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A review by emii_k
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I am not usually a romance book girly BUT LET ME TELL YOU. This was fun. Genuinely, this was fun. Did it read a little Wattpad-y? Yes. Was it groundbreaking? No. Could I put it down? Also no.
This book is a bit silly and satyrical and it know it, which is what makes it fun. It doesn’t take itself completely seriously. I don’t usually read books in this style, or that revolve around romance as the center plot point but I honestly might pick up another one of Hazelwoods books just because they’re such an easy read, and her writing is fun.
The MC here wasn’t over the top, she wasn’t super “pick me” (which I was worried about picking up a romance book), and she was fun! Misery was a fun narrator, and her narration mimicked an internal monologue. Just thoughts that go, which I enjoyed.
But the knot. That was…something for sure. I ended up skipping/skimming most of it just because I’m not a huge fan. Another thing that I ended up not being a huge fan of was the way the ending was written. The pace really picked up (which wasn’t an issue), but the book started to take itself more seriously about 80-85% of the way through to the end compared to the beginning; which I feel ruined the light-hearted air that was set down early, and that was carried through almost the entire story. The switch was just a bit odd, and made everything seem a little silly. I don’t think I’ll end up recommending this book to anybody I know just because it’s so specific and niche.
If you’re worried about how prominent the “alpha” stuff is, it’s really not all that bad. It’s more of a respect thing in this book versus position=power and “my word is law because I have power”.
Serena is a queen. Owen kinda grew on me.
Overall fun, and dare I say worth the hype.
This book is a bit silly and satyrical and it know it, which is what makes it fun. It doesn’t take itself completely seriously. I don’t usually read books in this style, or that revolve around romance as the center plot point but I honestly might pick up another one of Hazelwoods books just because they’re such an easy read, and her writing is fun.
The MC here wasn’t over the top, she wasn’t super “pick me” (which I was worried about picking up a romance book), and she was fun! Misery was a fun narrator, and her narration mimicked an internal monologue. Just thoughts that go, which I enjoyed.
But the knot. That was…something for sure. I ended up skipping/skimming most of it just because I’m not a huge fan. Another thing that I ended up not being a huge fan of was the way the ending was written. The pace really picked up (which wasn’t an issue), but the book started to take itself more seriously about 80-85% of the way through to the end compared to the beginning; which I feel ruined the light-hearted air that was set down early, and that was carried through almost the entire story. The switch was just a bit odd, and made everything seem a little silly. I don’t think I’ll end up recommending this book to anybody I know just because it’s so specific and niche.
If you’re worried about how prominent the “alpha” stuff is, it’s really not all that bad. It’s more of a respect thing in this book versus position=power and “my word is law because I have power”.
Serena is a queen. Owen kinda grew on me.
Overall fun, and dare I say worth the hype.