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emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Dammit, I loved this book.
At first, I didn’t like how the paranormal species were more biologically explained, mostly because it felt like the Vampyres in particular were hamstrung. However, I did come to appreciate this after a short bit. After all, magic is just science we don’t understand yet.
I also initially hated Misery’s name but it just kind of bled into the background as I got into the book and it stopped being noticed entirely.
Overall, I freaking loved this book. I loved all of the characters. They were all interesting and I cared about everyone to some degree. Both the main characters were exactly what I like to see in my main characters. Ana is a gem. The writing style was excellent, witty, and funny. I didn’t see the twist ofwho the real antagonist was, though I knew it obviously wouldn’t be who we were led to believe. I just didn’t manage to figure out who it really was or why until the reveal. The mystery was great.
Lowe’s misguided self-sacrificing was a bit cliché but I honestly let it slide because everything else about this book was so excellent and it was such a small part of the story. Who can really blame such a par for the course staple of this type of romance story, anyway?
At first, I didn’t like how the paranormal species were more biologically explained, mostly because it felt like the Vampyres in particular were hamstrung. However, I did come to appreciate this after a short bit. After all, magic is just science we don’t understand yet.
I also initially hated Misery’s name but it just kind of bled into the background as I got into the book and it stopped being noticed entirely.
Overall, I freaking loved this book. I loved all of the characters. They were all interesting and I cared about everyone to some degree. Both the main characters were exactly what I like to see in my main characters. Ana is a gem. The writing style was excellent, witty, and funny. I didn’t see the twist of
Lowe’s misguided self-sacrificing was a bit cliché but I honestly let it slide because everything else about this book was so excellent and it was such a small part of the story. Who can really blame such a par for the course staple of this type of romance story, anyway?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Medical content, Kidnapping
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual content, Blood, Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Classism
Minor: Violence, Grief
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Murder
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
adventurous
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
i’m fucking speechless.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Abandonment
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
give me more modern published pnr (post the golden age of the 2000s)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Gore, Kidnapping
Minor: Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was fun. I liked what we got of the world building, though I wish we had gotten more. In specific, I liked that "finding your mate" was not the end-all and be-all of the weres' lives, and that it was not always reciprocal. I thought that was a good set up for some really interesting character dynamics (though not really well explored in this book), as well as counteracting the "fated lovers" trope that I tend to be a bit annoyed by in paranormal and fantasy romance books. I thought the characters were fun and likeable. The pacing felt a bit off, especially in the second half of the book, as Lowe lying about whether or not Misery was his mate felt a bit shoehorned in for drama in a plot that really didn't need any more, especially as a lot of the plot lines felt like they were rushed to their conclusions at the end of the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Abandonment
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
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:
Yes
this was genuinely so good and now im foaming at the mouth for the second book
I probably should’ve read Ali Hazelwood’s other books first, but now I think I won’t because HOW can that top this impeccable paranormal romance
this is peak guys
this is for the fanfiction readers and ali did her big one here
I probably should’ve read Ali Hazelwood’s other books first, but now I think I won’t because HOW can that top this impeccable paranormal romance
this is peak guys
this is for the fanfiction readers and ali did her big one here
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
medium-paced
entertaining for sure!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Bullying, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail