Rating: ★★★★★
Title: Bride
Series: N/A
Author: Ali Hazelwood
Page count: 410
Genre: Paranormal romance
Age rating: 18+
Spice: Considerable open door with creative wolf anatomy
Published: February 6, 2024
Tropes: Arranged marriage (marriage of convenience), fated mates, omegeverse-lite, found family
Trigger warnings: Past child neglect, past abuse
“Of all the good things I’ve felt in my fucking life, you are the best.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Bride
Bride by Ali Hazelwood Mini Review
Bride by Ali Hazelwood is her first paranormal romance, and it certainly has all of the charm I’ve come to know across all of her books. It has fantastic dialogue and interesting characters; some parts made me laugh out loud! Let’s dive into my book review of Bride.
Firstly, what I love most about Ali Hazelwood is her characters, and she delivered! All of Misery’s dialogue is engaging, with her snarky banter, wit, and kind heart. Likewise, I love Lowe and his quick wit, selflessness, and his devotion to Misery, Anna, and his pack. Moreover, Misery and Lowe fit together so well, and their relationship is very believable and swoon-worthy.
“You think, but you don’t know. You don’t know anything about what it’s like to find your other half, I would take anything she chose to give me—the tiniest fraction or her entire world. I would take her for a single night knowing that I’ll lose her by morning, and I would hold on to her and never let go. I would take her healthy, or sick, or tired, or angry, or strong, and it would be my fucking privilege. I would take her problems, her gifts, her moods, her passions, her jokes, her body—I would take every last thing, if she chose to give it to me.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Bride
Also, I loved Anna and Sparkles, the cat, and the whole pack, for that matter. Misery’s interactions with them, especially Anna, were entertaining and would sometimes make me laugh out loud. Misery and Owen’s sibling relationship, bickering back and forth but silently caring about each other deeply, was so realistic, as I have a twin sibling of my own. I love seeing girl/boy twin rep.
Conclusion
Overall, this was definitely an Ali Hazelwood experience, and I am BEGGING her to release another PNR romance. She will always remain one of my favorite romance authors for her one-of-a-kind writing style.
Furthermore, all of her characters are so likable and realistic. The plot is so engaging and felt cozy at times. I listened to Bride on audiobook and the narration is top-tier.
In conclusion, It would be a crime not to rate this paranormal romance book anything but 5 stars!
