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The instant 1 New York Times bestseller! A Human hybrid and an Alpha Were claw against the bonds of fate in the highly anticipated companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Bride. Serena Paris is orphaned, pack-less, and one of a kind. Coming forward as the first Human-Were hybrid was supposed to heal a centuries-long rift between species. Instead, it made her a target, prey to the ruthless political machinations between Weres, Vampyres, and Humans. With her enemies closing in on her, she has only one option left—if he’ll have her. As Alpha of the Northwest pack, Koen Alexander commands obedience. His authority is so absolute, only a fool would threaten his mate. It doesn’t matter if Serena doesn’t reciprocate his feelings, nothing will stop him from keeping her safe. But power-hungry Vampyres and Weres are not the only threats chasing Serena. Sooner or later, her past is bound to catch up with her—and Koen might be the only thing standing between her and total annihilation… Read more
Publisher : Berkley
Publication date : October 7, 2025
Language : English
Print length : 464 pages
ISBN-10 : 0593955013
ISBN-13 : 17
Item Weight : 1.15 pounds
Dimensions : 5.75 x 1.42 x 8.57 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #60,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #30 in Vampire Romances #31 in Werewolf & Shifter Romance #4,162 in Genre Literature & Fiction
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Top Amazon Reviews
Format: Paperback
My rating: 4.25 / 5 stars⭐ Another addictive Ali Hazelwood read. If you like Ali’s writing style and you are/were Team Jacob, you should give Mate a read! I enjoyed Mate and felt like it was a fun sequel to Bride, continuing the paranormal romance with our hybrid were-human FMC Serena and alpha were MMC Koen. The were magic is intriguing, and there is an interesting plot line about Serena’s hybrid were biology. If you haven’t read Bride yet, I recommend reading that first so you have more context for what’s going on with Serena. 💚 Serena - very needy bbygrl energy and overall high brat activity 💚 Koen - knows Serena is a brat but loves it. he’ll be hard to catch admitting that, for fear of ruining his master grumpy facade 🖤 Misery - I missed my girl Misery and really wanted to see more of here in this book 🖤 Lowe - preferred Lowe over Koen as MMC, and sadly we barely saw him in this book
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Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2026 by Kaytee R
Format: Audiobook
4.25 ⭐️’s I listened to Bride over the summer and have been waiting for Mate to come out. I always enjoy Ali Hazelwood’s books and I found Mate entertaining and funny with likable characters. It’s an easy, enjoyable read that kept me hooked throughout, and I appreciated how Hazelwood balanced the plot and its serious moments with humor, found family, and of course…Ana. Picking up pretty shortly after Bride ended, we follow Serena as she navigates being the first known Human-Were hybrid, which makes her a target and lands her under the protection of Koen, the Northwest Alpha. I enjoyed the pacing as Hazelwood does an excellent job of keeping things moving without dragging. She expands on the world from Bride by introducing us to a new Were pack that’s adjacent to one we’re already familiar with. Bride had to balance introducing us to both Vampyres and Weres, so Mate really gets to explore Were pack culture and politics in a way the first book couldn’t. I enjoyed Serena and Koen’s chemistry and dynamic. There’s a lot of tension and restraint between them as they navigate having to be around each other and the complications that come with being mates and resisting that bond. They’re both keeping secrets, and watching them slowly let their guards down was satisfying. I loved that Misery, Lowe, and Ana showed up in this book without overshadowing Serena and Koen’s story. Ana is still a favorite of mine and she brings this innocent, lighthearted energy and humor that balances out the heavier moments. A lot of Serena’s choices are motivated by protecting Ana, which made me understand her character and give her some grace when she was making decisions I wanted to yell at her for. I am also a sucker for found family, and Koen’s seconds were fantastic. I loved how they naturally gravitated to Serena. Hazelwood packs more into this story than I initially expected. What starts as political tension between Vampyres, Weres, and Humans shifts as the plot develops and introduces complications I didn’t see coming. There are genuine surprises that kept me engaged, and I loved how she tied different plot threads together. Serena’s personal history connects to the larger conflict in surprising ways, and watching everything come together surprised me in some ways, was predictable in others, but I still enjoyed it all. The romance never gets lost in all of this, but the plot elevates it beyond just will they or won’t they. I enjoyed Mate and would recommend it if you’ve read Bride. My main critique is that I wish some of the Were dynamics had been explained better. I’m not super familiar with the omegaverse, and Hazelwood puts her own spin on these concepts without really breaking them down. I found myself Googling things to fully understand what was happening, which pulled me out of the story. There’s also a major plot twist that felt like a bit of a stretch in terms of how it was missed for so long. Regardless of my critiques, I actually liked Mate more than Bride because of Serena’s humor, Koen’s sarcasm, the expanded world, and the found family. It’s a solid, entertaining read with good character development and a satisfying romance. If you’re finishing the series, Mate is worth picking up.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2026 by Fharen
Format: Kindle
Mate was another slow-burn romance, but unlike Bride, this one actually remembered that a romance needs chemistry while it is burning. 🐺🔥 The two leads spend enough time together, arguing, provoking, circling, irritating, and generally making questionable interpersonal decisions, that the relationship develops even when the romance itself is moving at the speed of refrigerated molasses. And I genuinely hated the male lead at first. Not cute-hated him. Not “oh, you grumpy little wolf” hated him. I mean I was reading primarily to see whether consequences might eventually eat him. 😬😂 From Serene’s limited point of view, some of his behavior appears cruel, controlling, and occasionally downright alarming. That is precisely why the eventual reversal works so well. Because we never get his internal narration, the reader is forced to interpret him through Serene’s understanding of events. When additional context finally arrives, earlier scenes rearrange themselves. That is a difficult enemies-to-lovers maneuver to execute without making the explanation feel like an author desperately producing receipts, and Hazelwood pulled it off remarkably well. 👏📚 I also preferred the intellectual texture of this book. The genetics, diagrams, scientific references, and slightly elevated vocabulary give the story more substance than the standard “wolf hot, girl confused, destiny happens” formula. 🧬🐺 Then there are the toenail clippings. Yes. Toenail clippings. 🦶✂️ Romance has given us roses, handwritten letters, lockets, pressed flowers, and now apparently acts of podiatric intimacy. I had questions. I still have questions. But strangely, within the characters’ shared history, it works. Something born from an ugly experience becomes an intimate ritual of safety and connection. Weird? Absolutely. Meaningful? Also yes. Please do not bring this tradition into my household. 😂 I also appreciated that the book inadvertently raises a more interesting question about trauma itself. Not every painful experience has to become an identity, and healing sometimes means transforming what happened rather than remaining permanently defined by it. These characters carry their histories, but their histories do not have to carry them. There were still a few writing quirks that bothered me, some repeated phrases and transitions that felt less like intentional nonlinear storytelling and more like the manuscript briefly tripped over its own timeline. 🫠 But overall, Mate was stronger than Bride: better chemistry, more action, richer characterization, and an enemies-to-lovers arc that actually made me change my mind about a character I was fully prepared to launch off a cliff. That is impressive character writing. Apparently my next wolf universe has a difficult act to follow. 🐺🌙📚
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Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2026 by mom-reviewer
Format: Kindle
I absolutely adored Bride. I was on the "we need a sequel NOW" train at the end of it, so I immediately picked this bad boy up. I'm so sorry to say this was disappointing. It took me forever to get into it and really the only reason I did was because I am a sucker for the PNW, so the scenery was really vibing for me. In the first book the FMC is described as a strong, independent, intelligent woman - there was none of that in this book. It's like she is a completely different character. The author blames her original diagnosis, and then what it really is (trying not to spoil anything but it's pretty obvious if you have read anything containing Werewolf romance) for her lack of brain cells. The self sacrificing she does, the CONSTANT lying, and the utter cluelessness about her Were self was so annoying. I know she did not know she was a Were for her entire life. But at the end of the 1st book, she's with Misery in the SW with the Weres. So she never asked relevant questions? She couldn't be bothered to learn in depth about her Were self? Is she not even the least bit curious? And on top of it, in the first book she realizes what is happening months before her kidnapping and was researching Weres...so none of it stuck? The MMC also really annoyed me. He was so mean to the FMC because he was "trying to drive her away" due to the Celibacy pact. Jerk archetype does not work for me. I can dig it if the MC is at least nice to his love interest but he was just a total jerk the whole time. They kept TELLING us what a great guy he was and he just has a crunchy exterior but there was no SHOWING. No moments of vulnerability (like, real ones. Not what the author tells us is vulnerable for him) and aside from him purchasing the groceries she wants (big whoop) there are no moments where we see him being truly sweet to her. And his language really irritated me. I love to cuss, I love reading profanity if used correctly, I have no issues with strong language - that being said the profanity the MMC uses reminds me of a 10 year old learning to cuss for the first time. It was so off putting. He would have been so much cooler using F bombs instead of calling people...ejaculation muffins (I don't think Amazon will appreciate the actual term used). The banter between the two MCs starts to get really annoying. Can we have ONE SINGLE conversation without snark or sarcasm? The characters are 25 and 36, it feels like they are 15 and 16 with how they behave. There were so many plots in this one that I don't think got all the attention they deserved. The whole cult thing could have been so much more intense. The celibacy pact wrap up could have actually been on page. And there was NONE of the really cool political machinations from the first book. We don't even have the Vampire Alliance in this one, just random calls to Owen updating us. The Humans and new governor are obviously doing shifty things but we never get to find out. I was really hoping this book would lead into a 3rd with Owen being our MMC. I don't think that's going to pan out with how little he was in this book, it doesn't seem like the author is wanting to follow that thread. There are a lot of things that don't make sense or are repetitive (FMC being constantly kidnapped) and the characters mention in the book these problems out loud. Just because the character themselves notices it does not make it anymore palatable to read. You haven't explained anything. Just "whoops, I know, it's soooo weird right??" UGH. If you're an Ali Hazelwood stan, this is still worth the read but just know it's not anywhere near the awesomeness of Bride.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2025 by Cassie
Format: Kindle
I thought this book was a good read . Held my interest. Was a fun read with enough chemistry and tension between the leads to last until the end.
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2026 by Holly McGlothlin
Format: Paperback
Ali Hazelwood has done it again! I absolutely loved Mate. If you enjoy paranormal romance with plenty of tension, a strong female lead, and a love interest who makes you swoon, this book is definitely worth picking up. I loved the chemistry between the characters and how the relationship develops throughout the story. Ali Hazelwood has a way of creating characters who feel compelling and relationships that keep you invested in what happens next. The mix of romance, emotional moments, and supernatural elements made this such an entertaining read. I especially love how she builds the romantic tension and makes you want to keep turning the pages to see what happens. If you're a fan of her writing or enjoy werewolf romance with a little bit of a different twist, I highly recommend adding Mate to your reading list. Another great read from Ali Hazelwood!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2026 by Shawn Hinkel
Format: Kindle
When I say Ali Hazelwood can do no wrong, I mean it with my entire chest. 🫡 One of the best things she ever did was take the leap into paranormal romance, with vampires and werewolfs, because Bride and now Mate proves that even when Ali steps away from her usual STEM-centered storytelling, she simply can’t leave science behind, and honestly? I wouldn’t have it any other way. You can take the girl out of STEM, but you can’t take the STEM out of the girl. And I mean that in the absolute BEST way possible. This book is everything I wanted and more after Bride. The moment Serena and Koen met, I needed their story, and when I found out they were mates? I was feral. Add in Ali’s signature humor, clever plotting, and palpable chemistry, and you’ve got a story that’s equal parts science, spice, and supernatural perfection. From the very first several pages, I was hooked. Ali once again returns us to her rich, otherworldly universe of werewolves, vampires, and all the messy politics that keep their worlds colliding. The pacing is spot on and I felt like the romance and the plot weave together so seamlessly that I never once wanted to put it down. Serena was such a fascinating FMC. Half human, half werewolf, and fully determined to find her place in a world that’s never quite known what to do with her. She’s strong, loyal, brave, and yes, a total nuisance to Koen on the daily (which I adored). Ali balanced her fierceness with vulnerability in a way that made her feel real. Her relationships showed so much heart. She’s layered and imperfect and powerful, and I loved every second of being in her head. This man. THIS. MAN. Koen had me grinning and kicking my feet like a teenager. He’s protective, gruff, funny, and absolutely down bad for Serena, even though he fights it so much. His banter, his dry humor, his unwillingness to admit how hard he’s fallen is all so delicious. Ali Hazelwood truly has the formula for writing men who love with their entire soul. The “touch her and die” energy? 10/10. The acts of service? PERFECT. This story is peak Ali: witty, emotional, and addictive. There’s political intrigue, plot twists, and mindblowing reveals mixed with that classic Ali Hazelwood banter we all live for. It’s a slow burn, but the tension is there the entire time. You can feel every heartbeat, every glance, every moment of yearning between Serena and Koen. Their love is so deep and based on loyalty, sacrifice, and devotion wrapped in tension and vulnerability. And the spice? Let’s just say… whew, it deserves its own round of applause. 🤭🔥 The expansion of the supernatural world from Bride was phenomenal. We get deeper insight into pack politics, mating bonds, and history and yet it never feels like info dumping. The tension between species and the political maneuvering added so much depth. It was the perfect blend of high stakes and heart. Mate felt like seeing an old friend again. It gave me the same butterflies Bride did, but somehow even more intense. It’s hotter, more emotional, and somehow manages to raise the stakes while making me laugh when the time was needed for some comedic relief. This is easily my favorite Ali Hazelwood book to date. Ali Hazelwood continues to craft worlds and characters that make me fall in love with reading all over again. Please, for the love of all things supernatural and spicy, go read Mate. 🐺🧛♀️💚
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Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2025 by Kaitlyn L
Format: Kindle
Mate by Ali Hazelwood was one of my anticipated book releases this year because Bride was in my best of 2024 list. I was hoping this sequel would be as good as the first book, and I'm happy to report that it was! I think Mate could be read as a standalone but the story makes more sense if the books are read in order. Mate kept me engrossed the entire time I was reading it. It's rare for me to find a good paranormal romance that keeps me engaged, I end up skimming a lot of shifter romances whenever I'm on Kindle Unlimited. But Mate was different because I enjoyed the worldbuilding, the relationships between the characters, the community of the pack, and of course the slow burn romance with a lot of mutual pining and banter between Serena and Koen. It's always fun for me to read about a smitten hero, and Koen was definitely smitten. This was very swoony with a high heat level, that includes a shifter heat and knotting!🤭 I've been having a difficult time because of some family matters and the usual chaos at work, so it's always nice to find a good book to sink into. I enjoyed Mate so much that I went back to reread Bride right after I finished this one. I'm hoping Ali Hazelwood will keep writing books set in this world.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2025 by Chachic (Chachic's Book Nook)