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A review by dariadanley
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
3.0
This book was all I hoped it would be and more.
I loved the witches and the magic they seemed to posses. It was not your typical say-a-spell-and-poof sort of witches. They are the use-blood-and-ritual sort of witches, which is exactly what I needed this time of year.
I loved the characters and how 3 dimensional they were. Each character was represented well and felt like real people. They did not fall flat at all. But Lou did occasionally get on my nerves. There is stubborn, and there is annoying. There is strong, and there is annoying. Girl, you can be strong and still like feminine things for goodness sake. That trope makes me so frustrated.
OMG THE ROMANCE WAS AWESOME! I officially hardcore ship Reid and Lou. They are fabulous together!
However much I loved this book, the world and the magic system was a little flat. I wish they would have been explained more than they were, and I wish there was a map. I never understood how much I needed a map to understand the world. The magic was left unexplained and so was the history of this world and magic itself. Sure we got a little from the legend of Angelica, but that was it and I am craving more world building!
It was a strong book overall, and i give it a solid 3.5 stars!
I loved the witches and the magic they seemed to posses. It was not your typical say-a-spell-and-poof sort of witches. They are the use-blood-and-ritual sort of witches, which is exactly what I needed this time of year.
I loved the characters and how 3 dimensional they were. Each character was represented well and felt like real people. They did not fall flat at all. But Lou did occasionally get on my nerves. There is stubborn, and there is annoying. There is strong, and there is annoying. Girl, you can be strong and still like feminine things for goodness sake. That trope makes me so frustrated.
OMG THE ROMANCE WAS AWESOME! I officially hardcore ship Reid and Lou. They are fabulous together!
However much I loved this book, the world and the magic system was a little flat. I wish they would have been explained more than they were, and I wish there was a map. I never understood how much I needed a map to understand the world. The magic was left unexplained and so was the history of this world and magic itself. Sure we got a little from the legend of Angelica, but that was it and I am craving more world building!
It was a strong book overall, and i give it a solid 3.5 stars!