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Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Violence, Car accident, War
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Car accident, Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Abandonment
Minor: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Torture, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, War
Hazelwood, Ali. Bride (pp. 201-202). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
📖Genres: adult, spicy, romance, paranormal, paranormal romance, urban fantasy
📚Page Count: 402
🎧Audiobook Length: 12h 47min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 - 4.5/5
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Bride by Ali Hazelwood is a paranormal romance about a Vampyre named Misery who is sent to be in an arranged marriage to an Alpha wolf named Lowe. Misery doesn't just agree to the arranged marriage only to ensure continued peace between the Vampyres and Weres, she also does it because she's determined to get back what's been taken from her. Even if that means being the only Vampyre in Were territory.
I've never read anything by Ali Hazelwood until now and I'm pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book! I think it started a little slow and the world building felt a bit jarring at first because the setting is not exactly explained until around 25% of the way through the book (if I remember correctly). I was feeling very impatient during the first 25% of the way through and the main reason why I continued the book is because it was a buddy read between myself and a best friend. I'm so happy I convinced myself to finish it. I'm not big on political romance stories but this hooked me in once I hit that 25% mark. I think it also helps that this book unfolds into somewhat of a mystery on top of all the politics, romance, and the "enemies to lovers" themes.
I want give this book five stars but there were two things I didn't like. I only liked the first half of the last spicy scene, I didn't like what happened after the stuff I liked (LOL 😂😂). Another thing I didn't like was how the "enemies to lovers" trope was really based on a continual misunderstanding. I honestly don't think this book is "enemies to lovers" at all.
I don't want to spoil anything so I'll just say that the spicy scenes were enjoyable in some parts and then they became "interesting" in other parts. I'll say that I've never read an intimate scene like the last scene, but I'm very hopeful that it'll be the last I read of it's kind. I'm giving it three chilies 🌶️🌶️🌶️ out of five chilies.
"Bride" is my first Ali Hazelwood book and I was not disappointed, I really enjoyed this book and it was honestly so fun to read. I'm giving this book 4.5 stars out of 5.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 - 4.5/5 Stars
I listened to this for free on the library app [Libbyapp.com]
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail
Fantasy Romance, Fated Mates, Opposites Attract, 4 🔥
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail