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Rating: really liked it
This is basically a dollar store Nina x Matthias, and I am having none of it.
Lou is a spirited, feisty witch-turned-thief, forced to marry a witch-hunter (chasseur) named Reid. I can feel your judging eyes on me. Yes, it is as trashy as it sounds. Yes, I regret all my life decisions. You can stop looking at me like that.
I honestly have no idea where to start with this ridiculous book. There’s so much to break down. I might as well start at the beginning.
The book opens with Lou stealing from a mansion and nearly getting caught. She’s there with her friend Coco.
Don’t we just love when the only Black character is named Coco. Well, how else would you know she’s Black? Maybe we should name our white characters Mayo or Milk.
She gets beaten up in an alley and escapes to a theater, where she’s chased by a chasseur who recognizes her from the heist. They fight behind the stage, and when the curtains are drawn, Reid is on top of Lou and Lou has terrible bruises all over her face from the alley fight. Everyone thinks Reid is abusing Lou, and so the Archbishop decides to marry them off because a man beating his wife is more palatable than a man beating a random woman, apparently.
Was that really the only way, though? The Archbishop makes it sound like there’s no other choice, but
couldn’t they have just told the truth like normal people? “She was a thief and he was apprehending her. She got beaten up beforehand and that’s why she’s bruised.” It’s literally not that hard. Lou goes to jail for a bit, Reid has his honor restored.
But no. Marriage.
Lou is speshul and spunky and sassy and not like other girls. She prefers to wear pants. She dresses up like men do in the book because hashtag feminism. Obviously she's a strong female character because she wears pants 🙄
Reid is stoic and serious. He has eyes “the precise color of the sea,” which is rather funny, because the sea is notorious for changing colors. What even is the “precise color of the sea?” No one knows.
Lou agrees to this marriage because “the Church would protect her” if she was married to Reid. I beg to differ. The Church’s entire purpose in this book is to kill witches. Lou is a witch. How, exactly, is this going to work?
(Obviously, it doesn’t.)
And why was she in this situation anyway? She literally owns a ring that can make her invisible, and yet she doesn’t use it.
Later on, Lou makes the Archbishop ~pass gas~ as a prank and everyone treats it like a funny little joke.
Well, here’s some backstory.
Witches release a smell when they use magic, so when they’re around chasseurs, they can’t use magic because they’ll get caught due to the smell. And yet
Lou just flagrantly uses magic for a stupid prank that could get her burned at the stake.
Nobody connects the dots because
chasseurs are idiots, even though their only job is to catch witches. This is a recurring theme. Literally everyone in the vicinity is a witch at one point and they use magic frequently, but the chasseurs are just like, “I wonder what that smell is.” And when Lou tells Reid basic knowledge about witches, he is clueless. And he’s a top chasseur.
There were more inconsistencies with the magic system. Later on, it’s revealed that witches can sense magic. But when the characters put on glamour to change their features, nobody can sense that?
I’m going to devote an entire section of this review to the terrible foreshadowing, because it needs to be said.
Towards the beginning of the book,
Reid gives Lou a book that quite literally foreshadows their entire relationship. That is, if you can call it foreshadowing. It’s basically a summary of this book.
Later on,
they go see a play that conveniently reveals the backstory of a character. These actors just so happened to be traveling their way and decided to put on a play that gave away a character’s past.
Why.
At the end of the book, a character’s parent is revealed. I actually thought everyone already knew this because the foreshadowing earlier on was so bad that it practically gave away the story.
The hints were so blatant that I just assumed it was common knowledge. And then when everyone was shooketh at the end when the plot twist happened, I was confused because it was that obvious.
And then there are the problematic aspects of this book.
Lou and Reid’s relationshipFrom the beginning, Reid treats Lou as less than a human being. He calls her a heathen and a wild animal and locks her in her room.
As the book moves along, they begin to appreciate each other and fall in love. But then Lou is exposed as a witch, and Reid is furious because his job is to kill witches. He’s extremely angry and ranting to Ansel, and they have this conversation:
”All she’s ever done is lie to me, Ansel! She looked me in the eyes and told me she loved me! How do I know that wasn’t a lie too?”
“It wasn’t a lie. You know it wasn’t.” He paused, lifting his chin in a gesture so like Lou I nearly wept. “You… you called her she. Not it.”
omg 😍 don’t you love it when a guy treats you like a human being 😍
This is supposed to be some grand romantic gesture, but it exposes how problematic their relationship is. He dehumanizes her, kills her sisters in front of her, and we’re supposed to swoon when he calls her by her proper pronouns. Standards are so low these days.
And then Lou says this in her own POV:
Reid was kinder to me than anyone I’d ever known. I didn’t deserve it.
HA HA HA.
This next quote isn’t problematic, but it does showcase how incredibly ridiculous and amateur this writing is. Lou and Reid are having a conversation, and suddenly they decide:
“Let’s make a game of it, shall we? A game of questions to get to know each other.”
I leaned forward too. Returning the challenge. “Let’s.”
“Fine. What’s your favorite color?”
“Blue.”
She rolled her eyes. “Boring. Mine’s gold--or turquoise. Or emerald.”
Cheesy bonding session? Check.
Also, Lou--turquoise is a shade of blue.
AnselAnsel is a 16-year-old chasseur in training. He’s assigned to Lou’s room to guard her and prevent her from escaping the tower.
Everyone loves him for some reason, even though he’s incompetent and can’t even do his simple job. Lou starts singing an obscene song to provoke him, and he just lets her out to get her to stop. And this terrible, cringy song is a major plot point. They literally win the final battle because of it. But that’s a story for another time.
Lou flirts with him. Coco flirts with him. Nobody has a problem with this, even though they’re over their twenties and Ansel is a minor.
Coco and Ansel have some weird tension thing going on that needs to stop immediately. This is predation.
There is no such thing as consent when one half of the pair is underage. Quote from Lou about Ansel:
“The new style made him look… older. I eyed the long lines of his body--the sharp cut of his jaw, the full curve of his mouth--with newfound appreciation.”
NO
NO
NO
No.
Witches use asexual reproduction? “But [witches] only give birth to females.” Grinning, I thrust my face towards hers in response. She jerked back and nearly toppled off the bed. I arched a brow in wry amusement. “Sounds like asexual reproduction to me.”
*deep, shuddering breath*
What did I just read?
I would like Reid to look up “asexual reproduction.”
Clearly he has never taken a middle school biology class. In case you haven’t, either, here’s the definition:
Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes.In other words, you only need one parent.
Just giving birth to females doesn’t mean you’re using asexual reproduction. That line of logic doesn’t even make sense.
Not Like Other Girls™ “A real woman--not a ludicrous pipe dream like Celie.”
I love how Lou says “if you can give birth, you’re female” one moment and then says that Celie isn’t a woman the next.
You can be a woman without swearing all the time or preferring to wear pants. In addition to the problematic/ridiculous aspects of this book, the setting is bizarre. It’s supposed to be France in the olden days, and yet
Lou speaks like she stepped out of Pizza Hut in New York City blasting Billie Eilish through her AirPods. There’s something about the atmosphere that’s
off somehow. The inconsistencies were strange.
And then there was that one time Reid somehow saw the exact color of Lou’s eyes in the middle of the night from two stories down. The speshulness is overwhelming.
Even the prejudice was badly written. It was so on-the-nose. Women? Bad. Chasseurs? Righteous. Witches? Evil. Hotel? Trivago.
And who is Beau? Why did he just appear out of nowhere?
The only thing I liked about this book was that there were actually consequences to using magic. Even though, you know, these were ignored most of the time. But the idea of it was good--Lou had to sacrifice something of her own to use magic.
In conclusion, the plot is predictable to the point where I literally guessed multiple lines of dialogue. Mahurin is determined to mix in every YA trope and cliche line that she can.
I’m tired.
Also, I made a meme. But it’s a pretty big spoiler.
🚨🚨🚨SPOILERS AHEAD🚨🚨🚨
🚨🚨🚨SPOILERS HAVE ENDED🚨🚨🚨1 star; I literally imagined Lou and Reid as Nina and Matthias for over half the book
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I'm ready to dive into the dumpster
Rating: really liked it
First Read July 2019Few things compare to that feeling you get after finishing a book that lived up to your expectations. Ever since I read the blurb of this book
I knew I was going to love this and
I WAS NOT DISSAPOINTED.
It had everything I adore:
• addictive; easy writing
• enemies-to-lovers
• marriage of convenience
• witch/witch hunter romance
• slow burn
• intricate magical system
• heart warming female friendship
• morally grey characters
• inner battle of right and wrongIn the land of Belterra witches are burned at the stake and the Chasseur (Witchhunters), with the Archbishop as their leader, are ruthless. Their number one rule:
Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.Two years ago Lou left her coven (for reasons I shan't go into) and was forced to live a life of suppressing her magical nature and living in constant vigilence. She has to do what she can to survive. That being: lie, steal and kill if necessary. For life is hard in the city of Cesarine, especially for a woman.
She's managed to live for two years undetected. She was careful... up until one burglary (gone wrong) set the wheels in motion.
With the Chasseur on her tail and enemies of her past close on her heels, Lou slips up
again and ends up in a compromising position with the Captain of the Chasseur. The Archbishop comes up with a solution: Lou can either go to prison for the rest of her life or she can marry the Captain and save his virtuous reputation.
Lou, being the smart girl she is, chooses marriage to the handsome Captain Diggory ; ). Being married to a Chasseur also grants her the protection she desperately needs from those who (also) hunt her.
Reid Diggory is a dedicated witch hunter. Despite his views on witches, he is honorable and loyal. It was such a pleasure reading about him. He is so set in his ways and it was amazing to see him loosen up and change.
The beginning was really funny as neither of them trusted the other and they were always bickering. Watching as Reid and Lou's relationship slowly blossomed, how they opened up and became more than two people stuck in an unwanted marriage was so beautiful.
I knew who you were. I knew what you believed . . . and I fell in love with you anyway. Their relationship reminded me so much of Matthias and Nina from
Six of Crows. So if you loved those two, you're gonna love this!!!
I'd actually tag this as more of a New Adult than YA.
A warning for the youngins or for anyone not comfortable with it:
there is an explicit sex scene. Kinda like ACOMAF.
The romance is a big part of this story but Lou has a part to play in the war between humans and witches and we're always made aware of what could happen if Lou's enemies were to find her.
This whole story revolves around the Church against the Witches. I liked that
neither side was portrayed as comepletly good or comepletly bad. Each side despicable—a twisted perversion of what should’ve been. Each side suffering. Each side capable of great evil. And then there was me.
I looked around at the worshippers once more—the men and women who pleaded for mercy and cried for my blood on the same breath. How could both be in their hearts?
One of the most important things for me when reading is whether I connect with the characters. And I feel like the author did a fantastic job in that regard. I felt their joy and their inner turmoil and by the end I would give an organ for any of these precious characters.
They might’ve all been hypocrites, but I was the biggest of all. I just loved everything about this book. The romance; the action; the plot twists — IT WAS BRILLIANTLY DONE.
I could go on and on about how much I love this book but I think I'll stop now.
Publication Date: 3 September 2019 Quotes might change after final publication Many thanks to edelweiss for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest reviewSecond Read April 2020I told myself I'd just read a few chapters and next thing I know, I was 300 pages in!
The writing was just as addictive as the first time. I love Lou's personality, she's an awesome MC. And as y'all already know, I'm trash for Reid. And Ansel is such a sweet cinnamon roll, this book would be nothing without him
I don't know what possessed me to read this now. There's still four months until the next book comes out (!!!!!).
I'm probably going to reread this book again and again in the future.
‹ Thank you to the publishers for sending me a finished copy of this book ›____
My pre-review thoughts on:Book 2 - Blood and Honey
Book 3 - Untitled
Rating: really liked it
“Now move, or I swear to God, I will strip naked right here and dance the bourree!”
I thrust my hands on my hips and looked at him expectantly.
He didn’t even glance at the people around us. […]
Instead, he kept his eyes trained on mine, a slow smirk spreading across his face.
“Do it.”
Don't judge me! I can feel your judgement! I know, I know, I liked a YA fantasy, not even in spite of the romance but
because of it. What is the world coming to?
I gotta say this right because many people I interact with on Goodreads will not like this book and under different circumstances I would probably be one of them. I really don't want any more of those "I read this because of you and it sucks" comments. So let me just say that this book was sold to me as a paranormal romance, not a fantasy, and I think it was pretty damn thrilling on that front. I got what I went in expecting.
This kind of love/hate sexy banter romance works really well for me. I especially liked Lou, which I think helped the whole thing, to be honest. Her witty comebacks and refusal to sit down and behave made the story even more fun.
I am fairly certain the main issue for most people will be the world of the novel. I'm not even sure what it's supposed to be. It’s some sorta like France fantasy world where people speak French, but it’s not exactly France-France. Yes, I know, I describe things so well. But I don't know what else to say. It's a made-up world and I don't think we're supposed to say it's France, but like, psst, it's also basically France. And it mixes some medieval views on women with more modern attitudes just in case you weren't confused enough.
But, you know what? I didn't really care. I had a lot of fun reading it. The banter, the steaminess, even the whole witches vs witch hunters plot held my attention. That's the central story line. I won't give away how it happens, but Reid is a witch hunter and he is forced by the archbishop to marry Lou who is, unbeknownst to him, a witch. The two of them hate each other, but of course things are about to change. It's exciting!
I knew what came next. I recognized the faint brush of energy against my skin, the familiar thrumming in my ears.
Magic.
Then came the screams.
I do find myself wondering if the sequel can possibly be as good. This book drags out the tension through 500+ pages (which is too long) and by the end it's kinda been played out. While the witch aspect is somewhat interesting, I do not think I want to read another 500-page novel about just that. I guess I'll see.
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Rating: really liked it
I know I know this does not have the qualities of a 5 star book. The magic system is nonsense and undeveloped. I have never read fanfiction in my life but this book sure felt like one. However I really really enjoyed it. Reid reminds me so much of myself because I too was raised into a family where there were no curses, and even as an adult now it still feels kinda awkward when someone curses near me.
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Rating: really liked it
it seems almost wrong to rate this bc it feels like i'm reviewing a fan fiction that i read at 3 am
there are a bunch of complaints i have about the craft of this book, but at the same time it was a whirlwind of a story that kept me wildly entertained even as i physically stopped myself from rolling my eyes every other chapter.
therefore, it sits right between a one (for quality) and a three (for fun).
although if i EVER see the phrase "big titty liddy" again it's on sight
Rating: really liked it
This is one of the most ridiculous books I've read this year and it's only January. It has such an absurd setup for the plot, clumsy characterization, and the humor lands very poorly (I cringed every time the main character would loudly sing "Big Titty Liddy"). I did like the 1 sex scene though.
Rating: really liked it
sooooo much fun!
Rating: really liked it
"It doesn’t end in death. It ends in hope." 
Let me tell you about my favourite NA fantasy book of 2019. _______________
A Story About A Witch Getting Hitched But Much More. Serpent and Dove stole my heart in so many ways and all I want to do is go back and read it all over again. This lush tale full of magic and intrigue is wildly imaginative but soft at the same time and if you're a fan of romance + fantasy, I highly recommend trying this!
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The sales pitch;
- enemies to lovers
- kickass heroines
- lovable side characters (ansel is the floofliest cinnamon roll)
- THE ONE BED TROPE™
- witches and witchhunters
- one badass song about a lady named Big Titty Liddy.
“I know if you aren’t swearing or singing about well-endowed barmaids, something is wrong.”
I honestly inhaled this and if it weren't for actually having to adult, I would have finished it in one sitting. Before I get into the crooks of my review, let's meet our two main characters;
Lou:
Reid:
If there's one thing about this book that completely sold me was the fact that I loved so many characters. Especially these two! The characters in this book had me crying, laughing and turning every page like an addict. Lou stayed true to herself throughout the entire book and was never sorry for being a badass female! I enjoyed her company right from the beginning and it was such a journey to watch her story unfold. Enter Reid... Reid was the horniest mess all encapsulated within the perfect gentleman. He was everything, to be honest. For all those people that mentioned their dynamic is so similar to Nina and Matthias from Six of Crows... you're absolutely right.
“You really think I could knock two fully grown men unconscious?”
My husband’s reply came instantaneously. “Yes.”
Their banter was off the charts, and their chemistry practically flew off the page. Because this book was told in dual POV's, I thought it was going to be a problem to distinguish two separate voices, but that was not the case. Both these characters had such a wonderful character development throughout the story and even better, was seeing them grow together. I do have to say that this is completely a New Adult book, and not a YA. Reid and Lou definielty get hot and heavy ;)
“When you weren’t in bed, I thought maybe—maybe you’d—”
“Left?” I said shrewdly. “It’s still on the agenda.”
For those who know my reviews, you know that I often fall into the overhype trap. I get very excited about books that have very high ratings and come in highly recommended, but then end up disappointed. I think I've finally found the winner, folks. The world-building (a lavish french renaissance-esque setting with a hub full of of illegal magic, a pleasure house with a mysterious lady, and the men of the church) was fantastic, and embedded within the story rather than separated by info-dumps. There were so many plot twists and character arcs that I was invested in more than just the romance between Reid and Lou, the story itself was fan-fucking-tastic. Truly such a magnificent debut!
It was so easy to love this book. “Can you put something on?” He waved a hand in my direction, the other firmly pressed against his eyes. “I can’t talk to you when you’re sitting there—sitting there—”
“Naked?”
His teeth clamped together with an audible snap. “Yes.”
I didn't want this story to end to put it plainly. I loved it so much that I'm just going to ignore the randomness of the last couple of chapters (hehe). One shoutout that I would also like to mention is the fact that this book had LGBT characters but didn't make it a big deal or put any spotlight on them. It was briefly mentioned as a passing comment that Coco had female lovers and then when the fucking Prince of the kingdom all but asked if Reid and Lou wanted to join Coco and him on a sexcapade??! Hell yes to queer characters that don't have "being queer" as their major character trait.
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This is going on my all time favourites shelf and I need the second book yesterday.
Rating: really liked it
5/5 ⭐
Full review on my Blog: The Dacian She-Wolf 🐺
This book's mood song match - Witching Hour by In This Moment 
When other girls were playing with their dolls, pretending to be princesses like Rapunzel or Cinderella or whatever, I was hiding in my secret place aka a huge linden tree at the very back of my family’s orchard and pretending that I had the ability to control the elements.
I was basically running around pretending I’m flying on a stick, bending the wind at my will and “magically” talking to my dog (she was basically playing witch with me every day and I swear sometimes I could hear her speaking because I was able to “cast a spell” on her).
Even though it is not exactly how people in general picture witches and magic and spells and stuff Serpent & Dove was the perfect book for the witchling me because magic comes in all forms, sizes and colours. And for the grown-ass witch I am today (because I still love to think I can do magic) it is still something that warms my heart.
For real, every time I read or see something regarding witches or magic my brain cells feel the need to go wild like:
Important things I learned from this book:- Don’t judge someone because you don’t understand them – not all the good is always entirely good and not all the bad is entirely bad;
- Boys are allowed to be shy and prude, girls are allowed to be daring and bold (and a bit nasty);
- Love is a powerful kind of magic and it is not bound by blood or forged by papers – it’s a wild being who gets to be tamed only when one believes it's true.
I truly loved this book, maybe until the verge of a tiny obsession. I mean, I was sure I was going to
like it because I fell in love with that cover (and if you know me, then you know that covers play a big role in my choice of a book). I wasn’t expecting to love this book
that much.
The action was lively and very well structured, based on the gruesome history of the witch hunt in the Middle Age, when all women were prone to be witches and burned on a stick immediately. In the name of God, of course.
Duh.I will never ever in a million and two and a half years understand
why do people oppress other people only because they are different. People are allowed to believe in anything they want to believe. We must be the masters of our own lives, we cannot let others tell us how to live and in what to believe.
Own it, people or someone else would own it for you.
Okay so, the witches are, in most of the cases, women.
In this book, there are two types of witches:
Dames Blanche, whose magic demand balance of nature, and
Dames Rouge, whose magic is in their blood (they perform blood magic that doesn’t demand a sacrifice to keep the balance with nature).
Lou is a Dame Blanche.
Coco is a Dame Rouge.
Although they were supposed to hate each other, they became
friends sisters. And they would go to hell and back for each other because this is a book about powerful women and about sisterhood and love.
“If she was destined to burn in Hell, I would burn with her.” Lou ran away from her coven because she was afraid to fulfil the one thing she was conceived for: to die. So she turns into a thief and a mischief.
Everything goes upside down when she meets Reid, the very boss of the anti-witch squad. He’s truly annoying in his religious indoctrination. Truly annoying, almost blind at everything concerning that matter. But he’s also very tall and handsome so I could totally see where this was going to go, honestly. And he’s a good man, kind and caring. He's real. Like, damn, he’s got them all, okay? He’s basically like the sweetest raspberry jam in the pantry.
I just love Lou and Reid together. He’s so serious and lives guided by his honour and she’s so vulgar and daring and she drives him mad. But when they fall for each other, they see through each other’s acts. And they fall deeper.
“And here I was – pouring my foolish heart out to you.” Also, speaking of which, let me tell you how much I loved the fact that Lou and Coco are so
vulgar and so
daring and
foul-mouthed and so unafraid to actually be sexual beings.
It Is InNaPrOpIaTe FoR a WoMaN tO bE tHaT iMoRaL.Well, shit. Says who?
Just take a look at those two she-devils singing pub drinking songs about big-chested women (
Big Titty Liddy – a bop, I want it in Billboard 100 ASAP).
Look at them saying everything they want to say, without censoring themselves. Look at them going for it without a single shit given. Judge them if you dare, but you won’t be able to stop them. Because they know how to carry themselves with pride. Because they know no shame. Fucking superb, don't you think?
“She revelled in their disapproval.” 
There is love and hate and betrayal and plot-twists and everything you need in life just between the pages of this book. I really, really loved it. The characters are amazing, all of them. I loved Lou with that foul-mouth of hers, I loved Coco with her wickedly brave heart, I loved Reid with his pure heart and that stick up his arse and I truly loved babyboy Ansel who was the sweetest sweetheart of them all.
Of course, there is a religious touch to the story and a pagan one, men being the embodiment of God’s will and women being Satan or whatever. There is also empowerment going on there, feminist shit and all. There’s, actually, a lot going on there. And I loved it all.
Honestly, go and read this book. It’s been so good I almost devoured it. Yeah, there might be a slight chance not to like it, but there is an even higher one you’ll actually enjoy it very much. So go! Go for it and don’t forget to tell me how you felt about it afterwards! There’s love and hate waiting for you in there, so you’ll experience an experience, so to say.
“Now, there was only a woman. And she was small. And she was frightened. And she was strong.” 
(Book-styled)
Rating: really liked it
I wasn’t attending to the star giving auctions for too long but finally I FOUND A… ( oh no I couldn’t find an adjective to express my feelings about this book. Fantastic! No! Too weak! Extraordinary! No! Not emphasizing my emotions enough! Okay let’s get over this auction as I resume my brain storming to find the right words!)
One zillion stars… Did I hear three zillion! What the hell! Five gazillion! What! One jillion, one jillion! Okay two, three jillion! Oh the read head crazy lady already wrote 5 squillion starred review check! SOLD!
I still haven’t found an adjective to describe how I fell in love with this book and it will need to be removed from my hands with an operation at the hospital because I accidentally glued my fingers as an answer to my husband tried too hard to pull it back and force me to sleep. Sorry pal, too many books not enough time is motto of my life!
The reasons for a passionate real reader to fall in love with this book are:
-Amazing story telling, fast-pacing progression, heartbreakingly enjoyable, likable, adorable characterizations, satisfyingly well rounded improvisations!
-Main character Lou is a freaking WITCH falls in love with her own hunter, chausseur Reid! Yes, there is flaming, undeniable chemistry, forbidden, impossible, heart-wrecking, angsty, edgy love story! The enemies to lovers and becoming every adorable thing of each other kind of heart throbbing, sweet stories are always my big winners!
Lou is witty, brave, tough, badass witch you want to choose to be on your side because she is more dangerous than she looks. And my dear Reid Diggory, charming, sweet chivalry in his shining fitting armor is one of the most loyal and genuine men in the earth. He still wants to protect Lou which is so noble intention as you consider the woman is already trained enough to protect herself as well.
This is amazing journey took place in 18th century France! Do I need another reason to add for liking this book? O lala! Now I’m sipping my Sancerre that I saved for special occasions (I know my husband will kill me not wait for his birthday to change the bottle with cheap grape juice!) and absorbing each words slowly by touching the pages gently (I bought its ten hardcover copies to share it my friends but I decided I love this book so much and I’ll keep all copies with me! Please don’t tell my husband, I used his credit card that I borrowed to buy him plane tickets for his business trip which I didn’t! Shh!)
This book makes you clap your hands with joy! It makes you smile, gives your soul a genuine laughter, brushes your heart gently and also makes you eat all your nails at the edgy parts and finally makes you jump up and down at your seat with its emotional turmoil.
Oh I felt like non-stop talking PR person and exhausted already to find better words to describe my love about this book but I’m not good at talking. I’m a mediocre writer but I’m a quite lover of reading extra-amazing-fantastic books.
THIS IS ONE of THEM AND SO FAR THIS YEAR’S BEST FANTASY BOOK I’VE EVER READ! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED NOT ONLY FOR GENRE FANS BUT ALSO FOR ALL GOOD READERS!
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Rating: really liked it
4.5 Stars! Such a beautifully rich fantasy debut. I was so pleasantly surprised to find how attached I became to the characters and overall story. This is not a book you are going to want to miss!
Full review to come.
I received a copy of this book from Harper Teen in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Rating: really liked it
2.5*? Undecided.
Rating: really liked it
for the first time ever, i picked up a book without knowing anything about it. i didnt read the synopsis, not the back cover, nothing. and i have no idea if thats why im rating this so highly - because everything was such an exciting surprise - or what, but wow. this had me hooked!
the first thing that i noticed right away was the writing. my gosh, this does not read like a debut novel. this feels as if its written by a seasoned fantasy author. its utterly divine.
and the content is sooo magical. its totally giving off massive salem witch trial vibes, but set in old france. there are some moments where the religion aspect of the anti-witch stance gets to be a bit much, but i understand why its included. it helps with some character arcs, so i get it.
but overall, this surprised and excited me at every turn. i definitely need to start picking up books and going into them blind, because it proved to be such a wonderful reading experience! 10/10 would recommend!
↠ 4.5 stars
Rating: really liked it
DOES THE SERPENT CHASE THE DOVE?
OR DOES THE DOVE CHASE THE SERPENT?
BOTH!
BUT! I WILL CHASE YOU ON MY FLYING BROOM IF YOU DON'T GIVE THIS ONE A TRY
THIS BOOK FUCKING CURED MY NINA AND MATTHIAS DEFICIENCY
IT'S LIKE -- A MARRIAGE BETWEEN MANORIAN AND NITTHIAS
MINAAEMIC PATIENTS WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!
WITCH BLOOD DESCENDENTS WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU WAITING FOR? DO NOT DISGRACE YOUR ANCESTORS!!!
insert Ellie Goulding quote
OH AND PLEASE TAKE THIS IN HIGH DOSES -- 49 TIMES A DAY
P.S. i have a weird satisfaction saying these words witch's blood
Rating: really liked it
4.5 Stars
Reread 2020 - 2022 - I still love this first book with the exception of a few things.
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September Fairyloot Unboxing! As usual, click on the GOODIES LINK under the pic to see the Goodies!
THE GOODIES LINK
She said, "You broke my ass bone!" I can’t 🤣😂
Sorry y’all everything is funny and good at the moment! I passed my cancer check up today!! 10/14/19
Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
