If you have seen the Netflix series Queen Charlotte, you will know that the character comes directly from the book series The Bridgertons, by Julia Quinn. But what would your book be?
Actually, if we base ourselves on the Bridgerton book series, you will see that there is no book that is based on the story of Queen Charlotte. In fact, Julia Quinn didn't write any books about her either. Until now. You want to know more? Keep reading.
The success of The Bridgertons, a diamond in the rough to exploit
As you know, and if we don't tell you right now, When the first season of The Bridgertons came out, the furor that the series caused was such that everyone who had Netflix saw it and commented on it.
Few people resisted watching the series. And that made there a boom for reading the author's original book, for knowing the next books in the saga...
But, at a certain point, many also noticed the character of Charlotte, the queen, and wanted to know more about her.
The problem is that Julia Quinn had not taken that character nor had she written a book about her love story and everything she had experienced. until she was the one who held "the power" of the kingdom instead of her husband (who was the legitimate one).
Therefore, seeing the success of the series, and how the novels began to be among the best sellers again, Shonda Rhimes spoke with Julia Quinn about creating a book about Queen Charlotte from "The Bridgertons", thus providing her with her own love story.
We must say that the book came out, at least in Spain, a few days after the series premiered on Netflix, so we can guess that from the first or second season both professionals had this project in mind, which they have released in set.
That is, Queen Charlotte is a book written by both Julia Quinn, the "creator" of the Bridgerton universe, and Shonda Rhimes., the "cause" of the success of novels when adapted to series in our time.
What is Queen Charlotte about?
The book Queen Carlota, published by the Titania publishing house, is categorized as a romantic novel and, as in the series, tells the love story between Carlota Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Jorge Guillermo Federico, better known as Jorge III, king of the Great Britain and Ireland.
For that, We are in the XNUMXth century, more specifically in the middle of it. There we meet Carlota, a beautiful and intelligent young woman, but very independent. Her brother has agreed to her marriage to King George. However, at first she does not like her situation, and when, minutes before her wedding, she tries to escape from it, she runs into him (without knowing that she is).
From that moment on we see Carlota interested in Jorge, just as he is interested in her. But, because of secrets between them, distant and trying to lead a marriage behind closed doors, and a separate life behind closed doors.
If you want to know more, here is the synopsis of the book:
«In 1761, on a sunny September day, a king and queen met for the first time. They were married in a matter of hours.
The German princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful and stubborn, and possessed a fierce intelligence; attributes that were not precisely those that the British court was looking for in the wife of King George III. However, her ferocity and her independence were just what she needed, because Jorge had secrets... secrets capable of shaking the foundations of the monarchy.
Fully immersed in her new role as a member of the royal family, Charlotte must learn to navigate the complex politics of the court, while protecting her heart, because she is falling in love with the king, even though he pushes her away from him. But above all, she must learn to govern and understand that she has been given the power to remake society. For her He must fight: for her, for her husband, and for her new subjects, who turn to her for guidance and protection. Because she will never be Solo Carlota again. And she must fulfill her destiny... hers as queen.
How many pages does the book have?
The Queen Charlotte book is not too long. In fact, We could say that it has more or less the same pages as the rest of the books in the Bridgerton saga.
Specifically, the book is said to have 384 pages in its paper version (more pages appear on Kindle although they are not useful for much reading).
The Queen Charlotte book does not tell the same story as the series
Source: Netflix
Given that Queen Charlotte has been more of an invention Due to the success of the Bridgerton series, one might think that the book is something like the script for the series.
But in reality this is not the case, because days before this novel was released in bookstores, it was already announced that it would tell many more details of the romance between Carlota and Jorge.
Taking into account that the story of the two of them was much more tragic in real life (it did not happen as told in the novel and yes, it is true), the book allows us to have a little more of that love story with shades of reality that the true protagonists experienced.
Now, we don't know exactly what it is, since there aren't many opinions about it or comments that allow us to see the differences between the book and the series. But what we can tell you is that, if there is a book and they already say that it has more than the series, it is that It's worth reading if you like this saga.
But don't expect it to finish stories that were left open in the series. The truth is that they will remain open. With some hope, and if the success of the saga does not decline, It is possible that in the future the author, together with Shonda Rhimes, will be encouraged to write about the rest of the characters.
Did you know there was a Queen Charlotte book? Have you read it? Do you dare to do it?