The Serpent and the Siren

No Other Gods #3

by Piper C.J.

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The next book in the spellbinding urban fantasy from New York Times bestselling author and TikTok sensation Piper CJ.

Genres: Fantasy, Romantasy, Mythology, Adult

368 pages, Paperback

Expected publication February 17, 2026

About the author

Fantasy author with an M.A. in Folklore, who loves to take pictures, eat french fries, and live my life as an all-around creative forest nymph! I'm so excited to bring you with me on my journey as I step out of our everyday lives and into the new fantasy world within The Night and Its Moon fantasy series!

I wrote these books for an audience of one, and that audience was me. I wanted to see bi representation, love, mental health struggles, religious trauma, and overcoming the of obstacles that I needed to be modeled in my own life. At the end of the day I'm so proud of myself for creating the series that I'd always hoped I could read, and I hope someone is able to connect with them in a way that I have.

Reviews

[Nikki Jeske · Rating 5 out of 5]

Listen. I've been mad at a book for ending before. But never have I been so angry that I've screamed and chucked my kindle across the room. I am LIVID this book dared to end. I need more and I need it right now. This book had a stranglehold on me from start to finish and I will never forgive Piper for ripping my heart out. That's not true. I willingly gave it to her. She can have my soul too if it means we get the next book SOON.

[Auburn Lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Typing this with chills & through tears… I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of “The Serpent & The Siren, and I absolutely devoured it. It felt so emotional, urgent, and deeply satisfying to be back in the realm of No Other Gods. I already can’t wait for book four.

[Jazmyn Gannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve loved every book in this series, but holy fuck woman this one ripped my heart out just for fun.
I love how human Marlow is. She’s playing a game with gods and it shows, she has no fucking idea what she’s doing. It makes her relatable, I love the mess ups and the tantrums (please, my new favourite quote from a book “don’t touch my tacos” I was dying).
She’s not some super gifted main character who has no flaws and figures everything out super fast. She’s flawed, kind of dumb (it’s why we love her) and she makes mistake after mistake. But it only makes her angrier and I cannot wait to see the culmination of it all in the final book.
Piper you have broken my heart again, please stitch it back together in book 4

[Kourtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐ for me! I loved seeing Marlow grow and develop (and fumble bc she's human). The ending has me hopeful but also sad we need to wait for the next book 😭 I really love how Piper jumps back to the past and you're kind of like ok where's this going? and then the present hits and you're like OH but also you get to understand Marlow's origin even more. I'm so grateful I was able to get an ARC of this and can't wait for the next book 🫶

[Cattikira · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much happens in this book! Piper CJ had me hooked from the beginning. I devoured this book in a day. The Serpent and the Siren made me feel a whole gamut of emotions. As always, Piper knows how to perfectly balance, tension, humor, devasting sadness, and spice. Piper CJ introduces new characters in The Serpent and the Siren that I adored. I need a separate novella for each of these characters. At the same time, she continues to build on the characters I already loved (or loved to hate xD). I love the world CJ had created. I want a TTRPG campaign set in the world so I can play a character in it. She has continued to expand the pantheon in a way that doesn't allow the story to get bogged down in exposition. The prose, foreshadowing, and metaphor always goes so deep and makes this series perfect for rereading. The end left me distraught (in the best way) that I have to wait a year for book 4.

[Morgan Carpenter · Rating 5 out of 5]

✨ARC✨
This is Book 3 in the No Other Gods Series
This was such a good read! You will be hooked from the start and not be able to put it down! Marlow went from learning the truth and believing to saving the ones she loves & cares about. Now she must save everyone. Friends become enemies and enemies become friends. Marlow declares herself an enemy of the heavens and now has to gather allies not only in her realm but across all realms and pantheons. This book is action packed with so many twists and turns that will have you on the edge of your seat. I can’t recommend this book and series enough! It’s so addicting!
This book is set to release February 2026!
The previous books in this series is:
The Deer and The Dragon & The Fox and The Falcon

[Lindsey Conway · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favorite book in the series so far!! Being a beta reader for this series has brought me so much joy!

Everything you loved about books one and two but EVEN MORE! I’ll update my review after the release date as to not give anything away.

[Brittney · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Serpent and the Siren by Piper C.J.
No Other Gods 3 | Dark Romantasy

✨ A volatile, emotionally charged continuation where gods, demons, love, and rage collide & Marlow refuses to go quietly.

Marlow barely has time to process Caliban’s betrayal before declaring war on the heavens themselves. With the gods watching and the world inching toward collapse, she’s forced into an uneasy journey through rival pantheons in search of allies. Old enemies resurface. New gods make their presence known. And the line between devotion and destruction grows thinner with every step.

This installment expands the world dramatically without losing its grip on character. Piper C.J. continues to write heroines who are not invincible, not untouched, and not polished. Marlow reacts to divine pressure the way many would...messily, stubbornly, and with a steady descent into chaos that feels painfully human.

What I Loved:
🐍 A rapid, relentless pace that never lets the tension drop
🔥 Marlow as a deeply flawed, emotionally reactive FMC
🍷 A heroine allowed to spiral without losing her agency
⚔️ Expanding pantheons written with humor, depth, and research
🧠 Morally grey gods who feel dangerous and charismatic
💔 Emotional fallout from betrayal that actually lingers
💘 Romance built on tension, devotion, and damage
🌀 New characters who immediately feel essential to the story

Tropes & Elements:
🐍 Gods and Demons
💔 Broken Heroine
💘 Fated Soulmates
⚖️ Morally Grey Everything
🔥 Dark Romance
🧠 Emotional Warfare
⚔️ War Against the Heavens

Vibe: chaotic, emotional, sharp edged romantasy
Spice: high with strong emotional undercurrent
For fans of: flawed FMCs, mythological chaos, dark romance with teeth, and series that escalate without losing their heart

💜 The Serpent and the Siren is the kind of book that leaves you rattled and not because it’s cruel, but because it commits fully to its characters and consequences. This series continues to level up, and that ending makes waiting for book four feel personal.

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[J.J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Piper CJ does not pull punches in this third installment of the No Other Gods series. The stakes escalate brutally, collapsing relationships and leaving Marlow to carry the fallout of choices she can’t undo. This book is filled with raw, gut-wrenching chaos, where consequences linger and emotional damage is impossible to ignore.

The pacing layers so much into every page that it feels like years have passed while simultaneously keeping readers on the edge of their seat. This propulsion toward the inevitable perfectly captures the intensity of a pantheon-driven world where time, memory, and power operate differently (pantheon time, baby!). Themes of fate versus agency, the danger of buried truths, and the weight of origins are threaded through every chapter. Darker, sharper, and more emotionally intense than what came before, this installment showcases Piper CJ at her strongest and left me eager, and a little wrecked, for what comes next.

For anyone considering the No Other Gods series, it has been captivating from the start, and I continue to refer anyone who will listen.

Huge thanks to Bloom Books, and of course the queen herself, Piper CJ, for the opportunity to read and review this ARC!

[Jia Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, I am just a fan of Piper's writing at this point. If she wrote a manual for a kitchen stove I would read it. That being said, this book was so beautiful. Piper doesn't write all powerful FMCs but women who are dealing with the woes of existence plus some preternatural pressures. Marlow is my favorite of Piper's FMCs so far (please don't tell Nyx) because Marlow is just herself no matter what. She is facing pantheons of angry deities and reacts in a reasonable manner; alcohol and slowly spiraling.
If you want chaos, some really well researched but humorously written deities, and a main character who has just as many concerns about the way things are going as the reader (arguably more).
If you haven't read the first two books in this series, go do that first you slacker or else the emotional, snarky, whirlwind of a third book will not hit right. But, it is a whirlwind, and it is just as good (me and others argue better) book as the first two.
And if you get to the ending and need someone to scream about it with, feel free to reach out. I have way too many thoughts and will not hold back!

[Mandy-kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

This truly might be one of my favorite series I’ve ever read.

I am so deeply attached to the characters in this book series. It’s not even funny. Like, not only do I feel personally attacked anytime any of them do something dumb, which they do often, my heart hurts so much anytime anything remotely bad happens to any of them, which is basically the whole book.

I truly think Piper has every intention of seeing how much she can hurt me, because this book hurt me, but it also healed me, and excited me, and gave me everything I wanted.

I love the way this book plays with the pantheons, turns the world as we know it on its head, and looks damn good doing it.

Maybe it’s just because I was a religious studies nerd in college, but I will never cease to find the way this story explores all the different pantheons deeply intriguing.

This book is so fun and I’m so mad. The end of the book. I’m just angry and hurt and scared and excited all at once. As I should be at the end of any good book.

Format: Paperback

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5

[Macy · Rating 5 out of 5]

For all you saying you love complex FMC you better love Marlow as much as I do. Girly has ISSUES but she's working through them honestly better than I would.
Marlow and crew are in the thick of overthrowing heaven and we meet some badass female entities that help her along the way. I feel like Marlow is truly tested in this book and needs to make a few very uncomfortable decisions and put her big girl pants on for once. The last 100 pages really sold me on rating this 5 stars because it was PACKED. And the 5 stages of grief I went through to only be utterly befuddled by the last two pages while my tears were still drying is insane work by Piper. I cannot wait to get my hands on the next installment. I loved The Fox and the Falcon but this one might push it out for my favorite of the series so far.

Thank you Piper and Bloom for letting me read this early

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

ARC read

PIIIIPPPPERRR how you gonna leave me like that?! Serpent had me hooked from the first handful of pages. Where I found Fox to be slow and “filler episode” esque, this I couldn’t put down. The character growth for Marlow chefs kiss. She’s got her big girl pants on and she’s doing things herself. We also dipped our toes into a little why choose moment, which not gonna lie wasn’t mad at that at all. I can not wait for book four.