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A review by xknight95
The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
5.0
*I received this book as an advance read through Goodreads Giveaways
This book follows the lives of 3 friends in their final year of high school living on the bible belt in a small town in Tennessee. First we have Dill who is the son of a Preacher who has wound up in prison, Lydia who is the daughter of a dentist and dreams of getting into college away from the small town, and Travis who has an abusive father and loves to read fantasy novels.
I really enjoyed this book a lot. The characters are what made this book for me. I found they were just so relatable and seemed so real. With Lydia I too dream of becoming successful and although the town I live in is bigger than Forrestville, I too dream of leaving to go elsewhere. Travis is a big fantasy book nerd just like I am and I love him a lot for it. I found I had the least in common with Dill, but that just made him the more interesting character. I wasn't as familiar with him so I was always excited to read what would happen next.
Relatable characters are not always easy to create but Zentner did a fantastic job of doing so. To top it off he also created a beautiful story to go along with the characters that brought out the best and worst of them. This is a story and group characters that will make you feel happy, angry, and sad along with the characters you've grown attached to.
All in all, it was a fantastic read. I enjoyed every second of reading this book. A great first novel for the author.
This book follows the lives of 3 friends in their final year of high school living on the bible belt in a small town in Tennessee. First we have Dill who is the son of a Preacher who has wound up in prison, Lydia who is the daughter of a dentist and dreams of getting into college away from the small town, and Travis who has an abusive father and loves to read fantasy novels.
I really enjoyed this book a lot. The characters are what made this book for me. I found they were just so relatable and seemed so real. With Lydia I too dream of becoming successful and although the town I live in is bigger than Forrestville, I too dream of leaving to go elsewhere. Travis is a big fantasy book nerd just like I am and I love him a lot for it. I found I had the least in common with Dill, but that just made him the more interesting character. I wasn't as familiar with him so I was always excited to read what would happen next.
Relatable characters are not always easy to create but Zentner did a fantastic job of doing so. To top it off he also created a beautiful story to go along with the characters that brought out the best and worst of them. This is a story and group characters that will make you feel happy, angry, and sad along with the characters you've grown attached to.
All in all, it was a fantastic read. I enjoyed every second of reading this book. A great first novel for the author.