Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

47 reviews

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I binged this book so hard. It is exactly what my brain wanted right now. I loved the characters and watching their feeling unfurl. A win to say the least. Also, her smuttiest book yet! 

Fantasy Romance, Fated Mates, Opposites Attract, 4 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

tguccione's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

xx_jade_xx's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Medical content, and Grief

stormeno's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Misogyny, Violence, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Storytelling was very good, and the major characters are well developed. Plot was good too. But the reason for the 3 stars - one thing I had a hard time getting over. I’m so tired of the perpetuation of the virgin myth, which is what I call it. We were all virgins once, but there seems to be a patriarchal myth that women need to be virgins to be virtuously strong and worthy of conquering by (in this case literally) an alpha male (which is another version of waiting for Prince Charming). It’s a subtle uplifting of the purity culture that pisses me off because it is only in service of the patriarchy that it has any value. Could Misery have been as dynamic a character if she had gotten some experience with the humans during her first Collateral? Of course!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Ali Hazelwood is one of my must read authors, so I don’t know why I was nervous about reading a fantasy book by her. This marriage of convenience book where a vampire and a werewolf alpha get married for species relations was sooo passionate and witty and swoon worthy. I love a big strong MMC who falls in love first, loves his family and is just such a lovey dovey guy behind closed doors. I especially love how Lowe shows Misery that she is worth people caring about her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gaslighting and Abandonment

girlmeetsbooks7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Medical content, and Car accident

mishaps's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

hayzey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Death, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

louisepea's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Gore, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent