Serpent & Dove · 2019
Serpent & DoveSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 3/5 (Hot) · Darkness 3/5 (Dark) · 5 trigger warnings flagged · Standalone
Book one of Shelby Mahurin's trilogy. Lou is a witch hiding in the city. Reid hunts witches for a living. One scandal later, they're married. Enemies to lovers, with one open-door scene. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: HarperTeen, September 2019. Standalone.
Serpent & Dove tropes
On this shelf, Serpent & Dove is filed under Enemies to lovers, Arranged marriage and Forbidden romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Serpent & Dove spice level
Is Serpent & Dove dark romance?
Yes. Serpent & Dove scores 3 of 5 on our darkness scale (Dark).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More dark books. How we rate.
Serpent & Dove trigger warnings
Warnings not yet verified. We could not find the author's own content warning list for this book, so the flags here are only what the publisher's description makes clear. Check the author's note before you start.
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Who it's for
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Books like Serpent & Dove
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- Crown Me Yours
Crown Me Yours
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Forbidden romance
- Daggermouth
Daggermouth
H.M. Wolfe
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
- Bitter Heat
Bitter Heat
Mia Knight
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
- Burnout
Burnout
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Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Forbidden romance
- Deadly Vows
Deadly Vows
Haley Inez
Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
- Pretty Rings and Broken Things
Pretty Rings and Broken Things
Kat Singleton
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
- Raphael
Raphael
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Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
- Shield of Sparrows
Shield of Sparrows
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Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●○○○
Shared: Arranged marriage, Enemies to lovers
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Serpent & Dove?
Serpent & Dove spice level is 3 of 5 (Hot). Open door. The scene stays. Darkness is a separate score: 3 of 5 (Dark).
What are the Serpent & Dove trigger warnings?
Graphic: none flagged. Moderate: Violence, Death, Murder, Blood. Minor: Religious trauma. Warnings not yet verified against the author's own list. Check it before you start.
Is Serpent & Dove dark romance?
Yes. Serpent & Dove scores 3 of 5 on our darkness scale (Dark). Harm is part of the romance, not a footnote.
What tropes are in Serpent & Dove?
On this shelf Serpent & Dove is filed under Enemies to lovers, Arranged marriage and Forbidden romance.
Who is Serpent & Dove for?
You want enemies stuck in a forced marriage, plenty of banter and a city full of witches.
What are some books like Serpent & Dove?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Crown Me Yours by Liv Zander; Daggermouth by H.M. Wolfe; Bitter Heat by Mia Knight; Burnout by Coralee June; Deadly Vows by Haley Inez; Pretty Rings and Broken Things by Kat Singleton. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/serpent-and-dove.
Is Serpent & Dove a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files Serpent & Dove as a standalone.
What is the Serpent & Dove age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 3/5 (hot) and darkness at 3/5 (dark). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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