![]() ![]() ![]() Many have rightfully accused Netflix (and Avon) of misleading unaware readers who are venturing into this genre, by marketing the books as more inclusive than they are with the new covers-especially Black and brown readers, who may think that they will see themselves in the story like they did on the show. However, with new Bridgerton covers, there lies a significant disconnect between the racial/ethnic makeup of the show’s cast (and, therefore, the new covers) and the very-white books themselves. Usually, the conversation around movie/TV covers like this begins and ends with people loving or hating these editions on aesthetic grounds. season one) and The Viscount Who Loved Me (a.k.a. So far, with romance imprint Avon Books (under Harper Collins), they’ve released new editions for The Duke and I (a.k.a. Coinciding with this demand and their season-by-season adaptation of the individual novels, Netflix (like many production companies before them) created an adaptation edition with each book. With the massive success of Shonda Rhimes’ fantasy-like take on Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton novels, many people (myself included) are reading the books for the first time. ![]()
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