If you’re missing the Bridgertons and want more Regency-era romance with wit, warmth, and a side of awkward musical performances, Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn hits the spot. This is a friends-to-lovers story between a determined bluestocking and the guardian who never saw her coming, until it’s too late.

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What is Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn all about?

Honoria Smythe-Smith is determined to marry well, even if she’s stuck performing in London’s worst musicale. Marcus Holroyd, her late brother’s best friend and quiet guardian figure, has vowed to protect her from bad suitors. But when illness strikes and feelings emerge, this “safe” friendship becomes something far more complicated.

Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn Book Review

Having read everything that Julia Quinn has written I was very much looking forward to starting a series about the famous (or is it infamous?) Smythe-Smiths. If you have read any of her books you would have heard about the Smythe-Smith Musicale the most anticipated and by that I mean dreaded social event in the ton calander. Honoria Smith-Smythe plays the violin, terribly of course in true Smythe-Smith tradition, in the quartet and she hopes that this will be her final year as she is desperate to get married and start a family of her own; however, what she doesn’t realize is that Lord Chatteris her older brothers best friend, has been looking out for her and scaring away all potential suitors as they all seem to him unsuitable. The more he sees of Honoria the more he comes to the realization that he may actually love her…

I managed to read Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn in a day; I just couldn’t put it down. It was everything I have come to expect from a Julia Quinn book, funny, romantic and cute. As in most of her books the characters are funny and lighthearted, there is no real angst or darkness in this book so if you are looking for a broody read this isn’t for you. However, if you want a book that will have you smiling and laughing all the way through then I recommend that you pick this up.

Honoria was quirky and fun and I liked her immensley, she had a dry wit and I often found myself laughing at the things that she said or did. Marcus was also very sweet and quite adorabley shy! You could see from the start that they were perfect for eachother and it was great fun watching them finally come to that realization themselves.

Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn was a great read and anybody looking for a light hearted funny book should give this book a try.

Favorite Quote from Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn

He rather hoped he was sleeping, because he was quite certain he’d seen a six-foot rabbit hopping through his bedchamber, and if that wasn’t a dream they were all in very big trouble. Although really, it wasn’t rabbit that was so dangerous as much as the giant carrot he was swinging about like a mace

About the Smythe-Smith Quartet by Julia Quinn

A spin-off of the Bridgerton series, the Smythe-Smith Quartet follows four cousins tangled up in love, duty, and society gossip. Anchored in Regency London and full of witty banter, these stories celebrate overlooked heroines and unexpected romances, with plenty of crossover cameos for longtime Julia Quinn fans.

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