Book guide
Serena
In a ruthless logging empire, love, revenge, and ambition sharpen into something deadly.
GenresHistoricalLiterary
Genre and trope pairingsHistoricalTragic love storyHistoricalBetrayalHistoricalFeminine rageLiteraryTragic love storyLiteraryBetrayalLiteraryFeminine rageLiteraryFamily secretsLiteraryDysfunctional family
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About Serena
Set in the North Carolina mountains in 1929, the novel follows George and Serena Pemberton as they build a logging life together. Serena defies every expectation of the town, but after learning she cannot bear a child, her determination to preserve her marriage and power sets off a chain of revenge, violence, and shocking consequences.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Fast
Content warnings
- animal death
- child death
- death
- infertility
- miscarriage
- misogyny
- violence
- blood
- stalking
- death of parent
- murder
- pregnancy
- fire injury
- injury detail
- classism
- animal cruelty
- gore
- adult/minor relationship
