A review by ajchurch
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
4.0
The mainstreamification of werewolf fanfiction tropes is not something I knew I needed but now that it has happened I am obsessed. Let's get it straight, I am a werewolf enthusiast and Lowe is NOT the exception, dude had the whole, "attentive alpha" thing solidified (in a wolf sense not a toxic masculinity way), and I am down bad. Meanwhile we have Misery, (which is kinda a baller name), who is in this arranged marriage to merge their people but also has her own reasons for getting involved with this potential catastrophe.
I saw someone say they think you will like this book if you were into the insane ending of Love On the Brain and I would say I liked this book better because the bat shit insanity seemed to have more of a place. I mean it's a marriage to heal a rift between vampires and werewolves. You think that's not going to be chaotic?
Ali Hazelwood DOES love her big, strong, man archetype, which I know some people find repetitive but in the case of a shifter I can fully excuse her choices. I think again, a lot of her writing quirks I have noticed fit better in a fantasy setting. I'm still holding out for a short king but I respect her choices especially in this book.
Overall, I really liked this book, probably my second favorite of her books. Knotting in mainstream fiction was INSANE. She really did that huh? Anyways, thank you to Berkley & Netgalley for the eARC!
I saw someone say they think you will like this book if you were into the insane ending of Love On the Brain and I would say I liked this book better because the bat shit insanity seemed to have more of a place. I mean it's a marriage to heal a rift between vampires and werewolves. You think that's not going to be chaotic?
Ali Hazelwood DOES love her big, strong, man archetype, which I know some people find repetitive but in the case of a shifter I can fully excuse her choices. I think again, a lot of her writing quirks I have noticed fit better in a fantasy setting. I'm still holding out for a short king but I respect her choices especially in this book.
Overall, I really liked this book, probably my second favorite of her books. Knotting in mainstream fiction was INSANE. She really did that huh? Anyways, thank you to Berkley & Netgalley for the eARC!