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Blood & Honey (Serpent & Dove, #2)

Shelby Mahurin

Start date: September 1, 2020

Finish date: September 30, 2020

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Oct 30, 2020 Jenn rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own, cover-love, 4-star-reads, read-in-2020, do-you-believe-in-magic, withcraft-and-wizardry, read-in-2021, young-adult, fantasy

Guys, I'm broken

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The ending just gutted me and I'm not okay.

I loved the first book in this series. It took me by surprise and I ran with it. When it ended, I couldn't wait to get my hands on the sequel. Now, I'm at a loss. Let me explain. This book was good - but it took awhile to get there. I struggled a lot in the beginning to really get invested. The pacing was slow, not a lot was happening, and the characters were just whining. It wasn't until about 60% in that it really started picking up. ...more

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Oct 06, 2020 Melanie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned

I am... absolutely not okay after that ending.
Honestly, if you're the type that hate cliff hangers, I'd maybe recommend waiting until closer to Book 3 release before reading this one, because it's gonna be a long wait.

The writing in this book is beautiful and captivating just as it was in S&D, but there is a lot less action for the majority of the book. Things do happen, but it's more focused on the internal development and struggles of the characters rather than simply external ones.

I love the ...more

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Oct 24, 2020 Kaleen rated it did not like it

Shelves: audiobook, fantasy, dnf, 2020, series, october-2020, 1-star

I’m out. Made it 2/3rds, but I just can’t anymore. I enjoyed the first book so much! But the little things I disliked about it are amplified in this one. Lou is a brat. Reid is a grump. Their relationship is toxic. I’m over it.

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