~ Goodreads Monday: Rise of the Snake Goddess (Samantha Knox #2)~

This is a weekly meme where any one can choose a random book from their Goodreads TBR and highlight it. Once you choose a book and create your post, make sure you link and reference the new host, @Budget Tales Book Blog. Eventually, I will try to find a rhyme or reason to my choices, but for now, each week will feature a random one that I mean to read soon!

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This Week’s Selection:

Rise of the Snake Goddess (Samantha Knox #2) by Jenny Elder Moke

Samantha Knox is back for another adventure in this 1920s female-driven mystery-adventure series!

Sam Knox’s second adventure takes her to the island of Crete, just off the coast of Greece, where she discovers the ancient Snake Goddess’s golden girdle in the depths of a cave shrine that has been buried for decades. After having been belittled by her archaeology professor throughout her first college semester, Sam knows this triumph will prove her worth in the field, but before she can take credit for the find, the girdle is stolen and the island is hit with a series of earthquakes that don’t feel quite geological.

Soon Sam, Bennett and Jo are embroiled in a wild hunt―one that takes them to tiny island shops, a glamorous auction party and a near fiery death―to find the girdle before someone can use it to raise an ancient goddess from her slumber. The final battle features gryphons, a labyrinth, the minotaur of legend and lots of snakes. Lots.

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Samantha Knox is first introduced in Curse of the Spector Queen, which reminded me of the fun campiness of the original Mummy movie. There was a fun mystery, some danger, and a nice budding romance to make it a simply fun and captivating read. As I greatly enjoyed the first novel, I am very excited to read about the new fun adventures featuring the same set of characters that I loved.