SERPENT & DOVE

Characters die, including recurring secondary characters. The threat of death is a constant plot driver.

Includes descriptions of injuries and blood during fight scenes, but not excessively graphic.

Contains moderate profanity consistent with the YA fantasy genre.

Includes queer supporting characters.

Religious authority, doctrine, witch persecution, and conflict between faith institutions and magic are central to the setting and plot.

The forced marriage and gradual enemies-to-lovers relationship are central to the plot, with ongoing emotional development and physical intimacy.

Witch hunters, persecution, imprisonment, frightening magic, and threats to loved ones create sustained tension and danger, though it remains fantasy rather than horror.

There is sexual tension, innuendo, kissing, and discussion of desire; treatment is mature YA rather than explicit adult erotica.

Includes occasional drinking of alcohol in social or tavern settings.

Witch hunts, fighting, torture threats, executions, and recurring danger are important parts of the plot, though violence is fantastical rather than graphically realistic.