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seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Graphic: Violence and Sexual content
Moderate: Racism, War, Kidnapping, and Xenophobia
kalefactory's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Abandonment
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
underscoresyd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Abandonment, Sexual content, Violence, and Racism
Moderate: Death of parent and Kidnapping
angel__'s review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Die Protagonistin ist mir manchmal etwas auf die Nerven gegangen, weil sie nicht verstanden hat,
Es waren aber auch Plottwists dabei, die nicht unbedingt vorhersehbar waren.
Insgesamt hat es mich ganz gut unterhalten, deswegen ⭐⭐⭐.5
Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, War, Racism, Abandonment, Grief, and Racial slurs
Minor: Murder, Confinement, Bullying, Car accident, Death, and Death of parent
vixenreader's review
- 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
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.diana_raquel's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism
Moderate: Kidnapping, Cursing, and Confinement
Minor: War and Death of parent
sam_malaika's review
- 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
Moderate: Racial slurs, Blood, and Racism
Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Death
annabananadel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
“You're not a problem, Misery. You're a privilege.“
Ali’s first paranormal romance book, which I immediately saw once I was in a bookstore and didn’t even bother thinking if I should buy or not. Ali really is one of my must-buy author so when she came out with this book, the internet exploded. People were buying it immediately and rating it so high. Sadly, it was not that much for me. Maybe it was hyped-up but for me, maybe it was just not my type of book. I love Twilight growing up, that's for sure. I thought I'd love this too since it's more of that type of book. But to be honest, I was just lost. I think you have to know a bit of the "omega-verse" or what it's called to understand what the hell are they talking about. I needed to research and browse through reddit to understand what knotting is because they don't explain it in the book. So when I came to that page, I was just....lost. I was like...why just not get together? What really is the problem? I thought they'd be explaining it in the next few chapters but sadly, not. But don't worry, I did love the connection between the two main characters and the other side characters. Plot-wise, it's okay, could have been better. I was just there to see what happens between the main characters. The ending was a meh for me as well. What really elevated my rating was simply the get-together of the main characters and the funny/witty lines.
Overall, it's okay.
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs
Minor: Kidnapping
aprilj_1202's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexism, Racism, Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Dysphoria, and Confinement
jennireadsmaybe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Bride demonstrates Ali Hazelwood's innate ability to create fmcs that are entirely too relatable to the average reader. Misery is a blunt, black cat adjacent, dark humor loving badass. Being in her head was both unlike anything I've ever experienced and so similar to Hazelwood's previous fmcs. I found her backstory extremely intriguing, because though it's similar to other characters in Hazelwood's backlist, it's also so separate because of the fantasy element.
The first 40% is a slog to get through, but once you do it picks up quite quickly. When the plot picked up, I was thoroughly invested to the point that I read 200+ pages before going to bed. The dynamics between vampyres, werewolves, and humans were interesting especially with the addition of a collateral and the political heavy nature of the relationships.
Ali Hazelwood sat down and wrote the horniest scenting scene I've ever read. It truly unlocked a part of my lizard brain. Then throw in the sexual nature of vampyre feeding, I was a freaking mess. Also, I would be remiss if I didn't scream from rooftops about the fated mates twist in here. I thought it was such a unique way to combat the different species understanding of both romance and desire. I'm genuinely so excited to see if she will continue with other standalones in this universe she's created.
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Racism
Minor: Death and Grief