Serpentine Valentine

Okay listen I finished this book on Friday and didn't write a review and now I don't want to so here's the basics.

Sapphic romance with heavy revenge plot, academic setting, dark romance (gory aspects), found family, and a spectacular sexual awaking.

Giana's proses are beautiful and the writing of this book is spectacular like everything she has ever put out (that I've read). I loved the character development and slow aching love that was built between these characters. The third act conflict was genuinely understandable and I loved the resolution and epilogue.

Tada! Four stars, that's my review!

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.