The Serpent's Curse (The Copernicus Legacy, Book 2)

After the intriguing, well-written 1st book, I was disappointed to find myself spending the 1st chapter of this one checking the library label on the spine to be sure it WAS the 2nd book, that I hadn't missed one. There was plenty of exposition, I wasn't ever actually lost in the storyline, just

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really disappointed that part of the adventure took place between books. It felt like a critical part, too. They apparently met an assassin who didn't kill them, wrecked an indestructible relic, and who knows what else?
So. In this book, the youthful foursome tackles the mystery of the broken Serpens relic, travelling between Italy and other countries to follow clues and rescue Sara, who was kidnapped in the 1st book. Nothing too gory, but you have to keep a close eye on what's going on because, as usual, Mr. Abbott has woven a tightly-knit story, using threads from the beginning of the story as you near the end.
My favorite part was probably the ending, because it hints at a new type of mystery, one that doesn't quite make sense (yet) while adding credibility to another mystery (that doesn't quite make sense and he keeps reminding us of it). I'm a little leery of reading the next book, but have hope that it will pick up where this one left off.

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