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I enjoyed Hazelwood‘s vampire/werewolf world and appreciate the mystery she added. I‘ve read 1 of her 3 Love Hypothesis books and 1 of her 3 STEMinist novellas. If this one continues, I‘ll probably stick to just this one out of repetitiveness, even though it was a fun read.

Do many good library holds came in this weekend! I'm reading a physical copy of Fair Rosaline and an audiobook of Bride. As soon as I finish that I'll move on to the Titanic Survivors Book Club audiobook. #WeekendReada

A paranormal Romeo and Juliet.

I love, love, LOVED Ali Hazelwood's spin on a Vampyre/Werewolf romance. I was fully invested in the alternate world she built, and while some of the "twists" were more obvious to see coming than others, I thoroughly enjoyed the journey and the slow build of their romance. I sincerely hope she continues the series sooner rather than later!! ?

I‘m not 100% sure about this…I loved Lowe and Misery, but the spice was definitely a little weird for me. Loved the storyline, and loved the characters, but the suggestion for a sequel kind of caught me off guard a little. This was still a lot of fun though, like all of Ali‘s books are

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I have greatly enjoyed Ali Hazelwood's STEM romance books. With this being her first paranormal romance, I was definitely intrigued and I can say that I was not disappointed. What I love most about Hazelwood's writing is how well (and how smart) she writes her characters. While romance is obviously at the heart of this book, Hazelwood gives us a mystery and political intrigue that gives the plot a realistic feel in this shifter novel.

This one was really good! I actually found myself laughing out loud because of how witty the author wrote the character Misery. It was definitely an intense story that kept me wondering what is going to happen next but it was a good balance between wit and intensity! I love vampire stories and this one didn‘t let me down! Dare i say this was also vampy-were smut?!

I started this one yesterday and im locked in! Stayed up way past my bedtime reading!

….Kinky! I respect the unflinching exploration of a vampire and werewolf union, Ali Hazelwood went there. Not sure I need more of it (the epilogue suggested a sequel) but I was entertained. 3 ⭐️🎧

A bubble bath 🛀 kind of day

4.25/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌘

#romance #werewolf #vampire

Listened to my first audiobook through Spotify! I was hooked on this book in the beginning but I felt like it petered out towards the end.

Vampires and werewolves hate each other and each take a child to reserve peace. There is also some hacking (penetrator) in this book but it was pretty minor. 2nd romance this month that I‘ve read that this was the woman‘s job.

I‘ve read better fantasy romances, but this one was enjoyable.

I liked the first half. The sex scenes became too kinky for my taste.
And the hacking stuff was really badly written. Hacking is not magic, people!

Next up!

This … Ali Hazelwood has done it again … a well-thought complex storyline with great characters. Strong female character and great-complex love story. I flew through this… and I‘m hoping for a sequel 🙌🏽📚

Both of these just edged into Pick territory for 3 ⭐️ reads. I appreciate that Ali Hazelwood is finally branching out from the (now very) repetitive trope formula established in The Love Hypothesis (Grumpy/Sunshine, extreme height difference). Check & Mate still featured a very nerdy subject (professional chess) and Bride‘s FMC is a Vampire Princess-in-STEM, but exploring new genres (YA, Paranormal Romance) has breathed new life into her writing.

PERHAPS NOT everyone's cup of tea but I really did enjoy this immensely. Bride got me out of a reading slump. Now that I am finished, I am experiencing a severe book hangover and miss this story 😔. My 30th book of the year and second five-star.

Finished this a while ago and forgot to post. I liked it enough to return my library copy and buy my own. One I know I‘ll reread. Enjoyed the world building as much as the characters and look forward to the sequel.

My #BookSpin (Bride) and #DoubleSpin (Blood Mercy) for Aprils #BookSpinBingo

I was really nervous to read this having seen some mixed reviews, and knowing how much I adore Hazelwood‘s other books. But I absolutely devoured it and could not put it down!!! I loved the humour mixed in with the drama. Considering this was her first book into the fantasy genre I was very impressed. Also so happy that the end looks as though she‘s setting up for a sequel. Yay!

It was right around St. Valentine's Day when I went 2 Walmart & found this. Their bookshelves had mostly Romance reads.

I usually browse to see if there is any love stories in the fantasy genre. This time however, I just finished watching the novela, #amorimposible & I “needed“ something similar.

By the time I found this, it felt like buried treasure. It didn't seem what I was searching for at that moment in time, yet it was fantasy...👇

Holy. FRICK. That was addicting to read. Couldn't put it down - besides quick breaks to laugh or go "omg, wait what". Silly “monster” romance. Lowe is freaking amazing. I can't get over his everything. That speech he gives Misery on that trip? Hell, that hit every pore. Misery herself, well, I felt so bad for her going through all that abuse. Still, she never backed down. Spice was hot due to the amazing emotional connection they created.

"This ain't The Brothers Karamazov, we don't need the family tree!" funny shout-out to the other book that I am reading (and reading and reading) in this hilarious paranormal romance that I am enjoying immensely

#pemberlittens

Happy Easter everyone 🐇💝
I was a little disappointed with 'Bride' but it's not really the book...I just don't think I'm a werewolf/vampire person .... I never went through the 'Twilight' phase. It was well written and quite funny at times... Just not for me 🤷 I'm off to eat this chocolate bunny, drink tea and read! Have a fabulous Easter Sunday 💖

My March #WrapUp of my owned books (some recent purchase, but yeah)
#ReadMyShelves

What a fun read! This book has been criticized for being silly, but I ask you, what to expect from a book about a vampyre and a werewolf, lol. Total fluff, but also with some surprising insights into loss and abandonment and loneliness, as well as conflict and stereotyping and power politics. I liked watching Misery and Lowe get to know each other and build a real LIKING for one another beyond just attraction, and a satisfying ending.

OMG I loved this!!! Spice, romance and fantasy. I hope she writes more like this! #aardvark
Book 10 of 2024

3.75⭐This book has an odd cover, almost as if it was left unfinished….but anyhoo…this is my first Ali Hazelwood book, and while this book was compulsively readable I can‘t help but inevitably come up with some elements that didn‘t work for me. Also…for a Vampyre/Werewolf book, this was surprisingly un-supernatural, other than the knotting🠠WTF seriously, that scene was so awkward. Although, it‘s quite likely that I‘ll listen to the next one.

I've seen a lot of mixed reviews on this book but its been all over Litsy so I followed haha

Spring has NOT sprung in Vermont (or it was one of those “false springs“ they talk about. Yesterday's snowstorm derailed my weekend plans. But, I got a lot of reading under a heated blanket cuddling with the babies time!

I finished this one. I enjoyed it, I hadn't read a paranormal romance in a while so some of the racer parts surprised me. (Maybe I wasn't used to Were/Vampire sex). Had a lot of the typical tropes too, but I still enjoyed it.

My goal for #MarvellousMarch is to finish the two books that I am currently working on.

💛 Bride
💛 Nailbitter Book 1

@Andrew65

The story felt cliché and formulaic, characters' names - terrible. I didn't hate this book, but I didn't like it also :)

I‘m a sucker for a paranormal vampire/ werewolf themed romantsy - I especially like snarky don‘t fit in with the crowd vampires forced to marry hunky Alpha wolves 🐺. I lucked out and got to read the Fastread ebook on Libby. I tore through it. There‘s mixed feelings and there‘s a hefty dose of spice. 👍👍🔥🐉

Starting the tagged. My evening is now booked. 📚

#libraryhaul

5/5

Misery Lark's marriage to the werewolf alpha will cement a treaty between werewolves and vampyres, but she has her own reason for agreeing to risk her life by entering this marriage.

I devoured this book in two days. Hazelwood's first paranormal romance was super fun with a very different plot, but with a lot of the tropes she's known for using in her romcoms.

Many of you really like this book, I am against the clock on my library loan here (I know I can airplane mode 😉) I‘m at about 25% & the characters are not doing it for me (so 1 dimensional) but I also DNF‘d 2 books yesterday so it‘s probably just me 😂 Talk me into it (or out of it) - should I persevere and hope it clicks or #hailthebail ?

February Reading Wrap Up! https://youtu.be/5UhD3mkPt9I

This marriage, it‘s going to be a problem. She is going to be a problem.

#aardvarkbookclub #jointoday #romantasy

I devoured Bride this week! While it was a little predictable and more on the basic side of fantasy 😂 I couldn‘t put it down! It was soooo cute & now I‘m craving more wolf romance in my life. Also I had to immediately reread Fangs, which is a quick graphic novel about a vampire +werewolf romance that I love! Have you read either of these? Or what book has your attention this week?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Welp, I was knot expecting that! I really wasn‘t sure what I would think about a Vampyre and Werewolf romance, but this was so much fun! Sexy, snarky, primal, sweet… I‘ll devour the next one if she makes this a series! 🎧

It‘s always fun to read Were and Vampire rules implemented for new generations existing in a world of prolific-breeding humans. These were fun characters with a romance that did not lean into the miscommunication trope - kudos for this because with all that interspecies steam it would have been easy to fall victim to it. The steam comes in at the halfway mark so Ali gave us a chance to know Misery and Lowe first - I appreciate that.

A lighthearted paranormal was exactly what I needed after a streak of rather intense reads. I loved this book. The main character, Misery, is delightfully sarcastic at all times. Props to Ali Hazelwood on a successful foray into the paranormal side of romance.

Thank you @TheSpineView for creating this play~tag~share card.

Thank you for tagging me, @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Since everyone can pretty much guess my #1 Batman, I will surprise and say...

1 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (completely platonic). I would just like to chat with him, perhaps go ghost hunting too. (Oh, wait, he's real) OK Him or Sherlock (you know, so if I ever go missing).

2 - Tagged Book, which is proving to be a splendid read!

Funny. Enjoyed reading this after the 10000th dose of pain killers and an empty void in my chest. Entertaining and well, funny. Yeah. A lot of growling and biting involved.

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 from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love, Theoretically and The Love Hypothesis.

#aardvarkbookclub #bride #alihazelwood #romantasy

Sooooo good and I hope this becomes a series!

Hey UK-based Littens - Ali Hazelwood will be at Waterstones in Piccadilly at the end of March. Event info on the Waterstones events website.

I finished 7 books this month and 6 of them were books from my #mtTBR for my #ReadAway24 plan. So far no new books purchased for 2024!