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A review by zatannacomic
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Curiosity killed the cat.
I didn’t enjoy this the way it was intented. I found this book terrible, but I finished it in a way you keep watching a so-bad-it’s-good-movie. The writing in this is insanely immature and so are the characters. This book is filled with tropes in a way I could probably tag this as on AO3. The main character can’t say a word without being sarcastic, which makes none of her words have weight. The love interest is a brooding man who doesn’t care about the main character but actually he does! And that’s true love! Without the sex scenes this could be a YA, and I don’t like the implications of that. One compliment it that when the main characters like each other, the romance between them is well written.
Now I could live with all of the above (which is why I give this book a 2.25). I know this is not what I usually read and I should manage my expectations. What I have read before (and what I love) are vampires. The vampire lore in this book is pathetic and is stripped to its bare bones. They are creatures who drink blood out of a juice box. I hated how these paranormal creatures had to be clean. They weren’t allowed to be immoral and any darkness that these monsters have is avoided. The werewolves are big dogs. The vampires are elves with fangs. It’s honestly insulting to the unique lore the vampire. As of the werewolves…I’m no expert on that, maybe they are just big dogs…
The conflict between these different species was too weak to carry on for 400 pages. Everything is vague and it feels like you have to just accept everything. On top of this it’s predictable and there is no place to think or wonder where the plot is going to lead. Everytime something of a conflict was going to happen, it faded to black. Which is just annoying and removes an gravity from the conflict. It was an easy and quick read, just don’t bother asking why in this book. You barely get answers.
I didn’t enjoy this the way it was intented. I found this book terrible, but I finished it in a way you keep watching a so-bad-it’s-good-movie. The writing in this is insanely immature and so are the characters. This book is filled with tropes in a way I could probably tag this as on AO3. The main character can’t say a word without being sarcastic, which makes none of her words have weight. The love interest is a brooding man who doesn’t care about the main character but actually he does! And that’s true love! Without the sex scenes this could be a YA, and I don’t like the implications of that. One compliment it that when the main characters like each other, the romance between them is well written.
Now I could live with all of the above (which is why I give this book a 2.25). I know this is not what I usually read and I should manage my expectations. What I have read before (and what I love) are vampires. The vampire lore in this book is pathetic and is stripped to its bare bones. They are creatures who drink blood out of a juice box. I hated how these paranormal creatures had to be clean. They weren’t allowed to be immoral and any darkness that these monsters have is avoided. The werewolves are big dogs. The vampires are elves with fangs. It’s honestly insulting to the unique lore the vampire. As of the werewolves…I’m no expert on that, maybe they are just big dogs…
The conflict between these different species was too weak to carry on for 400 pages. Everything is vague and it feels like you have to just accept everything. On top of this it’s predictable and there is no place to think or wonder where the plot is going to lead. Everytime something of a conflict was going to happen, it faded to black. Which is just annoying and removes an gravity from the conflict. It was an easy and quick read, just don’t bother asking why in this book. You barely get answers.