Adrienne cemented herself as one of my dearly beloved authors with Sky In The Deep, and The Girl The Sea Gave Back is a heart rending sophomore novel that will keep you looking for the specific kind of pain, and joy that Adrienne creates.
17th Century France. Witches. Enemies-to-lovers. With over 500 pages of drama, sass, beautiful relationship dynamics and a magic system warring with faith, let Ms. Mahurin sweep you away into Serpent & Dove.
From the Corner of the Oval weaves vivid storytelling, and draws the reader in. It provides a unique, and extremely human, lens on the world we so often only see described by pundits. What I loved most however, was it felt like I was getting a story told to me by my older sister.
In the end I was left slightly chagrined. I enjoyed the book even if at times...
Legrand weaves a page-turning story that explores the breadth of friendship, family, an the impact our decisions make.
A refreshingly hard hitting novel, that beautifully details real life with a side heaping of humor along the way.Â
