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A review by ihavetosay
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Full review at ihavetosay.blog
SYNOPSIS
Misery gets summoned by her father who is the leader of her species. She isn’t excited about meeting with him, but she goes, only to learn he wants her, a Vampyre, to marry the Were’s Alpha to improve specie relations. Surprisingly, she says yes after learning his name.
What could possibly happen?
RECAP AND REVIEW
Bride is a slow start. I wouldn’t consider it a slow burn and though the romance in it doesn’t disappoint, we don’t see much of Lowe until deeper into the story.
I liked the world building and I like mysteries so I kept reading even though Lowe was missing and I wanted more of him. For me, there is a specific scene (on the roof) that peaked my interest and from there I stayed invested. Maybe since the romance starts romancing there, not in a spicy way though this book does have spice. This scene isn’t until about halfway through the book though.
There’s one aspect that becomes obvious, even before Misery pieces it together. I didn’t expect the twists towards the end at all. I liked the communication between Lowe and Misery about the mysteries being solved.
This is another case where I felt like the third act break up didn’t make sense. I wish we could’ve gotten Lowe’s thought process behind why that happened. From a writer’s perspective, it was needed to drive the plot the way it went.
We do get snippets of Lowe’s thoughts at the beginning of the chapter and a chapter at the end. I don’t know for sure if the book would benefit from a dual perspective, but I did want more of Lowe.
SYNOPSIS
Misery gets summoned by her father who is the leader of her species. She isn’t excited about meeting with him, but she goes, only to learn he wants her, a Vampyre, to marry the Were’s Alpha to improve specie relations. Surprisingly, she says yes after learning his name.
What could possibly happen?
RECAP AND REVIEW
Bride is a slow start. I wouldn’t consider it a slow burn and though the romance in it doesn’t disappoint, we don’t see much of Lowe until deeper into the story.
I liked the world building and I like mysteries so I kept reading even though Lowe was missing and I wanted more of him. For me, there is a specific scene (on the roof) that peaked my interest and from there I stayed invested. Maybe since the romance starts romancing there, not in a spicy way though this book does have spice. This scene isn’t until about halfway through the book though.
There’s one aspect that becomes obvious, even before Misery pieces it together. I didn’t expect the twists towards the end at all. I liked the communication between Lowe and Misery about the mysteries being solved.
This is another case where I felt like the third act break up didn’t make sense. I wish we could’ve gotten Lowe’s thought process behind why that happened. From a writer’s perspective, it was needed to drive the plot the way it went.
We do get snippets of Lowe’s thoughts at the beginning of the chapter and a chapter at the end. I don’t know for sure if the book would benefit from a dual perspective, but I did want more of Lowe.