Reviews

A Bride's Story, Vol. 4 by Kaoru Mori, William Flanagan

misssusan's review against another edition

5.0

This is the most delightful marriage comedy I have ever read. 5 stars

cassiefleurs's review against another edition

3.0

Funniest installment of the series so far

melhara's review against another edition

5.0

I'm really enjoying all the new characters that are being introduced into the series. In this book, we meet the twins Laila and Leily who are desperate to get married as it is common for girls to be already married off at their age. Although it does not go into as much detail as I would hope, the story goes into detail about the process of arranging marriages, negotiating a 'bride price' and preparing for a wedding, which I find quite interesting.

superkamiguru's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted relaxing 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? No

3.5

lordofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

aika1801's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

hoatzin's review against another edition

I reread the first three books to catch up with the story again. Nowadays, my favorite character in Pariya. I liked the short portion at the beginning of the book where we see her meeting a prospective groom. As always, the art was amazing. The textures are just wonderful. I didn't enjoy the stories of the twins as much as I feel like I should have, mostly because my secondhand embarrassment was just...so bad.... The short story about Torkan buying his first horse was so cute though. Yusuf doesn't talk much but he's honestly one of my favorite characters.

bemused_writer's review against another edition

4.0

I love how detailed the pre-marriage story was! I feel like I really got a glimpse at how things were done and the twins were such fun throughout. I'm glad things appear to be going well for them!

buuboobaby's review against another edition

4.0

4.25 stars

yoda_bor's review against another edition

5.0

Un très bon début de tome avec la visite d’Azher et ses cousins au clan Berdan pour tenter de trouver des soutiens.


Puis la famille de Pariya reçoit son prétendant et, malgré de nombreuses bourdes, la jeune fille semble avoir séduit le garçon.
La suite avec les jumelles est un peu moins intéressante, la faute essentiellement à deux personnages absolument horripilants. Layla et Leyli ne sont pas du tout attachantes et enchaînent les caprices.


C’est tout de même agréable de découvrir de nouvelles façons de vivre. Dans le village des jumelles, les femmes ont l’air bien plus libres que dans les montagnes, elles ont souvent les cheveux détachés et Layla et Leyli ont leur mot à dire, même s’il est faible, sur le choix de leurs prétendants.

Le tome s’achève sur l’annonce du double mariage, auquel Smith et son guide sont enchantés de participer. Et surtout, sur un passage bien mystérieux dans lequel un inconnu ramasse dans le sable la montre que l’Anglais avait abandonnée.