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TheFantasticXman1 t1_isco9zw wrote

Reply to comment by Brainiac7777777 in Bridgerton Signs Black Sails Star Hannah New For Netflix Season 3 by klutzysunshine

Benedict's love interest in the books is called Sophie and she's the illegitimate daughter of an Earl who is basically Cinderella for her stepmother and stepsisters. This woman could probably have some sort of connection with Benedict (most likely sexual), but I don't think anything more than that. That is, if she's even going to be associated with Benedict at all.

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Brainiac7777777 t1_iscspap wrote

I thought Penelope is supposed to be Cinderella?

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TheFantasticXman1 t1_isj41i1 wrote

Nope. It's Sophie and Benedict's story that's supposed to emulate Cinderella.

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Brainiac7777777 t1_isjbl37 wrote

No, it’s the Featherington’s. Penelope’s mother is evil and she has twin sisters that are mean to her

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TheFantasticXman1 t1_isjisnf wrote

No. The Featheringtons are just the Featheringtons. Yes, Penelope's mother treats her poorly, but she's not a servant in her own home. She is still has immense privilege and even makes her own money from being Lady Whistledown. She is on the marriage market and her mother is not actively trying to keep her away from any eligible bachelors.

Sophie on the other hand, as said above, is the illegitimate daughter of an Earl. Her father marries a woman with two daughters of her own who treat Sophie poorly. After her father dies, they reduce her to a maidservant. She meets Benedict at a masquerade ball. If you read the plot of Sophie and Benedict's story, you'll see the parallels. Continue on with Colin and Penelope's, they're nothing like Cinderella and Prince Charming.

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EpicBeardMan t1_isn84wb wrote

Are the books worth reading?

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TheFantasticXman1 t1_isoj1ku wrote

I've never read them myself, but I have read up on them. From what I've heard, the TV show is quite different from the books, so much so that in some areas, the TV show is better eg. Anthony is a much bigger AH in the books and is borderline abusive to Kate, Benedict in the books is more like Colin in the TV show and Colin in the books is more like Benedict in the TV show, Eloise isn't the outspoken feminist she is in the TV show and she's the one who witnessed their father's death rather than Anthony, etc. If you want to check it out, cool!

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TheAardvarkIsBack t1_isti9n9 wrote

I've heard they aren't.

Pre-existing fans of the book would say otherwise, of course, but people who have tried reading the books because they like the show generally don't like it.

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