Reviews

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

kmcgowan12's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lucasbrooks's review

adventurous inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Favorite Novik book that I’ve read. Enjoyed the counter play of fire and ice, as well as the diverse narrator viewpoints

nova_lemon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

huginnmuninn's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

michael5000's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

rustbeltredux's review

3.0

A really interesting concept but I just couldn’t get into it. I listened to the audiobook and the constantly shifting first person POV was a bit awkward. Not sure if the print version did a better job handling that. Overall I’m glad I read it but it’s not winning any prizes from me.

debyik's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The characters are compelling and I was intrigued by the story with a couple of fairy tales interwoven throughout. I thought the pots and storylines were seamless with each other and made sense as we moved back and forth between them. The pacing is just right for the story, never dragging or rushing. The atmosphere is outstanding and pulls you into the story.

If you are a fan of The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden, or like strong female characters, you will also like Spinning Silver.

keksspion's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

rhrie38's review against another edition

I lost interest in the characters and honestly I don't rlly care what happens next. Probably because of the multi pov but whatever

emrodav's review against another edition

5.0

I loved Uprooted so much, and I was nervous that Spinning Silver wouldn't measure up. To my delight, I think I loved Spinning Silver even more!

Naomi Novik has such a way of weaving her magical fairytale elements with characters and settings that feel real. In particular, the way she wove together the fantastical world and Judaism was so beautiful! The world of the Staryk was so vivid and strange without feeling ridiculous. Overall, I just really really enjoyed this book.

I hope Novik writes more books like this, because they just keep getting better.