A review by booksandcurlz
The Secret of the Serpent by Mikayla D. Hornedo

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I am grateful that I was chosen by the author to receive an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This book starts off with Xio and Holt on their quest to find the "weapon" during that adventure, they are relishing the newness of their relationship and Xio's new powers. Then there is Camila and Cree who are both now dealing with the aftermath of the end of book one and how they will move forward with that. 

There are some great new characters introduced, some really funny moments and even tho there isn't a ton of Camila + Cree banter that I loved from book 1 there is so much Holt simping on Xio that it more than makes up for it. 

This book had a lot of things I enjoy: adventure, quests, character development, a great plot, magnificent side characters and some of my favorite tropes. 

Here is what I ♥️ about this one:
♥️ Let’s begin with the plot, after the cliffhanger and subsequent book hangover I had expectations for this book, it delivered. While our MCs Xio, Camila, Holt, and Cree work to fulfill the prophecy of the Messenger God, Kukulkan in order to save Maya from impending doom.
♥️ Xio discovering and mastering of her abilities with the help of the Prince of the Storm Court. Even when they can be difficult on her body and mind
♥️ Holt’s unending support and love for Xio 😮‍💨 😂 when he loses his shit and punches someone in the face for flirting with Xio 😆 10/10 moment. I would have liked to see more of him more processing his father’s death, I guess simping on Xio is his way of coping. I won’t blame him for that. The Storm Prince knows how to bring the lightning 😏
♥️ Camila continues to struggle with her anger, but the grump to her grump doesn’t seem to mind and Camila goes into her self discovery journey away from her sister, harboring new friendships, and being there to support Cree. She makes huge strides to how she channels her anger, especially in battle. She is such a baddie and when she unleashes her female rage, AMAZING!
♥️ Cree and his character journey - WOW, I can’t say too much without spoiling both books, but his journey wow. His love for Camila is just 😮‍💨 . Cree is top tier shadow Daddy, I rest my case. I am not ready to forgive him for what he did in the end of this book. I love him for it, but I can't forgive him just yet.
♥️ The coalt-rider duels were super cool too. Ugh I just love the coalts
♥️ All the people that now belong to this found family, I love it.
❤️‍🔥 The shadow play ahem, the lightning play ahem, THE WING play.
🌶️ In comparison to book 1, this is SPICY, full open door romance, that is well described and includes some elements or aspects of the what I mentioned in the bullet above. So be aware if you pick up this series.

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