Blood & Honey

Serpent & Dove, Book 2

By: Shelby Mahurin

Narrated by: Holter Graham, Saskia Maarleveld

The stakes are higher. The witches are deadlier. And the romance is red-hot. The eagerly anticipated sequel to the New York Times and Indiebound best seller Serpent & Dove is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and is an instant New York Times best seller!

Lou, Reid, Coco, and Ansel are on the run from coven, kingdom, and church - fugitives with nowhere to hide.

To survive, they need allies. Strong ones. But as Lou becomes increasingly desperate to save those she loves, she turns to a darker side of magic that may cost Reid the one thing he can’t bear to lose. Bound to her always, his vows were clear: where Lou goes, he will go; and where she stays, he will stay.

Until death do they part.

Don't miss Gods & Monsters, the spellbinding conclusion of this epic trilogy, coming July 2021!

©2020 Shelby Mahurin (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers

Excellent narration

The production and narration of this story was excellent and anyone looking to just listen to something in the background would find this a good one.

However, I felt the story to be not nearly as good as the first. Reid and Lou as characters bothered and frustrated me the entire time and it took months for me to finish the book. For a good story, I would keep looking.

An emotional ride!!!

I went from hating not mc to loving one and then the other...and then to loving both! What complex and beautiful writing!!!

Unnecessary

Really unnecessary and leaves with a confusing cliffhanger. Nothing happens very YA like. Didn’t like the ending and Morgan is still the only bad guy in the book.

The male voice actor

I loved the first book but this one was just a little much for me. So much angst and so many dumb decisions being made where in the last book it didn’t feel like that. Lou and Reid’s romance feels more forced in this book. But the absolute worst part of this is the male voice actor. My god he’s terrible I’m sorry. He sounds so grungy and raspy the whole time. It really ruined a lot of scenes and half of his accents I couldn’t understand. The female voice actress though was great so that at least balances it out a bit.

Loved the Story but...

I loved the story! but often found it difficult to listen to due to the "over acting" in the performance.

what a great sequel

this is how a sequel should. be what a great character development especially lou and Reid this is how true couple ought to be ups and down but deep down they are for each other how reid character was beautifully written to reflect his own demones and thoughts and how the suspense was gripping how the events were greatly developed how the flow between the two books was connected and easy thank you

Outstanding!

outstanding book!!!!!! Couldn't stop listening. Can't wait to start the next! 100% a Must read!

Can’t believe I waited so long.

If this series is on your TBR stack, make it your next read! I can’t believe I have held on to this series so long. Mahurin ripped my heart out and trampled on it. I love how I can’t figure out where the storyline is going or how it will end. Highly recommend it. And the audiobook is magnifique! Magic and witches, werewolves, betrayal, who will live and who will unalive, obstacles galore…! Lou can’t seem to catch a break. And when she finally does… Cliffhanger ending so be ready to start the next one!

The narrators are great. I do wish the accents for some characters matched when both are reading. But otherwise, awesome job.

Not nearly as good as the first book

I find the narrator is basically chew the scenery in the second book and it’s really over the top and a lot of the verbal handwringing done by the main characters makes them really aggravating to listen to -I think this book proves sometimes you don’t need a trilogy. You can do the same thing in two books.

Fantastic

Loved this one even more than the first. Strong story all the way through. Can’t wait for the next book.