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A review by pinesandpages
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
4.5
I didn’t expect to be so captivated!!! To me, Love on the Brain was a less well written version of The Love Hypothesis: the exact same plot & tropes, with a near constant mention of “he big, she small.” So I kinda figured I’d never read another of Hazelwood’s books again. But here we are! I loved Bride!!! The “he big” was less overt, but also bc Lowe is an alpha werewolf instead of a regular guy, I was fine with it. And there wasn’t any “she small” bc Misery is quite tall.
I quite liked this world, and I was unprepared for so much plot - I thought it would be a light plot mostly to get straight to the sex scenes. but not At all! Lots of plot. I was very interested in the political intrigue and the mystery they’re trying to unravel. And I thought everything was perfectly paced.
The only annoying constant in Hazelwood’s books is the very obvious looming “miscommunication/mystery/etc” which is that he is in love with her, and the female protagonists tend to be deliberately obtuse about it. That’s the only reason this one isn’t a full 5 stars for me.
I quite liked this world, and I was unprepared for so much plot - I thought it would be a light plot mostly to get straight to the sex scenes. but not At all! Lots of plot. I was very interested in the political intrigue and the mystery they’re trying to unravel. And I thought everything was perfectly paced.
The only annoying constant in Hazelwood’s books is the very obvious looming “miscommunication/mystery/etc” which is that he is in love with her, and the female protagonists tend to be deliberately obtuse about it. That’s the only reason this one isn’t a full 5 stars for me.