The Serpent King

from KeriLynneD

Sad, funny, inspiring and beautifully written! I grew to love all three of the main characters quickly and went on the rollercoaster of emotions Jeff Zentner supplies with this story. I only wish that he had done an epilogue that maybe went like 4 or 5 years into the future so that I knew how wel...

from acargile

This is Jeff Zentner's first novel, and he hit it out of the ballpark! This realistic fiction novel follows three best friends who have each other: Dill, Lydia, and Travis. Dill loves Lydia but fears it's one-sided; and, this is his last year with her, so he wants to enjoy having her. She'll be g...

from WLR11

I received an ARC of Jeff Zentner's "The Serpent King" compliments of LibraryThing Early Reviewers and appreciated the opportunity. I will start by saying that I was left speechless and bursting with emotion after racing through this debut novel. This story is packed with heart wrenching, soul sl...

from TheTreeReader

The Serpent King is such a good book. I couldn't put it down. It had me laughing out loud on one page and crying a few pages later. There were times when I was hugging the book and gushing about how much I loved it. There were also times were I wanted to throw the book across the room because it ...

from lilibrarian

Dill's father, a Pentecostal preacher, is in prison for possessing child pornography. Barely getting by, and facing his mother's unhappiness and the town's scorn, Dill has two friends. Travis, obsessed with fantasy literature, works at a lumberyard owned by his violent father. Lydia, who Dill wis...