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Bride (Walmart Exclusive) by Ali Hazelwood

123 reviews

saffire_sky's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

hearthfrost's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

hdunscombe's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, War

Minor: Xenophobia, Medical content, Alcohol

knockoffrainbow's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Started off a moderate pace but jumped to 100 so fast. The twists, the turns, the chemistry. I loved it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Medical content, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Minor: Mass/school shootings

nekoprankster218's review against another edition

4.0

funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. I mainly borrowed it for the novelty of seeing a high profile romance author tackling werewolf romance and knotting kink, but found myself loving the relationship development and comedic dialogue, as well as getting engrossed in the mystery plot. There was very little I took issue with - although one thing I took issue with, I did a lot, which I'll elaborate in the next paragraph. My intuition with plot twists was split in success - some things I guessed in the right direction or outright was expecting, but there were times when the book genuinely shocked me. That mix made for a pleasant experience - nothing nonsensical for the sake of getting one over the audience cheaply while not being too cliche to the point of boredom.

However, there is a development in the third act that soured me and is the reason my rating is a firm 4 instead of a 4.X. I wouldn't have minded the usage of the "third-act breakup" trope if the trigger for it had made sense or at the very least wasn't too annoying, but the execution in this story was perhaps the worst form of it. It wasn't just annoying, it almost outright killed the romance for me, and I still haven't fully accepted the reasoning and apologies given at the end by the love interest - especially as the "reconciliation" conversation included instances of the love interest trying to make decisions for the protagonist and believing he knows her feelings better than she herself, which I hate in romances. The third-act emotional betrayal from the love interest is the reason for me listing "gaslighting" under one of the content warnings.

Other than that, I am a bit confused by the end of epilogue. I'm aware a bombshell was dropped, but I haven't actually fully pieced together what it was. I'm not sure if it intended to set up a sequel, but regardless I think a continuation is in order just to explore where it left off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence, Gaslighting

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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There were parts that I liked about the world building, though it could have used more depth and then there was the plot which I thought was rather predictable.  It was first and foremost a romance but at times it tried to be a mystery and so it felt a bit choppy and displaced at times.  It was fine.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

skurtyka89's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted 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

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I loved this book! It was a little hard to follow in the beginning - trying to figure out who was talking/thinking; there is a weird use of pronouns (1st versus 3rd person) throughout the book. The story line was fun, a bit of a mystery, and a it had a good ending. Very spicy - written well. Kind of like a very grown up Twilight, except just vampires and werewolves (almost no humans). The romance part of the story builds and is primary to all the subplots. The characters have good arcs. Overall, a fun, spicy, paranormal romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Stalking, Car accident, Gaslighting, War, Classism

Minor: Racism, Pregnancy

thebookgoober's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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What did I just read?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

hjb_128's review against another edition

4.0

emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Blood

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail

marena02's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted 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: Yes

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I really liked this book, a lot more than i initially thought i would. The main duo, Lowe and Misery, had chemistry right off the bat but it also did not feel insta-lovey. The progression of not only their romance but the story itself felt natural and evenly paced. This book was very easy to just lose myself in, which i appreciated.

My only real critique i would say is I didn’t like the third act break up but that’s with every romance. I also felt like the twists in this book were pretty predictable.

Overall tho I had a good time and would recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism