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funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Kidnapping
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
That… was surprisingly wholesome… and the worldbuilding wasn’t horrible. 3 cheers for somewhat healthy relationships?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, War
Minor: Death
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
This was entertaining, but a lot of it was very cringey. The premise was fun, and some of the character dynamics were genuinely sweet. But the dialogue felt underdeveloped, it was giving Wattpad. While I didn’t hate it, I didn’t love it either.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death of parent
Minor: Body horror
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Kidnapping, Death of parent
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood
Minor: Confinement, Death of parent
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood
Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
okay OKAY I admit it - I have been afraid of this book sitting on my shelf since it came out. I faced my fears and came out on the other side and REALLY enjoy Bride. this was a deliciously indulgent paranormal romance - the right balance of plot and spice that had me everywhere from to intrigued to into it to shocked. it was super
easy to get into and I caught myself staying up way too late because I didn't want to put it down!
p.s. if you were always between team edward and team jacob you're going to LOVE THIS
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I just could not get behind the characterization of Misery (fmmc). I found her snark and sarcasm to be so grating at times and her pov was just sometimes so jarring and incoherent (especially in this genre) that it took me out of the story so much. the writing is pretty good so it’s a shame that the narrative style and characterization is often times weak.
everyone else was more interesting that Misery and as far as the romance went I felt like there was an over-reliance on the soulmates trope to do most of the heavy lifting with the emotions and not nearly enough time spent actually writing them growing to like each other. Like ok they’re ~soulmates~ but do they actually like each other? some aspects of their relationship growth felt so rushed and almost unbelievable to me.
I also felt at times there were scenes that were just too on the nose especially concerning the mate/soulmates thing. A much more subtle approach would have made the story better and enriched the narrative with depth. The world building felt lackluster. I was thinking this was some fantasy world more or less because of everything being called “The Southwest” or “The City” only for Lowe to mention California lol. Like more grounding details would have made a huge difference.
The one thing I did enjoy was I didn’t expect who the bad guy would be at all. That was a great angle/plot point. However, super villain monologues are boring. Info-dumping things at the 11th hour feels like a deus ex machina of its own. Needless to say, I’m sure if you just want to read this to get to the vampire/werewolf sex then have at it. But if you’re looking for something with a rich narrative and better than subpar characterizations for the female main character… Oh well. Better luck next time.
everyone else was more interesting that Misery and as far as the romance went I felt like there was an over-reliance on the soulmates trope to do most of the heavy lifting with the emotions and not nearly enough time spent actually writing them growing to like each other. Like ok they’re ~soulmates~ but do they actually like each other? some aspects of their relationship growth felt so rushed and almost unbelievable to me.
I also felt at times there were scenes that were just too on the nose especially concerning the mate/soulmates thing. A much more subtle approach would have made the story better and enriched the narrative with depth. The world building felt lackluster. I was thinking this was some fantasy world more or less because of everything being called “The Southwest” or “The City” only for Lowe to mention California lol. Like more grounding details would have made a huge difference.
The one thing I did enjoy was I didn’t expect who the bad guy would be at all. That was a great angle/plot point. However, super villain monologues are boring. Info-dumping things at the 11th hour feels like a deus ex machina of its own. Needless to say, I’m sure if you just want to read this to get to the vampire/werewolf sex then have at it. But if you’re looking for something with a rich narrative and better than subpar characterizations for the female main character… Oh well. Better luck next time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content