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Serpent & Dove, by Shelby Mahurin

shelf_indulgent's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

bailey_holiday's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

jgkulkarni02's review against another edition

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2.0

Meh. Just a more explicit rip-off of Nina and Matthias; didn't enjoy as much

tidda's review

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4.0

4.5

isa_bapez's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.25

kirstysbookishworld's review

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3.0

That ending...I can’t even begin to explain what that ending did to me.

I enjoyed almost every aspect of this story. It was written to be an easy and approachable story which I liked. My only qualms about it is that the written was so non-descript that I really struggled to understand where our characters stood during any given moment. I also found the complicated parts of the plot to be well just that...but they were either skimmed over and forgotten completely.

I love Lou’s passion and Reid’s acceptance of her. He came to love the person and not the witch and isn’t that what every girl wants? I loved the way these characters played off each other and that secret parentage is almost the new norm.

All in all a decent story but I found the writing to be a little lacking. I’ll still continue with the story though. I want to see how one of my favourite witches gets through this!

Upon Reread to start the sequel I find my thoughts haven’t changed except that I knew what I was getting into so the bit that’s bother me were less irksome than they were before. I’m intrigued to see if I feel similarly about the sequel.

bookzoo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

5.0

robustogusto's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

fitzreadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

_paulinanani_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75