Serpentine Valentine

Serpentine Valentine

2024 • 355 pages

Ratings4

Average rating4.3

15
I was a monster, I realised, by choice.


This was a fast paced, addicting, compelling book that I could not keep my hands off of. The rage is so raw and unfiltered. The romance was so hot. The revenge was so satisfying. 

The only issue I had is with the way the  feminist commentary was delivered. I would say this is very loosely based on Medusa's story. The commentary was too... In your face? I feel like i would've appreciated more subtlety. Some of the characters were comically misogynist, especially for a college setting with adults. I don't know if that's what the author was going for, but i feel like this book would have hit harder if the misogyny and the victim shaming were done in a way that i could relate to in real life. 

Also this is just me but LEX AND LUX? Like?!?!
I think it's supposed to be cute but it was kind of annoying to me tbh

Overall it's a fun book, worth the time. Not perfect, but fun.

March 20, 2024