Bride

I enjoyed the twists in this one. ✨Knot ✨ that I was caught off guard but I can say that was a first for me.

Rating: 1 stars for the sake of the little sister.Okay, I need to be so for real right now, I was really scared to read this book, but I was ready to give it a chance and be obsessed. Like, morally gray vampire? Arranged marriage? Enemies-to-lovers tension?? It had all the ingredients for a story that should’ve absolutely eaten. But instead… it bit me in the worst way possible, From the very first chapters, I could tell something was off. The vibes? Weird. The pacing? Off. The emotions? Barely there. What could’ve been an intense, romantic, fantasy masterpiece ended up feeling flat, awkward, and kind of painful to get through.“sigh”!! Honestly, I should’ve just stayed scared and never picked this up, I had that gut feeling, and I ignored it. Now look at me, wishing I could get those hours of my life back, Sometimes curiosity doesn’t just kill the cat… it tortures the reader too.But honestly, I’m so grateful for the sweetest girl Salma, who buddy read this disaster with me! We really tried, like, we gave it everything, hoping it would somehow get better… but nope. At least the experience itself was fun, even if the book absolutely wasn’t. Sometimes misery really does love company!ˋ°•*⁀➷ The Characters:The characters honestly drove me insane. Misery? I still don’t even know how to feel about her, mostly confused, slightly irritated. She was supposed to be this complex, mysterious heroine with layers to uncover, but every layer I peeled back just felt… empty. Like, she could’ve been interesting, but instead she’s just wandering around making questionable decisions like it’s her full-time job. Every time she opened her mouth, I was like, girl, what is your plan here?? She’s meant to be cold and guarded, but she ended up feeling detached and emotionless, all walls, no warmth, no spark. I kept waiting for a moment of vulnerability or something to make me root for her, but it never came.And don’t even get me started on Lowe. I wanted to love him so bad, the whole brooding vampire alpha thing? I was ready for it. But he ended up being so bland I almost forgot he was supposed to be the main love interest. He had this mysterious setup that went absolutely nowhere. One second he’s acting all dark and powerful, and the next he’s giving me emotionally constipated teenager energy. Like sir, pick a personality and stick with it!! He’s supposed to be this ancient, dangerous creature, but he has the depth of a puddle and the emotional range of a brick.And don’t even get me started on their relationship dynamic. It was supposed to be enemies-to-lovers “my absolute weakness” but this? This was more like strangers-to-slightly-annoyed-acquaintances. There was zero build-up, no tension that made me want to scream or kick my feet. They just went from side-eyeing each other to sharing dramatic declarations out of nowhere. Like, where was the slow burn?? Where was the emotional payoff??Instead, everything felt rushed and unearned. The “romance” was basically them being forced into a situation, exchanging a few dry lines, and then suddenly boom, they’re “in love.” Sorry, but no. I wanted yearning, vulnerability, messy feelings, not instant affection that made me feel nothing. Their connection didn’t evolve; it just appeared, and by then I was too disconnected to even care.

4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨Estuvo bastante entretenido, algo completamente diferente a lo que Ali suele escribir. Aun así fue bueno, la trama y el romance. Si han leído algo omegaverse les va a gustar jaja

Uffff que preciosidad de libro , de historia de todo si bien me enojé en una parte del libro el final lo compensa todo

4 STARS“You’re not a problem, Misery. You’re a privilege.”El primer libro de Ali que se adentra en la fantasía y madre mía por favor Ali haz mas libros asi me ha encantado que manera de enganchas, la prota super divertida, la OTP me gustó mucho, los inicios de capitulo me daban la vida ladkjsfñkjasfñkjasf, Ana y la relación con Miresy adorable ♥Tengo que seguir leyendo sus libros que sólo lei la hipótesis pero leed este libro que os va a encantar además hacia mil años que no leía un libro de vampiros, hombres lobo y demás y buah este mundillo siempre es TOP

It was a pretty good read, I liked the romance for the most part. The mc is a little dumb about noticing the love interest's feelings for her. The sex is steamy but not excessive to where that's the only thing. I would rate it high if the plot twist at the end had a few more bread crumbs sprinkled through out as well, I don't like a decision that the main love intrest made simply for plot convince towards the end. As well as mc's oblivious nature, which was pretty frustrating at times for me.