Book Review: Serpent and Dove

 

“There are some things that can't be changed with words. Some things have to be seen. They have to be felt.”

A witch, forced to marry a witch hunter. A marriage based on spite, yet when they are forced to fight together could it turn into something else? 

SYNOPSIS

Bound as one to love, honor, or burn.

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.

Sworn to the Church as a Chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. His path was never meant to cross with Lou's, but a wicked stunt forces them into an impossible union—holy matrimony.

The war between witches and Church is an ancient one, and Lou's most dangerous enemies bring a fate worse than fire. Unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, a choice must be made.

And love makes fools of us all.

REVIEW

I initially started reading the book because I was kind of in a reading slump, so I wanted to begin with a simple enemies to lovers romance book. Once I got into the book there was no going back. I finished the book in two nights and its sequel in another two.

Yes, the characters and their chemistry was extremely well depicted but more than that the plot was so gripping with a runaway witch trying to save herself and a witch hunter (reluctantly so) helping  her out that it immediately got me out of the slump.

Lou and Coco are the most badass characters ever. Their friendship extremely admirable with an undying loyalty and hilarious interactions. Each twist and turn in the book was amazingly written. Most of all it was the attention to detail that got me hooked. In most books some scenes are too detailed and others too less, but in Serpent and Dove a perfect balance was maintained.

Although, there were a few scenes at the end that felt a bit elongated, but all in all it was a wonderful book with a fulfilling romance and a beautifully enticing plot.

My Rating: 4.3/5

Author: Shelby Mahurin

Followed by: Blood and Honey