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Serpent & Dove
- Narrated by: Holter Graham, Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
An Amazon Best Book of 2019
New York Times Best Seller
B&N's YA Book Club Pick
Indiebound Best Seller
Number Six on the 2019 Kids’ Indie Next List
"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, number one New York Times best-selling author of the 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 trilogy will leave listeners burning for more.
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- Matt Kenny
- 05-03-21
Brilliant
I really enjoyed this book, the narration was a great having two people read. Also the differences between the witches was brilliant. I’m about to start number 2 have great hopes.
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- kylie
- 29-08-23
Holter Graham voice acting is YIKES terrible.
I was really looking forward to this audiobook and I was throughly enjoying myself until the male narrator chapters. His voice was annoying but he read incredibly fast and didn’t annunciate properly. There was no real characterisation from him which I don’t need in all my audiobooks but it was made more pronounced by just how GOOD Saskia Maarleverd (the female narrator) was!
It’s a real shame because the book is enjoyable but I would recommend just buying a kindle or physical copy of the book instead.
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- Emma (Star Crossed Reviews)
- 12-06-20
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
OMG I LOVED THIS BOOK!
I love these two narrators so when I first started listening to this book I was already hooked. If you haven't listened to books by these two then you are seriously missing out! These two make this story even more magical than it already was!
The book is written from 2 POV, Lou and Reid. Lou is read by Saskia and Reid by Holter. I raced through this book. I was absolutely hooked. Lou is very funny and so is Reid without knowing it. This book is full of unexpected love, friendships and magic.
It's addictive and easy to read. It's a light fantasy which focuses on the romance as well as the magic. I liked that there were different types of witches yet the guard were so unaware of the differences. I thought the exchange system was interesting and makes a witch think about if using magic is worthwhile. It shows that everything has consequences.
This book is very well written and thought out. It's surprising that this is Shelby's debut as it reads much more like a seasoned author. I can tell that Shelby is going to be a favourite for me for years to come. I cannot wait for the next book which is not out until September!
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- Kate
- 23-03-23
The male narrator’s voice is very annoying
I’m only a few chapters in and am enjoying the story so far, cliche and unremarkable though it is, but the chapters narrated by the man are difficult to listen to because his voice is really annoying. The female narrator is great.
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- Rose
- 03-02-22
Enthralling
Was slow at first, but then absolutely unputdownable. Performance broke my immersion occasionally, though.
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- Beatriz Hermans
- 07-02-23
Highly recommended
The female voice actor is perfect in every way, the male speaks a little to fast and his female interpretation is a little funny.
Overall, highly recommended
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- E. Robson
- 04-02-20
Only if your main reason for reading is opposite attract romance
Not for me. The reason for the marriage was unfortunately too contrived for me. I didn’t enjoy the narrators interpretation and unfortunately felt that nothing much happened for a large portion of the book. I’m afraid I gave up after the 7th hour.
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- Tsundoko and Tea
- 06-03-20
I really enjoyed this!
I really enjoyed this book. I have listened to many books narrated by this female narrator and I could happily listen to her for hours, although it was a shame about the male narrator in this one. The voices he adopted for some of the characters were really annoying and I found myself hoping most of the chapters would be seen from Lou's perspective. Regardless I am glad I purchased this one and I will be eagerly anticipating part two!
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- Lucinda
- 25-06-21
Romance only
I tried this book after getting into fantasy books by Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J Maas and hearing other fans of those books recommend this one.
But I was rather disappointed. There was little plot, and what plot there was wasn’t very good to be honest.
I will say that there are some good characters. And if you are a young reader looking for enemies to lovers romance I think you may enjoy this book.
But if you are a little older and/or hoping for some good plot it isn’t a book for you.
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- Thereyougo
- 05-02-23
Too much revelation
This book has so many great components, good characters and great dialogue, nice world building but I just wanted the story to so down and explore. The revelations in the second half of the book overlapped and jarred the story.
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