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The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty

3 reviews

quiet_reader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Violence, Abandonment, Classism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and War

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Blood, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Torture

aileron's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: War and Death of parent

booksthatburn's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

*I received a free review copy in exchange for an honest review of this book. 

THE RIVER OF SILVER is a group of stories arranged alongside and between the main books of the Daevabad trilogy, showing hidden moments with characters you know and (maybe) love already.

To me, the best way to read this would be to read the stories alongside the main trilogy, in the order indicated at the start of each chapter. Because most of these stories were originally drafted as part of the writing process for the other books, they contribute to but are unable to alter the emotional landscape and general trajectory of the series. They work well as companion stories to the trilogy, but are unable to stand on their own for someone who hasn’t read the other books. There are some excellent sections relating to events before the main trilogy featuring characters not seen before, and I enjoyed. This book is absolutely worth reading if you want more of Jamshid and Muntadhir, singly and together. Many of the stories touch on the arc of their relationship, and for me the highlight of the book is a story featuring both of them which takes place near (or perhaps slightly after) the end of EMPIRE OF GOLD. Anyone hoping also or instead for more of Nahri, Ali, or Dara shouldn’t be disappointed either. 

CW for cursing (brief), sexual content (brief), grief (graphic), xenophobia, pregnancy (backstory), sexual harassment, sexual assault (brief), panic attacks, alcohol, fire/fire injury, blood (graphic), gore (brief), torture, body horror, violence (graphic), torture, emotional abuse, toxic relationship, suicidal thoughts (brief), genocide (backstory), self harm, suicide attempt (backstory), parental death (backstory), death (graphic).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Torture, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Grief, Cursing, Sexual assault, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy