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A review by ni_albert
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
2.0
Unpopular opinion, I really didn't like this book. I know! I am sorry, I really wanted to enjoy it!
While I loved Reid and Lou and reading about their story - it's enemies-to-lovers with the forced marriage trope, what isn't to love?! I just wasn't sold on plot, the villains or the "plot twist". I found myself bored and skimming through many passages because it wasn't engaging for me and I often found myself thinking "who cares?". This story was drawn-out for my taste and the world building was unimaginative.
The writing was fine, but I loathed all of the forced French words and phrases - it drove me up the bloody wall. It was utterly pointless because it added nothing to the story and often made no sense. Example: "they were hunters, Chasseurs." Hein? *confused in bilingual* (Chasseurs = hunters in French).
I also couldn't stand the "Big Titty Liddy" anytime it was brought up, I internally cringed every single freaking time.
Overall, this wasn't for me.
While I loved Reid and Lou and reading about their story - it's enemies-to-lovers with the forced marriage trope, what isn't to love?! I just wasn't sold on plot, the villains or the "plot twist". I found myself bored and skimming through many passages because it wasn't engaging for me and I often found myself thinking "who cares?". This story was drawn-out for my taste and the world building was unimaginative.
The writing was fine, but I loathed all of the forced French words and phrases - it drove me up the bloody wall. It was utterly pointless because it added nothing to the story and often made no sense. Example: "they were hunters, Chasseurs." Hein? *confused in bilingual* (Chasseurs = hunters in French).
I also couldn't stand the "Big Titty Liddy" anytime it was brought up, I internally cringed every single freaking time.
Overall, this wasn't for me.