The writing style is lovely, the folklore interesting, and the male lead attractive. I admit I have a thing for snake men. That’s kind of where my praise dies out though.

My biggest complaint is that the fmc was really bland. She didn’t have much of a character to speak of… the only things we learn about her is where she works, who she knows, and that she makes good coffee. I just didn’t feel attached to her nor did I really care what happened to her. She’s boring, she has no personality, and really the only thing interesting about her is that the mmc loves her for some reason. We don’t even find out why he’s obsessed with her… just that he is. He finds her attractive? I guess? I don’t know.

The relationship moves too fast for no reason. The only thing they really bond over is sex. And don’t get me wrong, I loved the sex, probably the best part about this book was how well the sex scene was written, but that’s not enough for me to believe in this bond they supposedly have. At first she’s terrified of him and then suddenly… want to have sex with him? Why? Because they shared a kiss in a dream? It’s really unclear how Emma really feels because she doesn’t have much character at all… her only motivation is “want sexy snake man”

All the side characters were far more interesting, my favorites were Linnea and Duncan.