The Serpent King
Upon first glance The Serpent King by Jeff Zenter seems a little bit boring. And, to be honest it starts off like that too! Nevertheless, the book rises up to a breath taking read and end up an eye-opening book breaching many different topics from mental health to small town world problems. The overall plot broaches a few difficult to read topics like cultish brainwashing, child abuse and depression. Jeff Zenter brings three main characters: · Dill – the son of the pastor who has been incarcerated in prison · Lydia – a famous fashion blogger aiming to succeed in the world and go off to university · Travis - an obsessive book nerd who pretends he is in the fantasy rather face reality As a teen myself, hoping to go off to University in September it was a book I really needed to read without realising it. The Serpent King is a far cry from my usual fantasy world storylines. And