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Voyage of the Snake Lady by Theresa Tomlinson
3.0

The Voyage of the Snake Lady follows Myrina and her gang of Moon Riders after the events of Troy. Seven years later, Myrina has found herself in a precarious situation again and must fight for her life and for the lives of her treasured Moon Riders. The warrior priestesses soon find themselves finding sanctuary in a new place, with new people, but Myrina can't stay long because her old friend Iphigenia is in trouble and she must travel to help her.

While I liked carrying on with Myrina's story as she is a great character to follow with a lot of depth and character growth (especially considering we have been following her since she was 13 and in this book is around 27/28 years old at least), I'm not 100% sure this book was completely needed. There were parts of the book that were slightly draggy and while I did like the Moon Riders getting their happily ever after with the men by the river, I'm not sure a whole book just to make that happy was necessary.

The journey to save Iphigenia proved how much Myrina is able to bond with people who need her help and shy them away from a course that will only mean trouble. I liked Iphigenia finding Orestes and seeing Cassandra and Chrystes again was nice, though again, not really needed. If you liked The Moon Riders for its characters, you would like this book. There's just not as much action in this one and is not as exciting as it's prequel.