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Bride by Ali Hazelwood

14 reviews

nerd_kind's review

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Death of parent, Classism, Confinement, Blood, War, and Kidnapping

Minor: Classism, Gaslighting, Torture, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Car accident, Vomit, Abandonment, and Grief

sheriffrockyraccoon's review

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book is definitely outside what I usually read and I found it incredibly stupid, but that’s part of its appeal. It’s a silly romance with heavy fanfic inspiration, a regular part of Hazelwood’s works. I would definitely recommend this read if you’re looking for something easy and lighthearted, there’s nothing new here but still an incredibly fun story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Emotional abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Classism, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Medical content

Minor: Death, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, and Stalking

most of these warnings are still relatively minor and refer to the b plot which comes in like the last 50 pages or so

twinklepuff's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, and Classism

goldenleafbooks's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I could not put this book down. I absolutely adored the characters. Misery being naive to Lowe's feelings was truly believable, which is something that I feel like a lot of authors struggle to pull off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Confinement, Blood, War, Xenophobia, Torture, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Colonisation, Classism, Bullying, and Abandonment

Moderate: Medical content and Gaslighting

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was a cute and sweet paranormal romance, and the second Ali Hazelwood novel I’ve read. I enjoyed the listening to the audiobook and even though part of me did wish we had more dual pov, getting a brief mention of Lowe’s pov in the beginning of every chapter to get some sort of insight on his thoughts/feelings about Misery was wholesome. While this wasn’t the greatest piece of literature I’ve had the pleasure of reading, it is one I would happily recommend. Plus the ending sliding to a potential sequel with a new fated mates pairing is definitely something I’d stick around for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Violence

vixenreader's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

It’s like if “Underworld” was a Rom-Com, with less leather and more peanut butter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Blood, Racism, Sexual content, War, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Confinement, Animal death, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Police brutality, Alcohol, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Car accident, Kidnapping, Outing, and Racial slurs

Be aware that there is assassination attempts, allergy alerts, arranged marriages, political intrigue, and parental neglect/abuse.

themichellegray's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was knot expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did!

Bride is a fast-paced paranormal romantasy with the perfect balance of worldbuilding, mystery, humor, and spice. I really enjoyed the writing style as well as the cast of characters (and their banter) who all showed major growth by the end. While this was an extremely predictable story, it was altogether fun and easy-to-read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: War, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Violence

Minor: Classism and Death of parent

percervall's review against another edition

funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

While I started this out of morbid curiosity because everyone and their dog were talking about it on TikTok, I really, really enjoyed this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Murder, Death, War, Torture, Classism, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

azrieldds's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

NO FUCKING WAY THAT SERENA IS KOEN'S MATE OMGGG
Ali Hazelwood you better give me a sequel to this or it's 🔦🔦🔦

But yeah been a minute since I read a book but aaaaa so happy!!!
I cried when

Lowe lied about Misery not being his mate
Super fucked up of him honestly

But yeah, I'll obviously continue reading books in the Aliverse, even if this is probably a different universe than her usual ones

I NEED THE KOEN AND SERENA BOOK ASAP 💳💥💳💥💳💥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm and Classism

bookameme's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I Loved Misery 

Quote:📖

I have no friends on the left and only enemies on the right, so I ground myself and look straight ahead at my husband.

Thoughts:💡

Okay, I’ll be honest, I don’t know why I haven’t tried an Ali Hazelwood story sooner because she’s AMAZING! Seriously, this book was crazy good, I mean Berkley published it so I shouldn’t be surprised, but still! I loved it! 

Misery is such a sarcastic and self deprecating character with a propensity to bounce back from difficult things. She’s honestly inspiring and lovable. She’s basically the tall, dark, and snarky sidekick every girl falls in love with in a 20 something female body.

Lowe… is… well… the more typical male lead in a romance novel. Super tall, overly handsome, super buff and masculine, with a sweet side, who’s incredibly accomplished and wealthy with hidden talents and an impressive 🐓. And I want to make fun of this story because of it… but it’s just too good for that. I’ll allow for his All American (shifter) persona because Misery provides a hefty dose of morally gray. What can I say, I just love her. 🤷🏻‍♀️

The plot was seriously perfect. There were bits of mystery, political intrigue, found family, and romance. It was all really well balanced and pieced together to make a fascinating story. (I powered through this book in less than 24 hours.) If you haven’t pieced it together yet, I seriously love these characters. There were detailed back stories and motivations for everyone that inspired a wealth of emotions from sadness and heartbreak, to laughter and happiness, and even a bit of stimulating thrill. It was plot heavy but the latter half had a heafty dose of smut and even some knotting.

Narration for this one was a bit different. It’s technically a dual narration with both a male and female lead, but the male lead only read the chapter headers and epilogue which was fitting because they’re the only bits in the story that were from Lowe’s POV. Which I honestly don’t have a problem with because Thérèse is a wonderful narrator. I loved her voice and her storytelling capabilities were captivating. She had the perfect inflections for each moment and her volume and pace always remained steady. 

In short, I love this book and I can not recommend it enough!

Fun Bits:

⚜️ The Coolest FMC Ever

⚜️ An Adorably Precocious 3-13 Year Old

    (It’s too hard to guess ages) 

⚜️ Knotting!

⚜️ Found Family & Pack Dynamics

⚜️ Hilarious Banter

✨This is a standalone but the epilogue has a teaser/ cliffhanger that strongly suggests there will be more books in this world that focus on other couples.

Full Content Warning:⚠️

Violence, Blood, Gore, & Kidnapping 

Stats:📊

🌶️🌶️🌶️

Characters: 💙💙💙💙💙💙

Audio: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧

Narrators: 🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️

PNR: shifter vampire romance, arranged marriage, close proximity, enemies to lovers, found family, fated mates📕

Mostly First Person, Present Tense, FMC POV

(Chapter headers & epilogue are Third Person, Past Tense, MMC POV)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Classism, Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Gore, and Sexual content