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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
4.0
From the moment I heard about this book, I wanted to read it. It sounded like something for me, something I'd really enjoy. And yet, ever since I got the book, it stood on my shelves. I've been on the brink of picking it up quite a few times and then picked up another book instead. But today it was finally time to see if this book could live up to my high expectations.
And I can already answer that question: Yes, it did. This book was everything I liked in a book and I really enjoyed it from the very first page until the very last. And now I've closed it I realize that this book was only the beginning, only the build up. Which means that the best is still to come. So, I save the last star for that occasion.
The two perspectives worked really well for me. I really loved it that we got to know both Lou and Reid quite well because we were spending times in both their heads. It made it easier to understand them, to know where they are coming from, why the hatred for the other (although, lets discuss hatred) is rooted so deeply and why they are eventually overcoming it.
Combine that with a lovely world building and magic system and it automatically leads to a great plot. Although the world and magic system aren't quite original and are a lot of well known elements combined, it does feel real and firmly rooted. The rules are quite clear (even though they are challenged at times), the political positions are clear and the intrige is really believable because of all that.
Now we've seen all the important players on the chessboard and now the war that was brewing has really started, I can't wait to see what book two brings!
And I can already answer that question: Yes, it did. This book was everything I liked in a book and I really enjoyed it from the very first page until the very last. And now I've closed it I realize that this book was only the beginning, only the build up. Which means that the best is still to come. So, I save the last star for that occasion.
The two perspectives worked really well for me. I really loved it that we got to know both Lou and Reid quite well because we were spending times in both their heads. It made it easier to understand them, to know where they are coming from, why the hatred for the other (although, lets discuss hatred) is rooted so deeply and why they are eventually overcoming it.
Combine that with a lovely world building and magic system and it automatically leads to a great plot. Although the world and magic system aren't quite original and are a lot of well known elements combined, it does feel real and firmly rooted. The rules are quite clear (even though they are challenged at times), the political positions are clear and the intrige is really believable because of all that.
Now we've seen all the important players on the chessboard and now the war that was brewing has really started, I can't wait to see what book two brings!