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Serpent & Dove

Serpent & Dove

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  • Author：Shelby Mahurin
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"A brilliant debut， full of everything I love: a sparkling and fully realized heroine， an intricate and deadly system of magic， and a searing romance that kept me reading long into the night。 Serpent & Dove is an absolute gem of a book。" —Sarah J。 Maas， #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Court of Thorns and Roses series

Bound as one， to love， honor， or burn。 Book one of a stunning fantasy duology， this tale of witchcraft and forbidden love is perfect for fans of Kendare Blake and Sara Holland。

Two years ago， Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine， forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal。 There， witches like Lou are hunted。 They are feared。 And they are burned。

As a huntsman of the Church， Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live。 But when Lou pulls a wicked stunt， the two are forced into an impossible situation—marriage。

Lou， unable to ignore her growing feelings， yet powerless to change what she is， must make a choice。 And love makes fools of us all。

Set in a world of powerful women， dark magic， and off-the-charts romance， book one of this stunning fantasy duology will leave readers burning for more。

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Reviews

Lala ，

Booktok made me get this book and I’ll forever be thankful。 WHAT A BOOK。Shelby Mahurin is a genius。 This book had me hooked from the first page， I could not put it down。 The tangling of Reid’s and Lou’s lives and the enemies to lovers type of thing just seemed so predictable at first， but boy， once the subtle hints of romance start， and both of them show a little vulnerability this became my favorite love story of all times。 There were times where I felt yanked into the book and inside it’s page Booktok made me get this book and I’ll forever be thankful。 WHAT A BOOK。Shelby Mahurin is a genius。 This book had me hooked from the first page， I could not put it down。 The tangling of Reid’s and Lou’s lives and the enemies to lovers type of thing just seemed so predictable at first， but boy， once the subtle hints of romance start， and both of them show a little vulnerability this became my favorite love story of all times。 There were times where I felt yanked into the book and inside it’s pages， watching Reid and Lou fall in love with each other and at times， I felt as if I could cut through their tension with a Knife。 I gave this book a 5/5 because I literally go back to it every day and re-read the parts that gave me goosebumps。 Character development was on point for most of the characters and the storyline was just flawlessly delivered。 I specially loved that it was written on both the main characters perspective， allowing us to understand Lou’s secrets， but also Reid’s principles and personal development through the book 。。。more

Jaylah Wells ，

（SMALL SPOILERS， BUT NOTHING TERRIBLY MAJOR）OMG why did I hesitate to buy the second book！？ Look y’all， it’s no secret that I am totally behind with the books that have all the hype。 I guess I just like to discover things at my own pace。 When I was browsing the shelves at B&N， I finally decided to give this one a try after seeing it all over bookstagram。 Sad， but true story， I almost bought Blood and Honey thinking that is was the first book in the series。 Boy， would I have been in for a rude aw （SMALL SPOILERS， BUT NOTHING TERRIBLY MAJOR）OMG why did I hesitate to buy the second book！？ Look y’all， it’s no secret that I am totally behind with the books that have all the hype。 I guess I just like to discover things at my own pace。 When I was browsing the shelves at B&N， I finally decided to give this one a try after seeing it all over bookstagram。 Sad， but true story， I almost bought Blood and Honey thinking that is was the first book in the series。 Boy， would I have been in for a rude awakening。 Thankfully， I quickly figured it out， but I didn’t buy the second book along with the first one because I wasn’t sure I’d like it。 I didn’t feel fully committed to go all in。 Now， I wish I had！ I’m not going to lie， I struggled in the beginning。 It dove right into what turns out to be an important piece of the story， but I was just overall very confused as to why our main characters were dressed like men in a brothel because everything was just very vague and no foreground was given。 The best way I can describe it is that I felt like I was missing a piece of the puzzle or the book started mid story in a way。Other than that， I loved the book。 I couldn’t wait to figure out how a witch ended up marrying a witch hunter。 I wonder if Reid will ever really know that it was truly an accident。 On another note， I also loved Lou as our main character。 Her sass， the confidence， the cajones， the way she completely shattered the image of an “ideal” woman whom are supposed to obey their husbands （insert eyeroll here）。 How she treated the archbishop ended up being some of my favorite scenes！ But， even when she thought herself weak， I didn’t see it。 She just did what she had to to survive and in my opinion， it takes more strength and courage to live than to die。 She never lost or tried to hide her personality despite trying to hide who she really was。 To me， it was like she was made to stand apart from everyone else。 And of course， I also loved Reid， although his conviction in his beliefs were shocking at times， but they made up who he was。 It also drove his loyalty， faith， and protection。 This was such a good enemies to lover/slow - burn。 Even though they both felt the shift in feelings， each were still to unsure it was really there too act on it。The story overall was written so well。 I feel like if I knew French， it’d be even better because I don’t even want to know how royally I screwed up the pronunciation of most， if not all of the French words in my head。 Aside from the beginning， I didn’t feel like I was missing information so much anymore， but that was more so because as the story progressed， it’s easy to discern the plot twists。 I saw all of them coming except the end。 That one took me by surprise。 ALSOThat scene where things got hot and heavy？ One， perfectly written and it was hilarious how she flicked him on the nose after and said well done。 That made me chuckle。 BUT， the most disappointing thing about the book was that it wasn’t in his POV or he didn’t have a POV after。 If anything， I felt like it should have been in his POV since it was his first time。I can’t wait to see where things go from here because things just went from bad to worse， so I will be purchasing Blood & Honey as soon as I can！Recommendation: In my opinion， this is by no means a thrilling， gripping the edge of your seat read， but it will have you flipping the pages and leave you wanting more。 Because as I soon discovered， the further in I got， the more I didn’t want to put it down。 If you love the enemies to lovers trope， then this book is for you。 。。。more

Anna ，

Strong heroine + 7’ tall redhead

Ara ，

✨4。5✨¡Me ha gustado bastante este libro！ 📚Si se quiere leer algo referido a Enemies to Lovers este puede ser una opción。 Me gustó como la pareja contrasta demasiado con sus personalidades y como se va desarrollando su relación。Debo decir que me sorprendió un poco esa personalidad salvaje que muestra Lou， nuestra protagonista， pero a medida que leía me encariñaba más con ella。Las personalidades de los personajes me gustaron bastante por el hecho de que son bastantes definidos Ame a Coco， es de mi ✨4。5✨¡Me ha gustado bastante este libro！ 📚Si se quiere leer algo referido a Enemies to Lovers este puede ser una opción。 Me gustó como la pareja contrasta demasiado con sus personalidades y como se va desarrollando su relación。Debo decir que me sorprendió un poco esa personalidad salvaje que muestra Lou， nuestra protagonista， pero a medida que leía me encariñaba más con ella。Las personalidades de los personajes me gustaron bastante por el hecho de que son bastantes definidos Ame a Coco， es de mis personajes favoritos。 Espero que en el siguiente libro se desarrolle más su historia。Me gustó el hecho de que se puede apreciar la crueldad con la que se manejan ambos bandos， tanto los cazadores como las brujas。Siento que faltó algo pero el final hizo que me dieran ganas de leer el siguiente libro。 Recomendado。 💕 :） 。。。more

Pames ，

Si hubiera leído esto hace unos años tendría fácilmente 5 estrellas。 Pero hey！ las risas no faltaron Si hubiera leído esto hace unos años tendría fácilmente 5 estrellas。 Pero hey！ las risas no faltaron 。。。more

Bridget Hanks ，

Okay。 Okay。 This was pretty darn good。 I loved the romance between Lou and Reid， I felt like that was the core of the whole story， but I also really enjoyed having more going on。 First of all， the witches are NASTY in this one。 The magic system isn’t super well-developed but it is set up so in order to be powerful you have to be pretty twisted， so the villains are villains indeed。 The church is also pretty twisted and the battle between the two kept things interesting。 I loved the female friends Okay。 Okay。 This was pretty darn good。 I loved the romance between Lou and Reid， I felt like that was the core of the whole story， but I also really enjoyed having more going on。 First of all， the witches are NASTY in this one。 The magic system isn’t super well-developed but it is set up so in order to be powerful you have to be pretty twisted， so the villains are villains indeed。 The church is also pretty twisted and the battle between the two kept things interesting。 I loved the female friendship between Lou and Coco and Ansel is just the sweetest cinnamon bun of a character。 I’m so excited to read the next one because I liked this one so much but I just don’t know where it can go from here。 I’m afraid the author is going to try to destroy me。 I’m getting some Sarah J。 Maas vibes and I really liked her early stories but felt like they got worse as they went， so I’m hoping the same doesn’t happen here。 Aaah！ I haven’t been this excited about a book/series in a while！ 。。。more

Noe ，

3。5-4 starsI really enjoyed this book！ It was an entertaining and fun read。Was it original？ Eh kindaWas it surprising？ Hmm not really， you can see the “twists” comingWas the magic system well-developed？ Nah， but it’s still coolWas it mostly cliches？ Yes， yes it wasWere there some characters that randomly popped in without any development？ Oh yeahBut you know what， I fucking liked it。 It had all the good stuff that makes an enemies to lovers romance。 It made me laugh。 It made my heart ache。 The m 3。5-4 starsI really enjoyed this book！ It was an entertaining and fun read。Was it original？ Eh kindaWas it surprising？ Hmm not really， you can see the “twists” comingWas the magic system well-developed？ Nah， but it’s still coolWas it mostly cliches？ Yes， yes it wasWere there some characters that randomly popped in without any development？ Oh yeahBut you know what， I fucking liked it。 It had all the good stuff that makes an enemies to lovers romance。 It made me laugh。 It made my heart ache。 The magic system and world aren’t super developed， but it didn’t really matter because I liked Lou & Reid & felt what they were feeling。 So yeah， I enjoyed this & will be picking up book 2。 。。。more

Stephanie Bolton ，

I liked this book a lot more than I thought I was going to。 I had been putting it off and putting it off and once I finally read it， I was pleasantly suprised。 I liked it enough that I put the rest of my TBR on hold to jump into the second one。。。Which may have been a mistake since the third book doesn't come out until late summer/early fall and I don't trust that #2 isn't going to end dramatically。 I think the reason I was so hesitant to read was I didn't realize it was going to be MORE than the I liked this book a lot more than I thought I was going to。 I had been putting it off and putting it off and once I finally read it， I was pleasantly suprised。 I liked it enough that I put the rest of my TBR on hold to jump into the second one。。。Which may have been a mistake since the third book doesn't come out until late summer/early fall and I don't trust that #2 isn't going to end dramatically。 I think the reason I was so hesitant to read was I didn't realize it was going to be MORE than the romance。 Enemies-lovers with a marriage of convenience sounded fine， entertaining read-- but I'm really thankful that the fantasy/adventure themes were also really engaging。 Recommended for: Mature middle school and US students。 I've seen a lot of "perfect for fans of Sarah J。 Mass" and while I don't think that's wrong （especially with the more steamy romance scenes）， I got more Six of Crows/Grishaverse vibes。 Especially with the correlation with Nina and Matthias。 。。。more

Flanöör ，

Üldiselt oli tegemist igati kerge ja lõbusa lugemisega。 Nii mees- kui ka naispeategelane tundusid alguses olevat üsnagi huvitavad ja lootustandvad karakterid。 Nendevaheline tögamine ja üksteise õrritamine， kuid samas ka tagaplaanilt väga selgelt välja kumav romantiline pinge， muutsid lugemise väga nauditavaks， kuid see oli ka ainus aspekt， mille poolest raamat positiivselt silma paistis。 Kogu lugu， kõik ülejäänud tegelased ja ka autori kirjakeel ei avaldanud mulle absoluutselt muljet ja tundus l Üldiselt oli tegemist igati kerge ja lõbusa lugemisega。 Nii mees- kui ka naispeategelane tundusid alguses olevat üsnagi huvitavad ja lootustandvad karakterid。 Nendevaheline tögamine ja üksteise õrritamine， kuid samas ka tagaplaanilt väga selgelt välja kumav romantiline pinge， muutsid lugemise väga nauditavaks， kuid see oli ka ainus aspekt， mille poolest raamat positiivselt silma paistis。 Kogu lugu， kõik ülejäänud tegelased ja ka autori kirjakeel ei avaldanud mulle absoluutselt muljet ja tundus lihtsalt nagu igav taust Reidi ja Lou loole。 Mistõttu ei ole sugugi üllatav， et kui Lou ja Reid niivõrd- kuivõrd õnnelikuks paariks said， kadus minul selle raamatu vastu igasugune huvi， ja ülejäänud paarisajast leheküljest närisin ma ennast lihtsalt osaliselt viisakuse pärast， osaliselt kohusetundest läbi， sest natuke narr tundus sellel hetkel enam raamatut pooleli jätta。 Ja need pöörded olid nii klassikalised klišeelikud ja labased， et ma üldse ei vaevunudki neile mõtlema。 （view spoiler）[Ja üldse mulle oleks palju rohkem meeldinud， kui Reid oleks juba enne nii-öelda armumist teada saanud， et Lou on tegelikult nõid， praegu ei olnud see isegi tõeline vaenlastest armastajateks saamise lugu。 Praegu tegi autor enda jaoks elu liiga lihtsaks， sest kui Reid oli Lousse juba kõrvuni armunud， oli tal ju loomulikult palju lihtsam leppida teadmisega， et ta on nõid。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Mercedes Medina ，

amo， amo， amo， me encanta todo， los personajes， la trama， el romance etc amo。al inicio de la lectura no me enganche tanto， se me hizo difícil querer seguir， pero cuando llegue a la mitad no lo podía soltar， al menos un capítulo x día tenía que leer， nada， ame mucho

Jimenabooks ，

Comienza muy bien， Lou es un personaje divertido， fresco y misterioso te mantiene pegada en cada página， Reid es sereno creo que es la mejor palabra para describirlo pero tmb es intenso de una forma leve una contrariedad pero así es como es。 En los últimos capítulos del libro vez como se va perdiendo el interés y el sentimiento del inicio casi ni está， siento que en las últimas páginas las leí por compromiso， aún así lo disfruté y fue rápido de leer。 Voy a leer el segundo libro espero supere mis Comienza muy bien， Lou es un personaje divertido， fresco y misterioso te mantiene pegada en cada página， Reid es sereno creo que es la mejor palabra para describirlo pero tmb es intenso de una forma leve una contrariedad pero así es como es。 En los últimos capítulos del libro vez como se va perdiendo el interés y el sentimiento del inicio casi ni está， siento que en las últimas páginas las leí por compromiso， aún así lo disfruté y fue rápido de leer。 Voy a leer el segundo libro espero supere mis expectativas。 。。。more

Greta ，

Un libro che mi ha fatto emozionare， sognare e che mi ha colpito profondamente。 Lo consiglio a tutte quelle persone che vogliono iniziare a leggere libri fantasy - romanzi rosa

rebecca ，

a very ‘meh’ story。 it was alright， not very bad but not fantastic either。 still debating if i want to read the rest of the series or if this is it。 we’ll see！

Annabella ，

It was kinda good， I guess。 It was a pretty good enemies to lovers， but I don't like how quickly they became lovers。 In about 50 pages they went from hating each others guts to lovey dovey。 It was kinda good， I guess。 It was a pretty good enemies to lovers， but I don't like how quickly they became lovers。 In about 50 pages they went from hating each others guts to lovey dovey。 。。。more

Mikayla ，

So good

Fátima ，

ME ENCANTÓ， la verdad usa recursos como muy conocidos， es un enemislover pero aunque esté lleno de cliches me encanto。 Es un libro súper sencillo de leer y que nunca para de suceder cosas。

Elcin Ceylan ，

Hikaye klişe ama inanılmaz sevdim。 Karakterlerin gelişimini， yaşadıkları ikilemleri çarpıcı biçimde vermesi çok güzeldi YA kitabı olduğu için tabii ki derinlemesine incelemiyordu ama zaten beklentim de bu değildi。 Sadece büyü sistemi için yazar kolaya kaçmış ve ucunu açık bırakmış。 O yüzden cadıların büyü sistemini tam anlamadım ve bence son sayfalar hikayenin başı kadar güzel değildi。 Lou karakterine bayıldım， sivri dilli ve eğlenceli bir karakter。 Reid， eh işte aradığımı bulamadım。 Ve geldiğin Hikaye klişe ama inanılmaz sevdim。 Karakterlerin gelişimini， yaşadıkları ikilemleri çarpıcı biçimde vermesi çok güzeldi YA kitabı olduğu için tabii ki derinlemesine incelemiyordu ama zaten beklentim de bu değildi。 Sadece büyü sistemi için yazar kolaya kaçmış ve ucunu açık bırakmış。 O yüzden cadıların büyü sistemini tam anlamadım ve bence son sayfalar hikayenin başı kadar güzel değildi。 Lou karakterine bayıldım， sivri dilli ve eğlenceli bir karakter。 Reid， eh işte aradığımı bulamadım。 Ve geldiğini， 100 sayfa önceden gördüğümüz bilginin gelmesine bence hikayenin ihtiyacı yoktu。 Spoiler vermek istemiyorum ama REALLY！？？Enemies-to-lovers romantik hikayesi benim için bir tık geri planda kaldı。 Sondaki twist de gerekli miydi bilmiyorum beni heyecanlandırmadı çünkü karakterlerin yaşadığı dünya hakkında buna şaşıracak kadar bilgiye sahip değiliz。 İkinci kitap için beklentilerimi düşürdüm çünkü puanı inanılmaz kötü :（ Bu beni üzer， klişe de olsa hikayeyi ve karakterleri sevmiştim。 Ortaçağda "cadı" diye kadınları ve kız çocuklarını yakan bağnaz dini insanların sinirini bozan her karakteri severim 😈😈 。。。more

itsnikhat ，

Serpent and Dove probably has every favourite trope of mine for my fanfiction heart and manages to perfectly deliver it！ You want enemies to lovers？ It’s there。 A marriage contract？ It’s there。 Deep yearning and slow burn to last for majority of the story？ It’s there。 Dark secrets which can topple the relationship？ It’s ALL there！Lou， a witch running away from being offered as sacrifice by her kin， and Reid， a witch-hunter who has known life in black and white， are thrust together unwillingly in Serpent and Dove probably has every favourite trope of mine for my fanfiction heart and manages to perfectly deliver it！ You want enemies to lovers？ It’s there。 A marriage contract？ It’s there。 Deep yearning and slow burn to last for majority of the story？ It’s there。 Dark secrets which can topple the relationship？ It’s ALL there！Lou， a witch running away from being offered as sacrifice by her kin， and Reid， a witch-hunter who has known life in black and white， are thrust together unwillingly in an union of marriage。 Lou decides to use this to her advantage despite being in the most dangerous place for a witch， and Reid decides to honour his vows simply because of who he is。 From the very beginning there’s tension， a tantalising tenseness continues to build their bond。 I absolutely loved how unabashed our female protagonist was and thrived in her personality。 This book leans more towards the older section of young-adult audience。 There’s introduction and regular appearance of characters who begin to grow on you， the author has done a great job in writing the dialogues and making them seem as realistic and snarky as possible。Despite all my preferences being written， I felt this book fell short of what could have been an amazing adventure。 For a fantasy fiction， I love it when ample focus is placed on the world building， exploration of history， side characters who are more than just accomplices to the protagonists and protagonists whose characteristics aren’t one-dimensional。 Sadly， S&D heavily relies on the cat and mouse chase of a relationship which Lou and Reid share with obvious secrets highlighting the story and gives the rest amiss。 As much as I loved their interactions and them together， it got a little boring and dragged the book for me。 However， the last part of the book attempts to make up for the monotonous middle。 Lots of things begin to happen， and plot twists greet you in every chapter while the story ends leaving us on a cliffhanger。 I’m not sure if I’ll be checking out the sequel and the final book when it’s out since I’ve gotten too picky with my fantasy reads， but I hope I will！ （Mood reader alert！） Read is if you want fiction for your tropes craving heart。 。。。more

Erin Moya ，

Such an unexpectedly good read。 Witches。 Magic。 The Catholic Church。 Illegitimate children。 Drama。 Steam。 Sex。 This book has it all and I loved every minute of it。 I loved Lou。 Her pub songs。 Her audacity。 Her swearing。 And Reid's blushing 🤣 Such an unexpectedly good read。 Witches。 Magic。 The Catholic Church。 Illegitimate children。 Drama。 Steam。 Sex。 This book has it all and I loved every minute of it。 I loved Lou。 Her pub songs。 Her audacity。 Her swearing。 And Reid's blushing 🤣 。。。more

Issis ，

Me ha encantado。 Han habido cosas algo rápidas sobre todo en el final， que a lo mejor hubiera querido que se les diera un par de vueltas o un par de párrafos más para explicarlo。 Pero en general me ha encantado y ya estoy en una LC para el segundo

Olivia ，

it’s enemies to lovers don’t act surprised that i’m giving it 5 stars。 actually maybe not 5。 idk i like banter

elle ，

I've seen many mixed reviews， however， this book was a 5/5 for me！ The enemies to lovers and the magic plot really got me hooked from the beginning。 This book was addictive， I can't wait to read the next in the series！ I've seen many mixed reviews， however， this book was a 5/5 for me！ The enemies to lovers and the magic plot really got me hooked from the beginning。 This book was addictive， I can't wait to read the next in the series！ 。。。more

Treasure Lanham ，

Overall， the book was fine。 I got enough enjoyment out of it to finish the book。 The main characters are what really made the book difficult to get through。 I wanted to love them， but there was just something about them that didn’t seem believable or relatable; almost trying too hard to be an archetype？ While I didn’t get invested in the characters， I did very much enjoy the way magic is used in this world。 I’d love to have learned more about that than we got。 The more compelling characters were Overall， the book was fine。 I got enough enjoyment out of it to finish the book。 The main characters are what really made the book difficult to get through。 I wanted to love them， but there was just something about them that didn’t seem believable or relatable; almost trying too hard to be an archetype？ While I didn’t get invested in the characters， I did very much enjoy the way magic is used in this world。 I’d love to have learned more about that than we got。 The more compelling characters were the supporting characters。 It also felt like for a majority of the book （until the end） there wasn’t a real plot or driving storyline。 At least， not one that was explored in depth。 The way the book ended does have my curiosity peaked about the world， further exploration of magic， and the potential storylines for supporting characters。 。。。more

Alyssa Huffman ，

Wild from start to finish。 Lou is my new favorite female character ever。

Theresa Marie ，

I enjoyed the idea of this book， much more than the actual book。 The book was far too long for the events that took place。 I don't mind length， but considering my next few comments， I feel as though it would have made it better being shorter。The magic system seemed to be lacking （ which I can look passed sometimes， but I feel is kinda what the book is supposed to be about）。 It feels unknown， underdeveloped， and underwhelming。 The love story was kinda meh。 I feel like the love was forced and no b I enjoyed the idea of this book， much more than the actual book。 The book was far too long for the events that took place。 I don't mind length， but considering my next few comments， I feel as though it would have made it better being shorter。The magic system seemed to be lacking （ which I can look passed sometimes， but I feel is kinda what the book is supposed to be about）。 It feels unknown， underdeveloped， and underwhelming。 The love story was kinda meh。 I feel like the love was forced and no big or even a tiny small series of events made them fall in love， but yet， some how they were just heads over heals for each other。 I will continue with the series to see what the next one brings however。 Inquiring minds need to know。 I really enjoyed Ansel's character。 I feel like I would want to be friends with him。 。。。more

Belle ，

I LOVED THIS BOOK！I'll be honest I bought this book and really had no clue what it was about。 It had a VERY pretty cover and a ton of people on TikTok talk about it so I was like "Why not？" AND GOD I'M SO HAPPY I BOUGHT IT AND READ IT AND AM NOW IN LOVE WITH IT！ Lou！ Lou is the type of character I adore！ She comes up with insane ideas， stupidly brave， and strong as hell。 She was such a fun character to read and explore into who she is。Reid， ugh you can't help but love the guy。 He's trying his ha I LOVED THIS BOOK！I'll be honest I bought this book and really had no clue what it was about。 It had a VERY pretty cover and a ton of people on TikTok talk about it so I was like "Why not？" AND GOD I'M SO HAPPY I BOUGHT IT AND READ IT AND AM NOW IN LOVE WITH IT！ Lou！ Lou is the type of character I adore！ She comes up with insane ideas， stupidly brave， and strong as hell。 She was such a fun character to read and explore into who she is。Reid， ugh you can't help but love the guy。 He's trying his hardest lol。 But towards the end I loved what the author did with him。 He became more than just some hunter and you really got to see who he was as a character。 I'll talk the romance in a sec。。。 but first？ ANSEL！！！ I loved him， I loved his character， if they ever turn this book into a movie or TV show I will be so judgy for who they cast as him。 He is a beautiful little baby boy and I can't wait to see more of him in the sequel。 I AM OBSESSED！！！Okay now the good stuff。 TIKTOK is a liar btw， they talked about how steamy this book is。。。 False。 there is one scene that'll make ya sweat a bit for sure but overall this is definitely YA。 I liked how the author handled the romance though。 It felt raw and realistic for the characters and not too over done。My heart definitely belongs to this witch and witch hunter tale。 But I am a bit biased I love all things witchy。 。。。more

Ari Alcalde ，

Me encantó， creo que es uno de los pocos libros que me dejo picada en la historia， no fui muy fan del final ya que me hubiera gustado algo más impactante tipo: “su ptm esto me dejo impactada ” peeeero tampoco lo odie。Me gusta que no hay descripciones innecesarias， lo que hizo mi lectura más rápida。 Y pues nada， me hice fan de Ansel bebé， espero encontrarme uno así en la vida real para poder casarme con el y tener muchos hijitos。Ahora procederé a leer el segundo libro 🥰

Rachelle ，

A good， fast-paced YA fantasy romance。 However， it was missing some relationship delvelopment and magic/world-building in places because it was so fast-paced。 Another 100 pages to expand romantic tension could've made this book perfection。 A good， fast-paced YA fantasy romance。 However， it was missing some relationship delvelopment and magic/world-building in places because it was so fast-paced。 Another 100 pages to expand romantic tension could've made this book perfection。 。。。more

Carla Sofía ，

QUE BUEN LIBRO！！！

Kendra Andrews ，

I loved the magic。 I loved the characters。 The history throughout is amazing。 The pacing is quick， pages almost turned themselves。 Never once was I bored or wanting to hurry things along。

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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Serpent & Dove&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0