Serpent and Dove
by Shelby Mahurin
Young adult · ages 16–18 · grades 11–12 · 780L · 544 pages · 2020
Why we'd hand it over
A smartly-written paranormal-historical romance that earns its darkness—the worldbuilding is intricate, the romance genuinely tense, and Lou's growth from cunning survivor to principled fighter is the real payoff.