Rise Of The Snake Goddess by Jenny Elder Moke is the next Samantha Knox book, second in the series. After fully enjoying my time with Curse Of The Spector Queen, I had high expectations for this book. Overall, I liked this book. Was it love? No, but I would still recommend it. It definitely makes for excellent summer vacation reading.
This sequel opens with our heroine Samantha Knox wrapping up her school year at university. She was hoping to go on a trip as top student in her class. Yet, she is denied the place by a pompous, misogynistic professor. However, as it turns out, a letter was sent which prompts Samantha, Bennett, and Jo to travel to the island of Crete and more specifically Minoa to follow up. What happens next is slightly supernatural but there’s a special artifact that awakens a snake goddess. Samantha and crew must unravel what to do with a magical girdle as well as deal with that same pompous professor from university as well as smugglers.
Moke’s second book in the Samantha Knox series moves Samantha’s progression along as a character quite well. She learns a lesson about not needing validation from others. I love that this features a powerful woman — the snake goddess. Jo is also probably the best character in this series. I wasn’t much for the romance between Samantha and Bennett — I just felt like we weren’t getting enough, ya know? The location of this book — Crete and specifically Minoa was interesting too. I liked the usage of the minotaur legend. However, I do wish that Rise Of The Snake Goddess had a little more diversity. Maybe at this point because I am actively seeking out books with marginalized characters, this was something that really stuck out to me.
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