Reviews with content warning for Kidnapping - Blood & Honey

This book wasn’t bad per se, but it put me in a slump. The beginning was slow, the conflicts between characters unoriginal, and the climax didn’t really feel engaging? Lou felt like a whole different person than she was in book one. She just wasn’t as lovable? I understand that was part of the plot, but I just wasn’t loving it. Reid didn’t really get much development until roughly 300 pages in. It wasn’t all bad, the story was exciting here and there, but it definitely left me questioning whether the next book is worth buying.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Some people said this book was so slow compared to the first but I disagree. Reid and Lou’s relationship was so naturally depicted. Especially considering the traumatic and confronting things they were experiencing. The ending was heartbreaking.

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

There's a lot of miscommunication. I mean a LOT of miscommunication. Aside from that, if you liked S&D you will probably like this one!

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

When I read Serpent & Dove last year I was instantly dazzled by the sweeping, French-inspired universe created by author Shelby Mahurin. The characters, both at the forefront and on the fringe of the narrative, made a lasting impression and my excitement level for this sequel was unreasonably high.

Blood & Honey did not disappoint, but then again I think I would have been equally excited to read a phone book as long as it included bits of Lou and Reid’s sizzling banter mixed within the pages. Blood & Honey places readers directly where Serpent & Dove concludes; with our rag tag team of witches, royalty, and ex-Chasseur’s on the run from their magical and mortal enemies alike. Mahurin’s expansion of these beloved characters (ahem Beau, anyone?) and the system of magic in which some of them wield was masterfully done. In Blood & Honey we find an even more unhinged adversary in Morgane le Blanc, our frightening “big bad” villain whose sadistic schemes lead to an epic climax resulting in an antagonizing cliff-hanger conclusion.

We may have to wait for Gods & Monsters to wrap up the ending of the series, but in the meantime, you can find me mooning over our star-crossed paramours, Lou and Reid, whose relationship accentuates the best aspects of the enemies to lovers trope.

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