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Bride by Ali Hazelwood

5 reviews

mzquirk's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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glitterdeww's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

As a buddy read, this was a pretty fun time. On a personal level, all the qualities average out to a very mid read for me.

Some aspects of Bride are done well. I know some criticism of this book is based around a... thing... included in the spicy scenes. I didn't mind that at all, and in fact I think the writing of those scenes was done really well. I can absolutely see why Ali Hazelwood is popular with her other contemporary romances. But in this story, I didn't care about the main characters at all. If I were to really get invested in them, I'd be happier with the spicy scenes. Granted, that's a me thing and not everyone needs it. But Lowe is a bland piece of Alpha toast, as basic as you can get a werewolf who's supposed to be the "nice guy." The miscommunication trope was. So. Irritating. Most people get immediately that this is omegaverse inspired. Knowing what I value in romantic relationships, I knew going into this that I'd have basic problems with a lot of the hierarchy and ownership that's intrinsic to that general nook of the internet. That went exactly as expected. I found those pieces not to my taste in the least. I also didn't like the world building. I found it incredibly flat. 

The top marks I'd give it are in its engagement, because I flew threw it. Granted, a measurable portion of that was wanting to be done and see what the resolution was to this thin plot, but... Overall it's fine. 
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ehmannky's review against another edition

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  • 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

4.0

Ali Hazelwood may only really know how to write one relationship dynamic, but by god does she do it well. I was honestly surprised that I did enjoy this. I thought that Misery was a fun character, and that she was a great lead. Lowe was kind of There, but this is how I've felt about most of Hazelwood's male characters, and his character served the function he needed to fill. I liked the overall world, I enjoyed the overarching mystery, and I liked how the epilogue opens up a really great potential for a series. 
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bbelitz's review against another edition

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hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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sariereads's review against another edition

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

4.5

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