A review by amateur_bookworm
Bride by Ali Hazelwood

funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

My summary: Misery Lark is a vampyre and daughter of the head councilman, which is how she finds herself at the altar for an arranged marriage to a werewolf that she’s never met. Lowe Moreland is an Alpha werewolf willing to enter this marriage as a symbol of peace between their species after centuries of war and distrust. Misery, having been mostly estranged from her family and vampyres almost her entire life, had been living amongst the humans and trying to blend in—until her best friend disappears. With ulterior motives, she agrees to the marriage. As Lowe and Misery unexpectedly fall for each other, it becomes more and more difficult given the differences between their species. 
My thoughts: Is there literally *anything* that Ali Hazelwood can’t write?! Queen of STEM romance? Check. Young adult? Bullseye. Fantasy/Paranormal? Nailed it. I almost skipped this one because the paranormal and werewolves and vampyres have never been my thing. But, this was everything I didn’t know I needed in my life. It was amazing. I loved it. Un-put-down-able. I absolutely love that the book is from Misery’s point of view but the headings at the beginning of the chapters are Lowe’s POV and the one or few sentences explain SO MUCH about his thoughts as we go. It’s delightfully witty throughout the entire book.. If you’re hesitating to read it in the slightest bit because of the paranormal themes, just go read it and thank me later. This is definitely one of, if not my absolute, favorite book by Ali Hazelwood. 
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