Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

65 reviews

jacpey's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.5

Lou is the funniest narrator I've encountered in a long time and Reid was charming and loyal. Characters I truly adore. They made this book go above and beyond for me.  Lou's witty banter and smart ass remarks made me laugh and reminded me of Aelin from Throne of Glass. It had all my favorite tropes and a badass heroine. Lou has former lovers and has lived the life of a criminal. Two things I rarely see in young adult. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cursing

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Really fun read. Loved the sassy  protagonist and her crotchety, uptight counterpart. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

c45p1n's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I see no reason to not give this book a 5. It was witty (vulgar), dark and mysterious, it was so hard to put down or stop and it was well written!! A perfect concoction of english literature. It was mysterious with it's magic elements but it made sense and wasn't overly complicated. 
There were many loose ends, but the book is a trilogy so I expect those to get cleaned up in the next book. It wasn't an appalling amount of loose ends, just enough to keep me satisfied with halting for a moment but also enough to keep me along a string to read the next book. 
Lou and Reid's development, both as a couple and apart, was incredibly intricate and well built. Both became better (relative term) people and both worked towards their goals but they confronted their problems!!! There wasn't a lack of communication between them (well, other than the fact that Lou's a witch..

and her all power mother, the monarch of all witches.. is after her blood. literally.

). 
I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone looking for a magical, timley, 500-page enemies to lovers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Cursing, Death, Confinement, and War

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

jesslemreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing

prof_pelon's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Abandonment, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Torture

some_summer_writing's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Torture

Minor: Vomit and War

emmahe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Religious bigotry, Violence, Torture, Abandonment, Murder, Medical content, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Cursing

Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, Sexual content, and Animal death

Minor: Child death

anniemac's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Minor: Sexual content

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.5

Some of the dialogue at the beginning  was cringey and awkward, but that went away.

The ending clearly sets up Blood & Honey, but is satisfying enough for Serpent & Dove to be a stand-alone book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Sexual content, Death, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit, Animal death, and Child abuse

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Never have I been so simultaneously delighted and frustrated to read the rest of a series. I love the characters in this book. I don’t think I fully understand the plot, but the characters are strong enough in any situation that knowing the storyline isn’t completely necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence