As both an Ali Hazelwood fan and a romance fantasy reader, I was all in for Bride, and I was not disappointed! Misery Lark has always felt like an outcast, but to form an alliance between the Weres and her people, the Vampyres, and for her own secret motives, she agrees to a marriage of convenience with the alpha of the Weres, Lowe Moreland. The politics and different societies in this were so cool. I was hooked from page one. Misery is full of spark and sarcasm and I just loved her. And Lowe is all broody and protective and so easy to fall for. It’s a great enemies to lovers / marriage of convenience and paranormal romance. This book just has all my favorite things between the tropes, this possessive alpha, and an independent, smart heroine who isn’t afraid for put the alpha in his place. I loved the Were and Vampyre dynamics and there’s a whole mystery woven in. This book is romantic and fun and so steamy, filled with intrigue and interesting characters. The writing is witty and sharp and sexy. Ali Hazelwood can just do no wrong and I’m so excited for what she does next!

This has got to be my favorite Ali Hazelwood book thus far! I don't know how she does the things that she does, but she DOES them SO very well. Thank you so much Berkley Romance, and Netgalley for the ARC!

This book is 5 stars across the board for me, it's my first omegaverse book in a long time, and in my opinion Ali wrote this so well! I did NOT want to put it down, nor did I want it to end. I loved the enemies to lovers to mates, and the suspensful/mystery side plot that was happening as well. I also love that with such a dark theme, Ali added comedic relief at the very right times. She cracks me up! I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone!

I binged this in two days and it is my new favorite by Ali! This was different enough that it took me out of the reading slump I was slipping into it and it was everything! The chemistry and tension between Lowe and Misery was fantastic and the story as a whole was an adventure I didn't want to leave. I loved all of Misry's relationships with the other characters, but I was most entertained by Ana (a six year old) and Alex (a werewolf who was kind to Misery like a friend, but also deeply afraid of her). This was a beautiful debt into a new sub genre and I absolutely hope we get another book for Serena!

I absolutely loved this book but I would have loved to have seen the big battle scene at the end take place on page. I was ready to read some action!

I'll be sharing my official review on Instagram closer to release day, but have included the link below where I've already started talking about this book and shared the synopsis with my followers.

this book was so freaking good!! i was giggling & kicking my feet like a school girl!!🥰🙈

i went into this book practically blind & i think you should too!! all i’d say is that this follows a vampyre, misery, & the alpha werewolf, lowe, in a romance mixed with a dash of mystery.

tropes are:
⋒ marriage of convenience
⋒ forced proximity
⋒ paranormal romance
⋒ vampyres & werewolves
⋒ rivals to lovers
⋒ opposites attract
⋒ forbidden love

the way i DEVOURED this book is insane!! i will shout it from the rooftops that everyone needs to read this book!! is it different from everything else that ali hazelwood has written? yes. is it still the cutest, fluffiest, & perfect paranormal romcom? yessss!! the vibes, banter, tension, & plot were all so so good!! i haven’t felt this giddy while reading a romance in awhile, but this one takes the cake! i don’t think i’ve stopped thinking about misery & lowe since i finished reading!! feb 6 cannot come sooner so you all can read it!!

thank you so much to berkley romance, netgalley, and ali hazelwood for the eARC in exchange for a completely honest review!🫶🏻

I really enjoyed Bride! Misery was likeable and I was really interested in her story: all the characters were engaging and there was definitely chemistry between them. I really loved Lowe and Anna’s relationship. Anna was really cute. Very fast paced, engaging and entertaining read. I did like the slower burn romance and stronger plot in this book. Excited to read more with these characters!

Once again Ali Hazelwood seems to baffle us with a quirky yet intelligent MC who takes nothing lying down. I was SO EXCITED for this book and I'm so happy I was given the chance to read it early! This gave me everything I wanted and then some. You could definitely walk into this thinking it'll be heavy on the romance but the fantay world building was JUST as sweet if not even better. The modern age mixed with such gothic tales is such a beautiful little setting. Misery stays in the real world with her friend after living the life of someone from the Vampyre world. But we're hit with such a fun and unique marriage of convience, banter, forbidden romance, and heroin-esq story. I really enjoyed the political mystery that takes a heavy forefront at certain parts, it added to the depth and intrigue. You NEEEEEEED to give this a try immediatly.

Note to publishers: more review posts to come closer to release date
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Absolute perfection! I’m jealous of those who still get to read this for the first time.

I will always pick up a romantasy involving wolves/werewolves. ALWAYS. I’m just glad this one was also fantastic!

What I liked:
🐺 I loved the worldbuilding. I loved the different regions inhabited by the vampires, werewolves and humans, seeing how/why different political alliances were made, and exploring the drama and different factions within each territory. It was very thought out and I loved seeing the push and pull of the territories between strategies.

🐺 I tend to like Ali Hazelwood MMCs but am usually torn on her FMCs: some I love, some I can't stand.

For this book, I loved both of our MCs! Lowe was by far my favorite Ali Hazelwood MMC to date, and Misery probably my favorite FMC to date.

Misery was 100% a total outcast in every society she was part of. As a vampire, she was labeled as useless and was thrown away as the contribution to the human/vampire alliance (meaning, if war broke out, she was the first to die). In the human community, she was the vampire who was a weirdo and different from everyone else, never feeling as though she fit in. And in the werewolf community? She was a social pariah just for her genealogy. No matter where she went, she never fit in and she literally had one person she could count on her entire life. Because of this, she was smart, able to develop a high EQ (unlike most vampires), and she was always waiting for the other shoe to drop. She was snarky and hilarious, but also had a huge heart for someone who hadn’t been shown love most of her life. She was amazing.

And Lowe was pure perfection! An outcast himself having been sent away from his home at a young age due to his strength and ability to overthrow the alpha one day, he also had a very high EQ. Not only did he prove time and time again that he was a logical alpha instead of cocky like the many predecessors before him, but he proved that he wasn’t all sharp edges and no feelings. His encouragement of Misery to not hide herself was my undoing and his love for Ana was ADORABLE! I absolutely loved how he had all these people at his disposal to do things for him, and he made Ana peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, sans crust and all! He was an in control alpha when he needed to be, but a sweetie to those close to him otherwise. The perfect MMC!

🐺 This had just the right amount of spice to not detract from everything else. The progression of their relationship felt authentic and real and I loved watching them warm up to each other as the pages went on. The peanut butter inside joke was just so freaking cute!

🐺 Everything just made sense. There were no loose ends, nothing wasn’t explained satisfactorily. The plot and ending were pure perfection.

🐺 I love how the story ended and where book 2 is going to go. This series is going to be an auto read for me.

What could have been better:
🐺 The only thing I can really think of is it would have been nice to delve more into the geography of everything. A map would have been nice, as well as more details on surrounding regions. However, this is really me searching for something additional that could have just fived up more the five-star read.

Thank you to NetGalley, Berkley Publishing Group, and Ali Hazelwood for the opportunity to read this book. The thoughts and opinions expressed above are honest and my own.

Not to be dramatic, but this is one of my favorite things I’ve ever read. I could not physically read it faster if I tried. Ali Hazelwood has. been. holding. tf. back.

Now to get ahead of any “overhyped claims” and before I start gushing about how much I loved this, I’d like to mention that I was predisposed to adore this. I had no choice in the matter actually. Hazelwood is one of (if not my favorite) romance authors, I love romantasy, I love vampires, my love for reading was reborn on the wings of the weird fairy smut(I’m cool with the animalistic stuff), I love the arranged marriage trope, I love reading new fantasy subgenres (this was my intro into omegaverse and there is always something exciting and novel about reading an unfamiliar subgenre).

Bride took everything I love about contemporary rom coms and smashed it together with everything I love about Romantasy. The stakes were higher, the romantic elements heightened, and the world inevitably more interesting to me.

The story starts with a simple (?) concept: a Vampire bride’s politically arranged marriage to the Alpha of a Werewolf pack. These two paranormal species are of course, mortal enemies, and our vampiric bride has of course, secret reasons she agreed to such a proposition.

Alright I’m about to get a whole less intelligible. THIS STORY WAS EVERYTHING. It was SO freaking SLUTTY. I was foaming at the mouth and had to look away from my kindle I was so gagged.

Our romantic leads? Phenomenal. I think I blacked out on everything else I was so invested in them. There is an engaging enough side plot to move the story forward but honestly the romance was the real plot and I was a-okay with that. I’m obsessed with Misery and Lowe and I think Misery was a refreshing fmc for Hazelwood. She’s painful oblivious to the affections of her love interest as usual but she was a little more sad, alone, resigned and wry than what I’ve come to expect from AH and it worked. so. well.

Lowe? I am no longer a girl. I am a plastic chair and I have folded. This Werewolf man is the most iconic simp of all time. Love as divinity is OUT and love as suffering is IN. The way Misery misinterprets his attraction for her as disgust? Sublime. The way Lowe was in physical pain for so much of this story? Utterly fantastic. You also get a snippet of his thoughts at the beginning of every chapter….killed me every time. I am in fact dead on the floor.

Some closing notes:

If you’ve read AH before you know she’s got her cheesy sense of humor full of nerd jokes and banter. That was there in full. This genuinely felt like a fantasy rom com (100% has modern lingo fyi).

If you haven’t read Omegaveree (no I will not be explaining what it is) I think this is a fantastic introduction that eases you into it. Our vampire FMC is also unfamiliar with the mechanics and so, we learn together. :)

Bride is, and I cannot emphasize this enough, the sluttiest AH book to date. This was approaching erotica and the omegaverse stuff was fun as hell. Sue me.

“I took a bath. Did that not make it better?” His stare is blank. “Make what better?” “My scent.” He swallows visibly. His tone is sharp. “The situation hasn’t improved for me.”

Stop it.

Anyway this is my first 5 star of the year. I’d be SHOCKED if this doesn’t end up on my top of 2024 list because I like this more than some of my top of 2023.

Enough said. Omegaverse is now the only form of insta lust I will be accepting. No further questions.

Thank you to NetGalley for this arc! I love you fr.

I question some of the world building but overall I enjoyed the characters and the story.

Misery Lark should be used to being used as a pawn in the politics between Vampyres, Weres and Humans. She spent ten years of her childhood as the Vampyre’s Collateral. In order to keep the peace between Human and Vampyres, they each sent a child of an important family to the other’s territory. That child would be the first collateral damage if things went south between the Humans and Vampyres. Misery’s father is not only on the ruling council but he all but runs it. In a choice between Misery and her twin brother, Owen, Misery was sent off to live among the humans.

It wasn’t all terrible for Misery, at least once another young orphan girl was brought to live with Misery. Serena Paris is the closest thing to a true sister that Misery has ever known, and now Serena has gone missing. That is the only reason Misery has agreed to once again step in as the sacrifice for the Vampyre people, people who–by the way–have never accepted Misery as they said she was tainted by living so long with humans.

The human leader, Governor Davenport, who was Vampyre friendly, has been voted out and is being replaced by Governor-elect Maddie Garcia, who is more Were friendly and has, in fact, refused to meet with Misery’s father on behalf of the Vampyres. Councilman Lark now fears that the Humans and Weres could join forces to obliterate the Vampyres who are lower in numbers than either of the other groups alone. So he has arranged for a marriage between the leader of the Weres and Misery. Misery believes that her new husband-to-be, Lowe Moreland, knows what happened to Serena and Misery will do whatever she needs to to get into Were territory and close to Moreland.

The Weres are no more excited to see Misery in their territory as either the humans once were or her own Vampyre people. In fact, the only friend Misery makes is Lowe’s little sister, Ana, who is the only one not afraid of the big, bad Vampyre.

As Misery and Lowe begin to work together on some of the issues the Weres are facing, fear of Misery turns to begrudging respect and maybe even a little friendship.

THOUGHTS:
I liked the characters, especially the bond between Misery and little Ana. While not extraordinary, this was an enjoyable paranormal romance featuring a sweet, but lonely female lead and an uber-powerful male lead. Misery never felt included in the vampyre world nor the human world. She wasn’t really accepted by the Weres either but Ana’s friendship and a growing bond with Lowe gave her her first taste of home.

I did have issues with the world building, including everyone’s different blood colors: Vampyres have purple, Weres have green and obviously, red for human. Vamps drink blood which they get from the blood bank. Is it red only? Obviously the Weres were not buying her any green but how excited would humans be with being friends with the people who feed off them. Are there any vamps that still partake from the vein? It didn’t seem that way but we really didn’t get into that much and Misery really wasn’t the best vamp, as she didn’t spend most of her childhood with her family. But wouldn’t she have been given vamp lessons for the first 10 years? And wouldn’t families object to losing their kid for so many years. This wasn’t a one or two year exchange. This was a decade long exchange and the adults that come back are now strangers, and apparently unwelcome strangers.

Misery also sleeps in the closet in a “it’s a vamp thing.” While we really don’t see Misery’s residence in the vampyre main-headquarters where her father and brother are, it didn’t seem like the living arrangements were little windowless, coffin-like areas. If they were, wouldn’t Lowe have fixed up the closet for his intended bride with bedding rather than her dragging blankets onto the floor of the closet.

Misery goes into the marriage to get information on her missing friend but since it is only intended to be for one year living among the weres she also tries to blend into the background, just like when she lived among the humans. She knows she isn’t wanted and tries not to start anything but while it might be funny, the only one she seemed rude to was little Ana, who just ignored her attempts to shoo her away. Misery believes that Lowe’s Mate is the woman who is now living with vampyres (another exchange but one that doesn’t require a marriage) but of course, anyone who has ever read a paranormal romance can see the signs that Lowe has recognized Misery as his Mate and is very confused by it. This just acts as a divide between Misery giving into her growing feelings for Lowe.

This certainly wasn’t the best paranormal series that I read but I didn’t hate it either. I really enjoy Ali Hazelwood’s STEM heroines and those stories. Misery is a talented computer coder which puts her in the usual Ali Hazelwood heroine category. I will probably read the next story in the series which was hinted at at the end of Bride, and will keep a wait and see if I will continue on with this series. The world-building might be unique but it is also a bit off-putting in a Really? kind of way.

This is the story I didn't know I needed. It's no secret that I love Ali Hazelwood, a totally normal amount not obsessive or anything, and will read anything and everything she puts out. So naturally I knew when she announced a paranormal story I had to read it. My PNR loving heart stopped I kid you not.

It's classic Hazelwood- tension, lovable characters and easy to follow plot/settings but with vampires and werewolves!

alpha werewolf / F Vampire
omega verse
forced prox
marriage of convenience
enemies to lovers
spicy

If you've read and enjoyed any of Hazelwoods other reads and you enjoy PNR this one is going to become a quick favorite. Even if you don't normally read PNR but love Hazelwood. Or didn't enjoy Hazelwoods contemporary romance reads but enjoy PNR you're going to want to read this one! Seriously read this one asap.

A 3.75 out of 5 star read for me. I haven't read much in the adult shifter romance world but was excited to see something new from Ali Hazelwood. Overall I enjoyed a lot of parts or the story and the way Misery makes fun of herself as a vampire. I also liked the different take on the vampire, shifter, human world. Misery and Lowe were both intelligent characters which ties back to the steminist novels for me. Overall a fun new story from Hazelwood with some new paranormal twists.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for providing me with and E-ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Bride demonstrates Ali Hazelwood's innate ability to create fmcs that are entirely too relatable to the average reader. Misery is a blunt, black cat adjacent, dark humor loving badass. Being in her head was both unlike anything I've ever experienced and so similar to Hazelwood's previous fmcs. I found her backstory extremely intriguing, because though it's similar to other characters in Hazelwood's backlist, it's also so separate because of the fantasy element.

The first 40% is a slog to get through, but once you do it picks up quite quickly. When the plot picked up, I was thoroughly invested to the point that I read 200+ pages before going to bed. The dynamics between vampyres, werewolves, and humans were interesting especially with the addition of a collateral and the political heavy nature of the relationships.

Ali Hazelwood sat down and wrote the horniest scenting scene I've ever read. It truly unlocked a part of my lizard brain. Then throw in the sexual nature of vampyre feeding, I was a freaking mess. Also, I would be remiss if I didn't scream from rooftops about the fated mates twist in here. I thought it was such a unique way to combat the different species understanding of both romance and desire. I'm genuinely so excited to see if she will continue with other standalones in this universe she's created.

Okay I'm obsessed with Bride! I think this may be my new favorite Ali Hazelwood novel! While this is similar to Hazelwoods previous novels, it is also such a huge departure!

Read this is you like:
- omegaverse
- paranormal romance
- intelligent and witty characters
- marriage of convenience
- SPICE that is done so well

Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Romance for the ARC!

Thank you to Berkley Publishing for the ARC and the Joyful Chaos Book Club for facilitating getting the ARC!
There are a few qualifiers I’ll start with: Ali Hazelwood is practically an auto buy author for me and I haven’t really delved into the world of paranormal romance significantly. This to say, as much as I love AH, her books have been getting formulaic. I truly loved this book. AH has such a strong tone to her books and this is evident throughout. The fmc is sassy, opinionated and has a ton of great one liners. This was formulaic, sure, but with the addition of vampires and werewolves definitely added something new and fresh. The world building was decently understandable but there were a couple quirks I needed to re-read a few times just so it was clear in my mind.

I won’t give anything away, but there were some parts that had me questioning, but maybe it’s just because I’m not super familiar with the genre. I can’t wait for this to release so everyone can get the joy of reading this one! If you’re a fan of AH you will not be disappointed!

A Vampire in an arranged marriage with the ruthless Werewolf Alpha...nothing could possibly go wrong right? Misery Lark is the daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman and has been an outcast her entire life, shunned by her own kind, hated by humans and werewolves, her only true friend is her childhood companion/sister, Serena who has mysteriously disappeared leaving behind a cryptic journal with only one phrase in it as a clue : L.E. Moreland. When her father request she enter into an arranged marriage with the newly appointed Alpha of the Werewolves she wants to say no... except when she learns its none other than Lowe Moreland, she knows she has to say yes. He is the only clue to what could have happened to Serena and Misery will do anything to find her sister. Yet this marriage is meant to ensure a peace treaty between the vampyres and the werewolves, essentially forcing Misery into being a hostage living in Lowe's home for a year. Misery knows Lowe has a mate despite agreeing to marry her, yet the closer the grow the more confusing their feelings become. It doesn't help that their marriage has it's own politics to deal with, from werewolves and vampires wanting to assassinate either one of them and Lowe being hot and cold with his feelings. Misery just wants to find her sister, yet the longer she stays with Lowe the more she finds herself opening her heart to the very wolf she never expected to fall for... but can she be with him when he has a mate... or is he keeping another secret from her? This was a really fun vampire/werewolf and fated mates romance. I loved Misery, she's fun and cute, I love how caring she is and how she's willing to give everyone a chance, despite being hurt by so many people in her life. Lowe is a great love interest and I wanted to shake him at times and tell him " JUST TELL HER " but overall I could see what his mentality was and how he cared for her so much that he wanted to put her needs and feelings above his. They really had a sweet romance. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE, I AM LOOKING AT YOU KOEN AND SERENA. The book was a bit slow to get into and the romance itself was really slow burn ( not picking up at all until the 50% mark) but once it gets going, it gets going and I loved it. I really enjoyed the world that Ali created and am excited to see where she goes next with these werewolves and vampyres! if you enjoy paranormal romances with fun protagonists and swoony love interests, definitely give this a go, this was such a fun read!

*Thanks Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group, Berkley for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

Thank you so much Berkley and NetGalley for the arc! This was such a fun read and I can't wait to get the physical copy to annotate it. The romance in this book was so amazing omg. I will definitely recommend this book to my friends!

If Alice Cullen and Jacob from twilight were forced into a marriage…jk but it is full of Vampyre and Werewolf action!

Though this was a new genre for Ali, I think she absolutely nailed it. She still gave us the comedy and feel good moments that we love to see but added some blood, paranormal species, mysterious disappearances, and alliances to the mix. This book had me in a chokehold and I fell in love with Lowe (MMC)! Looks like he could kill you but is a cinnamon roll…but could actually kill you bc he’s the alpha Were. He was just the sweetest and I loved his relationship with Misery (FMC) and his pack. This book made me lol…mainly Misery made me lol but her brother Owen was also a hoot and it was full with silly banter. Some of the descriptions were a bit confusing at times and the knot gave me the ick but this was such a solid read. Also is this a series??? Idk but that epilogue left me needing more 👏👏👏

What to expect
👰‍♀️ Marriage of Convenience
🫶 Forced Proximity
🐺 “My Wife” moment
🙋‍♂️ Single guardian
🔎 Mystery

Bride by Ali Hazelwood 🧛🏻🐺

I’m not much of a paranormal romance reader so I had no idea what I was in for going into this. It was absolutely amazing and makes me want to sprinkle in some more paranormal / omegaverse romances into my reading! Plus I love how Ali still incorporated some women in STEM in!

Misery is the only daughter of the most powerful vampyre councilman, yet is treated as an outcast. She lives anonymously among humans until she is called back by her father. There is a historical practice between the vampyres and weres(wolves) where one important member from each is to live with the other for a period of time and if anything happens to that person exchanged, the peace between the two species is broken. Misery ends up living with the Were Alpha, Lowe Moreland. He's known for being ruthless and ruling over his pack strictly but fairly. A marriage of convenience results from the exchange in order to help protect Misery, but they are slow to trust each other. Especially because Misery has a secret reason why she agreed to the marriage in the first place.

I loved this book. The story, the romance, the politics between the vampyres and the wires. It was all so much fun and had me hooked. I read this book in less than a day because I had to know what Misery was secretly looking for, why Lowe was so protective of his pack, and why there was so much tension between them from the start. There were a few scenes that had me screaming... the feeding scene?!?! 🩸🫠

Lowe. LOWE. I love him. He's so caring, protective, and will go absolutely feral if anything happens to his wife. You know he fell first and hard for Misery but did what he thought was best for his pack by keeping his distance from her, which leads to some delicious slow burn. While we don't get his POV in this, we do get a very small glimpse at the beginning of chapters.

It had all the Ali charm while taking on a new sub-genre of romance. I think this is a perfect book to dip your toes into omegaverse to see how you like it.

🧛🏼‍♀️ she’s a vampire
🐺 he’s a werewolf
💍 marriage of convenience
👥 forced proximity
🪢 knotting

single POV
5/5 stars ⭐️
2/5 spice level 🌶️

A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance

I am totally obsessed! I'm not gonna lie, the first 15 percent of the book was confusing but soon after I couldn't put the book down. I read this within 24 hours. The enemies-to-lovers / marriage of convenience trope was done so well here. In the beginning, they don't know how much to reveal about each other, but soon they are teaming up and relying on each other. This is only the second book I've read with shifters so I can't speak so much for the genre but I enjoyed the paranormal aspect. I feel like this is the spiciest I've seen Ali Hazelwood get and I enjoyed it! And the spice was bountiful. You see it pop up a bunch. While Misery and Lowe are the main characters here, the side characters steal the show. Ana will definitely be a fan favorite as well as a lot of the were clan. Alex and Misery's relationship trajectory was so cute. And don't get me started on the plot twist towards the end of the book! It was dramatic and I couldn't stop reading to find out the resolution. Chefs Kiss! I have the biggest book hangover! I definitely see room for a sequel and I need it STAT!

Thanks to the publisher for the ARC in return for an honest review. This book releases 2/6

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞
𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫: 𝐀𝐥𝐢 𝐇𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐥𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝
𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬: 𝐓𝐡é𝐫è𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐫𝐨𝐧
𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

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Thank you #partner @berkleypub @berkleyromance @PRHAudio for providing me with a #free copy of Bride! #PRHAudioPartner #PRHAInfluencer #berkleypartner #BerkleyIG

Let me start by saying that paranormal romance novels are not my thing. I can’t tell you the last paranormal romance I read. However, I love Ali Hazelwood and so I decided to give this one a chance. I am SO glad I did because I just LOVED it! This book is so different from the authors other books, but it is just as well done and one I highly recommend (and I never thought I would be one to recommend a paranormal romance)!

Misery Lark is the daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman in the South. Lowe Moreland is the Alpha of the Werewolves. In an effort to create peace and an alliance between mortal enemies, the two are forced to marry. This isn’t the first time Misery has been used as collateral, but this time, there is a lot more at stake.

I found Misery to be such a perfectly developed character. She was so funny, sarcastic, and quirky. I loved seeing her growth throughout the book and I just loved her! I also just adored her interactions with Ana. Lowe was also such an amazing character and I really have nothing but praise of this book and the characters! Bride was perfectly paced, entertaining, and an easy five star read! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄
🐺𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚊𝚕 𝚁𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎
🧛‍♀️𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚋𝚒𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝚁𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎
🐺𝙵𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝙵𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚢
🧛‍♀️𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚡𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚢
🐺𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎
🧛‍♀️𝚅𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚢𝚛𝚎 𝚡 𝚆𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚠𝚘𝚕𝚏

🎧I read the first half of the book with my eyes, and the second half with my ears. The audiobook, narrated by Thérèse Plummer and Will Damron was just SO good! I loved the dual narrators and found that they complemented one another so well. These two enhanced my experience and I just loved my time listening to Bride!

Posted on Goodreads on January 13, 2024: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/144922955?ref=nav_profile_l
**Posted on Instagram - Full Review- on or around February 6, 2024: http://www.instagram.com/nobookmark_noproblem
**Posted on Amazon on February 6, 2024
**-will post on designated date