Viper's Kiss

The plot continues 6 months after the end of book 1, where the protagonist Arvin hopes to begin life anew in the neighbouring barony. The yuan-ti factor was moved from center stage given the plot takes place in a human barony. In its place is a cool, twisted, and definitely interesting plot. The overarching plot for the trilogy was expounded on with the introduction of a female protagonist and yuan-ti mythology and religion.

The protagonist is obviously growing into his newfound powers and you can see how naturally the author managed to weave D&D rules into the action. Gone is the feeling of situational coincidence from the first book as i found myself rooting for Arvin and wondering how he's going to get through the situations. Definitely starting to really like the guy.

A great middle book to what is probably going to be a very nice trilogy. Looking forward to the next one.