Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Bride (Walmart Exclusive) by Ali Hazelwood

9 reviews

lamianoctalis's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Ich hab das Buch nach leichten Einstiegsschwierigkeiten (vielleicht auch Übermüdung) sehr genossen und konnte mich gar nicht mehr stoppen (zum Nachteil meines Schlafes). 
Ich würde das Buch als leichte Lektüre einordnen, die mit Vorsicht und vor allem ALLEIN genossen werden sollte (nicht das noch jemand was von der Kompatibilität von Gruselgestalten erfährt)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping

Minor: Death, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder

Da in dem Buch Vampire vorkommen, sollte man vermutlich mit Blut rechnen. Sex ist ein grundlegende Sache in diesem Buch.

Ebenso kommen Knoten (beim Sexualakt) vor, die abstoßend wirken können.

tupeloallie's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Trafficking, Car accident, Murder, War

quixoticlibrarian's review against another edition

3.0

funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Book Club Pick: I like to rate a book based on what it is trying to be and this isn’t trying to be the next great American novel. That being said I think the book does a perfectly entertaining job of a light paranormal romance. However, the lack of world building leaves the plot lacking and sense of urgency or true feelings of danger which I found distracting, along with spelling vampire with a “y” and naming the main character Misery. 

It’s an easy read and fun but don’t expect deep revelations. Just enjoy it for what it is and you’ll have a good time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent

hayzey's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, War

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Death, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

fairynanook's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This one shocked me in how much I liked it. 1, I don't normally read

Omegaverse

stuff. And 2, I don't really read much Vampire or Werewolf fiction.  But I generally like Hazelwood's STEM girls, and Misery, our main character in this book is a STEM girl, even if she is a vampire.  The writing style was really good, true to Hazelwood's typical style.  Quite a bit of spice, but again, has that

omegaverse spice

to it, which I don't normally engage with.  The mystery of it wasn't too difficult to figure out, but I enjoyed the journey a lot and there were some things that I was surprised by.  All in all, would definitely recommend.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Abandonment

Moderate: Murder

thesoulessrider's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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In “Bride,” I was drawn into a tale where Misery’s union with Lowe, an Alpha Ware, isn’t just a love story—it’s a marriage of political convenience that’s as strategic as it is passionate. Their alliance is a search for answers, cloaked in the thrill of Misery’s hacking skills. The introduction of lilac-eyed vampires and green-blooded werewolves was a hilarious twist that I didn’t see coming. And Ana, the child character, had me in stitches with her antics. 

Lowe’s mind was a battleground of denial and desire, with every passing second drawing him deeper into Misery’s orbit. Despite his best efforts to maintain a facade of indifference, his thoughts often wandered into forbidden territory, revealing a tumult of raw, unspoken yearnings. As an ex-architect turned Alpha Ware, his structured world was upended by Misery’s fierce independence and strength. His admiration for her was as undeniable as the gravitational pull he felt towards her, making it impossible not to fall for her, one heartbeat at a time. Every time Lowe uttered the words “my wife,” it sent shivers down my spine, making me swoon with the sheer romance of it. 

Having devoured shifter romances in my early 20s, “Bride” threw me for a loop. It challenged the norms I’d come to expect from the genre, especially with an Alpha Ware who offers his mate autonomy—a bold move by Ali Hazelwood. The villain was a curveball I didn’t see coming, and while the book diverges from Hazelwood’s usual STEM romance, it was a refreshing change. The spicy scenes were a bit weird for me, but that’s the beauty of literature—it’s full of surprises!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Trafficking

mrssmackey's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

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I honestly just don’t get it. I’m not really a fan of Ali’s writing but I thought since this was a different genre is might be something I like. It’s just a complicated world yet nothing complicated about it and a lot of it doesn’t make sense to me. It also isn’t very clear on who’s talking when and there’s way to many characters involved. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Kidnapping

samchase112's review against another edition

4.5

lighthearted 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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I really liked this. I really, really liked this.

It was a ton of fun, the hype held up, the romance spicy but emotionally charged, the world-building clunky, sure, but I also had a ton of fun. This was everything I wanted in an Ali Hazelwood vampire/werewolf romance, and I happily devoured it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Torture, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, War

prioryofprose's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-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

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Lowe can mark me any day. This was delicious 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Car accident, Death of parent, War