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The Wrong Bride by Catharina Maura

8 reviews

bookfulthoughts's review

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challenging emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

 It had potential šŸ˜…

ā€œSheā€™s like the moon, Raven. Beautiful on a lonely night, but cold and distant. You? Youā€™re the sun. Youā€™re warmth and happiness, and the centre of all thatā€™s good.ā€œ

It was hard to rate this book. I donā€™t want to be too harsh šŸ˜®ā€šŸ’Ø.  I was going back and forth between rating it two in a half stars or two stars. The book wasnā€™t terrible letā€™s start there. Um, I felt like the concept could have been executed better. The characters needed more depth. If Iā€™m going to care about these characters I need to feel like I know them. Ravens character is the only character that I felt had a decent amount to character detail. To be honest, this book was extremely predictable šŸ˜©. I felt that Ares needed more character development. He didnā€™t truly deal with his feelings enough, felt actually remorseful about how he treated Raven, or did the work to truly understand Raven. Most of the time he felt contradictory. He was also CONSTANTLY comparing them! I felt that we didnā€™t gain anything from his POV or if heā€™s proven that he deserves her šŸ˜­. 

Too many of the same phrases kept being repeated and it was unnecessary. The world felt very vague. The book barely described the surroundings. The emotions felt sporadic! The story just needs work. I somewhat enjoyed some parts but It was just okay. I read ā€œThe Unwanted marriageā€ as a standalone but I got curious to see what the other books in the series were like. Iā€™m not finishing the series. 

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nikkiswiftielibrary's review

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emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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shapphire_angel's review

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emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0


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raconteur's review

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dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25

What a mess! And the sisters thing is so not well written at all.

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jcsmith95's review

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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alxisrae's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-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

3.5

First 1/2 was enjoyable, the second 1/2 not as much. 

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anniereads0714's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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jasantij's review

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emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a good read, cute even. I just couldnā€™t get into how the mmc kept doubling back to the fmcā€™s sister. This story was honestly twisted. Raven deserved better but Iā€™m just happy she ended up growing a pair and getting her happily ever after. I donā€™t think itā€™s a story , Iā€™ll read again and wonā€™t read the second book either. Again cute and nice read, just slightly not for me. 

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