A review by hereiskyra
Bride by Ali Hazelwood

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.75

I’ll say it until I’m blue in the face, it’s not necessarily a bad thing that we know what to expect from Ali Hazelwood and her writing style… and this delivered all her usual things (except a tall FMC for once 👏🏼) plus much more! 

I went into this one kind of skeptical and this is actually my first werewolf/vampire romance (no, Twilight doesn’t count). I had a fantastic time!

As usual, Ali Hazelwood delivered a cute story with a lot of enjoyable banter and loveable MMC’s. What she did with this that I didn’t expect was give me a such an unexpected and unique experience for my first dive into this sun-genre. Plus! It had all my favorites: an FMC who isn’t an airhead, a great slow-burn and spice that just HIT.

I’ll admit, I got a little unfocused towards the end before our rivals to lovers find their way back to one another… but I genuinely think that was just my mood at the time and it always kind of happens to me when there’s conflict that breaks up my HEA momentum. But I genuinely love this book! 

I hope this isn’t going to be the last we see of her exploring different sub-genres.

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Tropes:

Rivals to Lovers

Marriage of Convenience