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The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi

34 reviews

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

OK, now we're getting somewhere!

(Although, could anyone else use less of Severin and Laila's tortured romance? No? Just me? Sheesh, I'm such a cynic.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Grief

Moderate: Antisemitism, Body horror, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, Hate crime, Suicide, and Torture

Mild: Saneism

jane_calamity's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Body horror, and Child abuse

Moderate: Antisemitism and Grief

cardanrry's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism

moonlightreads007's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.75

I definitely needed some time to digest this one after that ending - oh god, that ending... 😭😭😭

Overall, I found this book to be much more action-packed compared with the previous one in the series - in the first book, the author was clearly providing background information and setting the stage for the events that would folllow. The beginning of this second book in the series was very engaging, and I found that the author was able to maintain suspense throughout. I love how the characters grow closer to one another, and their character development is readily observable (with the exception of Sévérin - I really didn't like his behaviour in this book tbh). The middle and ending parts were full of adventure, investigations, action and peril. The descriptions are exceptionally intricate and detailed; the story progression and plot are very well developed and organized. Be warned, the ending gets really dark (no spoilers this time though, I promise). Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book and I would highly recommend it to anyone who liked "The Gilded Wolves" and other similar books with themes of adventure, danger, friendships and mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Antisemitism and Racism

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

issed's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

4.25

• Phenomenal last 100 pages they got me HOOKED 
• Wish we explored more of Zofia’s Jewish trauma 
• Little slow at first but amazing after 
• Séverin went from basic but charismatic main character to frightening anti-hero 
• Really depressing and i was confused about the whole Tristan’s mental illness situation

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Antisemitism, and Colonisation

freya_alex123's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Antisemitism, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Car accident, Misogyny, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Hate crime

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Drug use, and Xenophobia

hobbithopeful's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Mystery! Suspense! Watching one of my favorite characters spiral into obsession and alienate everyone around him for the greater good! (My poor Severin) The Silvered Serpent is the second book in the Gilded Wolves trilogy. The dynamic is so different from the last book, everyone is feeling the loss of

Tristan.

This definitely had a more serious tone, the stakes are higher and cracks are widening between everyone. There were still lots of fun puzzles, history moments, and brilliant imagery. My worry that the group survives till the end increased with every page. I can't wait to read the next book, the ending had like: WHYYYYYYY!!!!!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Blood

Moderate: Antisemitism, Colonisation, and Racism

Minor: Child abuse, Death, and Death of parent

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Religious bigotry, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Hate crime, Grief, Death, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Colonisation, Body horror, Antisemitism, Blood, Gore, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Genocide, and Sexual content

erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

I love this series so much. The plot, the characters, just everything about it is so good. 
I will say that this one was made me a little annoyed at times, because some of the characters were being insanely annoying (cough Séverin and Hypnos cough); I understand why they were acting the way they did but I still wanted to throw the book a few times. 
Other than the annoying characters I really enjoyed this one, it was very twisty and fun when people weren’t dying/ having brushes with death 
I don’t currently have the next book but I need it right now because that was one heck of a cliffhanger 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death and Antisemitism

Minor: Infertility

blueberry0531's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Antisemitism