose of your head is a blow-dry, this should prove an entertaining read. Light reading, but a bit too light for me. I hope for Champagne and sparkling wit, not Helium.

This has got to be one of my favourite JQ books and I think that Harry is probably one my favourite of her heroes. I like that he is not a rake as so many of her men are but he is still witty. He is also kind hearted and intelligent. At first I thought that Olivia would not be the sort of girl to interest him, that he would be more suited to someone with more about her. But there is more to the Oliva we met in "The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever" and she turns out to be the perfect match. I loved that there was no inequality like in so many of her books, when it usually seems the woman falls in love first. Harry and Olivia hate each on sight, then actually grow to respect each other and fall in love almost at the same time. It was nice that they didn't come together until they were in love as well. I bugs me a little that with most JQ books the man more often than not just desires the woman rather than loves her the first time they make love.I also love that this book actually had more of a plot as well, not just the romance and it was full of laugh out loud humour. I couldn't wait to find out what happens next.Finally I loved the gothic novel "Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron" got a mention again. I think I would actually like to read this crazy book, killer pigeons and all!Also has my favourite JQ lines when Harry says to Sebastian:'You scream like a leettle girl.' to which Sebastian asks'Is there any reason you're saying that with a German accent?'lol!

OMG I never thought I would be giving Julia Quinn 5 stars. She still makes mistakes with English culture, like calling it a washroom. Historically the water closet hadn’t been invented yet. But finally she is writing with wit, some of her other stories have been mildly humorous in a shallow way, but this is good.

I’ve read a few Julia Quinn series (and yes all of the Bridgertons) and this is probably in my top 3 favourites. The characters are likeable and the story is fun and sweet. It’s got a different angle where much of the romance takes place with the Hero and Heroine chatting through their windows, allowing them to develop a friendship and fall in love gently.I laughed out loud a few times, and I really loved how Harry and Olivia clicked. I also loved that there was a lack of the “grand misunderstanding” plot point, so there is no time after Harry and Olivia become friends that they have a fight or misunderstanding that makes them hate each other.I haven’t read the first in the series but I look forward to the next one because Sebastian is also quite likeable and his book should entertain!

It’s a very simple argument. Too much describing the feelings and the thoughts, and very poor argument. The worst i have read from this autor

Mi piacevo anche queste serie ma preferivo i libri di Bridgerton.

Preciso confessar que achei essa a melhor série de Julia Quinn. O segundo livro da série é mais divertido e cativante que o primeiro. Recomendo!