The Serpent and the Wings of Night – Crowns of Nyaxia Book 1 – Book Review

Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart.

The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.

But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.

Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown… and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.

But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone – but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love.

The Serpent and the Wings of Night is the first book in a new series of heart-wrenching romance, dark magic, and bloodthirsty intrigue, perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash and A Court of Thorns and Roses.

Being a thriller fan girl, I can’t believe that I have been reading a lot of fantasy novels lately. The Serpent and the Wings is one of those fantasy novels that seemed to have so much hype on Booktoks and Instagram and which I have always wanted to read.

If you are a fan of ACOTAR series, then check this book out.

The Serpent and the Wings follows a young human girl named Oraya who is adopted by the vampire father Vincent who is the King of Nightborn. Oraya then takes part in a legendary tournament known as Kejari organized by the Goddess Nyaxia. It is said that the winner of Kejari tournament will have their wish granted by the Goddess herself. In the tournament, Raihn is a notorious vampire and quiet a dangerous vampire too. Oraya knew that being a human, she should not trust any of the contestants including Raihn but she finds herself drawn to him and become teammates with him.

I actually liked the setting of the story. The story is divided into five parts, outlining the parts of the games. The story also builds a friendship and relationship between Oraya and Raihn and also the father-daughter relationship between Oraya and Vincent. Oraya is ruthless, courageous and brave human girl determined to win the tournament at any cost. The writing was great and I was instantly drawn into the story that I couldn’t put the book down. The ending…that was completely unexpected and this little cliffhanger in the end made me want to read what is going to happen next between Oraya and Raihn!

If you haven’t started on this series yet, I suggest you start reading immediately–if you are fans of ACOTAR then definitely you will love this book–worth 4.5 stars