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stephhs23's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
annakelcey's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
lini002's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Chakraborty wrote this as their pandemic book where they returned to familiar characters and worlds because writing anything new felt too daunting. It is structured chronologically along the City of Brass timeline.
While I enjoy these characters and am happy to get more of these characters and this world I only really enjoyed the ones that were full prequels to the story or full epilogues because all the in-between stuff didn't do it for me. While I recognize that might be my fault because I binged the original trilogy it also felt a bit like stuffing the story. This was perfectly enjoyable but not as memorable as the trilogy itself. 3.5
While I enjoy these characters and am happy to get more of these characters and this world I only really enjoyed the ones that were full prequels to the story or full epilogues because all the in-between stuff didn't do it for me. While I recognize that might be my fault because I binged the original trilogy it also felt a bit like stuffing the story. This was perfectly enjoyable but not as memorable as the trilogy itself. 3.5
stephwatt617's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
4.5
thebookofbri's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
mobyskine's review against another edition
4.0
Revisiting Daevabad again with The River of Silver; a collection of fragments from Daevabad trilogy that were left unseen and might be unnecessary but it gets a highlight through this tale with plots that goes before, during and after the trilogy scenes. Thanks to the author who thinks that a story needs to grow and breathe that she decided to craft these amazing behind the scenes like narratives to complement the world of Daevabad with a deeper perspective on the worldbuilding, characterization and the plot arc itself.
I love most of the stories as to find these narratives absorbingly fit into those scenes that I have read previously giving me a heap of flashbacks and a thorough exploration through its conflicts, both family and racial ties, power struggles and the absolute magical adventure that led Nahri to unfold her twisty past. From story of Manizheh and Rustam, Dara and Nahri during their journey post-Hierapolis and the first encounter in between Hatset and Ghassan as well as both Muntadhir and Jamshid, I was also brought to explore the alternate scenes of the trilogy that did not make it to the final manuscripts; I have read the alternate epilogue to The Empire of Gold which included in the book itself but reading The Scout story that was originally written as an alternative prologue to The Kingdom of Copper gets me drown in another stunning perspective to the plot.
Appealing and still superbly narrated; always in awe with the author’s way in executing her idea to build the intricate setting and its engagingly crafted characters— a lush flavours of Middle East culture and politics that will twinge you emotionally with both its action and adventure and the magnificent legends of the djinns. An absolute must read to fans of Daevabad trilogy! 4.5 stars to this!
Thank you Times Reads for sending me this lovely copy to review!
I love most of the stories as to find these narratives absorbingly fit into those scenes that I have read previously giving me a heap of flashbacks and a thorough exploration through its conflicts, both family and racial ties, power struggles and the absolute magical adventure that led Nahri to unfold her twisty past. From story of Manizheh and Rustam, Dara and Nahri during their journey post-Hierapolis and the first encounter in between Hatset and Ghassan as well as both Muntadhir and Jamshid, I was also brought to explore the alternate scenes of the trilogy that did not make it to the final manuscripts; I have read the alternate epilogue to The Empire of Gold which included in the book itself but reading The Scout story that was originally written as an alternative prologue to The Kingdom of Copper gets me drown in another stunning perspective to the plot.
Appealing and still superbly narrated; always in awe with the author’s way in executing her idea to build the intricate setting and its engagingly crafted characters— a lush flavours of Middle East culture and politics that will twinge you emotionally with both its action and adventure and the magnificent legends of the djinns. An absolute must read to fans of Daevabad trilogy! 4.5 stars to this!
Thank you Times Reads for sending me this lovely copy to review!
marmoo's review against another edition
4.0
I’d take any chance to return to the magical world of Daevabad, and this outing didn’t disappoint. It’s unquestionably more a collection of extras and deleted scenes than a stand-alone short story collection, so if you’re in the target audience of readers who loved the main trilogy, this is for you.