A review by acogna
Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

adventurous funny medium-paced

1.25

It was so close to being a good book by around the 75% mark,

what with the rescue plot

and interesting lore

(and the rule breaks thereof)

. But even praise like that won't save the book from being an asinine number of aggravating scenes strung up together in the semblance of Something Happening, its too-literal interpretations of the real-life Church in what amounts as a medieval fantasy France (where everyone speaks in modern slang, apparently), base-level engagement of gender dynamics and repression, and the lack of organic chemistry between its leads. 

Horrific to go through. I was spending the last half checking to see how far I was away from the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Religious bigotry