A review by sophs_mood_reading
Bride by Ali Hazelwood

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.5

I will start this review with a disclaimer that Ali Hazelwood is one of my auto buy authors. I haven’t read a book of her that I haven’t enjoyed. She’s just always ticked the boxes of smart woman, right about of comedy, broody men and a romance. 

When I read she was moving into the Vampire, Werewolf territory I was so excited. However I’ve got to say for the first time I have to leave some boxes unticked. 

Misery is a vampire living (undercover) in the human territory. But when her father decides to use her as a collateral bargaining chip in a forced marriage to a Werewolf Alpha things get tense. Add in a missing best friend and a whole lot of family secrets and well Misery is up to her eyeballs in “what the hell is happening” plus you can imagine how the broody, forced proximity hot Alpha male thing is going.

Unfortunately I just found this one had me contemplating skimming parts (I didn’t but I had to physically stop myself!). I just didn’t find the best friend/sister missing story line to be enough. 

The end was also a little “oh, really, that’s what was happening/that’s the bad guy?!?” 

I’ve always loved Hazelwoods portrayal of women in stem and she continued on that theme with no ditzy moments which was great. It just lacked her normal flare.