A review by nefariousreads
Serpentine Valentine by Giana Darling

5.0

5 Stars!

“it takes courage to love someone who thinks they are broken,”

I love everything I've read by Giana Darling, so I instantly signed up for this ALC without even looking into the tropes.  When I tell you I screamed in excitement that Giana Darling was gracing the world with a sapphic romance, I think I scared my roommates.  It was such a beautiful story about a college student who was advantage of by a man in power, and how sometimes the systems meant to protect us fail us the most.  This is a powerful story of a strong FMC who deals with an intense trauma, who must then find the new her amongst broken pieces as she makes a stronger version of herself while healing. This book was a deliciously slow, but extremely steamy romance.  I loved Lex and Luna as a couple, and I love that Luna supports in her in so many ways.  I love that it's not just a story of romance, but also one of justice for voices that were silenced in the past.  It was just overall stunning. 

What to expect:
FF romance
Medusa Retelling
Revenge / feminine rage
Dark academia
Story on trauma and finding you voice when society tries to silence you