Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

3 reviews

josiew's review

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Blood

smuttymcbookface's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Shelby Mahurin created a beautiful, dark world with clashing Christianity and magic within Serpent & Dove. The plot developed wonderfully, with small hints and clues as time went on as to what secrets the characters were holding.

The characters themselves were well-written, both nuanced and flawed, and we were clearly able to see their struggles and trials as they developed into more understanding versions of themselves.

The only reason I've not given this 5* was that I found it to be a little too simplistic/YA at times, with some plots neatly lining up with one another, or ridiculously convenient plans (such as Coco being part of the infirmary and just happening to be able to take ownership of Lou).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, Xenophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal death and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

lizzyluck's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Vomit