When He Was Wicked
- 432
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list
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Our view
“When He Was Wicked” is a Bridgerton novel shadowed by grief, and it belongs to its hero, Michael Stirling. He has loved Francesca since well before she notices, and that hidden devotion is what readers respond to. Francesca divides opinion more: some find her hard to warm to and the romance less involving than in earlier volumes. A slow burn of over four hundred pages in which longing does most of the work.
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About the book
In every life there is a turning point. A moment so tremendous, so sharp and breathtaking, that one knows one's life will never be the same. For Michael Stirling, London's most infamous bachelor, that moment came the first time he laid eyes on Francesca Bridgerton
Reading order · The Bridgerton Series
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 247 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 63% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.2 | 22 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 225 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is When He Was Wicked?
It has 432 pages — longer than 61% of the ranked books in Romance.
In this book
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