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The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi

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amanda_mh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Love did not always wear the face one wished it would.
Sometimes it looked downright monstrous.
- p.399

The above quote perfectly encapsulates what this series is. This book, it tore my heart to pieces!! I love the world, I love the characters, and I'm so happy I re-read it so I can finally finish the trilogy!!! Bonus that I don't have to wait months for the book to come out, I can just grab it from my bookshelf this time

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arion's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.0

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in_love_with_bookish's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

#1 : The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1) : 4 Stars

Honestly, I was worried this sequel won’t live to the greatness of the first book, fortunately, it did that and more.

Love does not always wear the face we wish,” she said. “I wish my love had been more beautiful. I wish … I wish we had more time.

The book starts with the team reunited for a new dangerous mission that will take them from Paris into Russia searching for a lost artifact that can grant the power of God to its owner. But the danger is at every corner and secrets can prove as deadly as any weapon so Séverin will do anything to find the artifact and protect those he loves even if it means losing them.

This story is really different from the first one especially in tone and I appreciate how the author managed to main the same feel of danger and suspense with a totally different mission in a setting that adds to the story and its darkness.

Séverin Montagnet-Alarie knew there was only one difference between monsters and gods. Both inspired fear. Only one inspired worship.

The atmosphere and the setting are great in this sequel even though I still prefer Paris and how tantalizing and charming the setting of the first book was. I totally understand the change as it really reflects what’s happening to the characters and the coldness that’s seeping inside them as they struggle with the mission, their dynamics, and their personal feelings.

Also, the characters are different in this book and its’ totally understandable, I still found them well written and well developed. I still see them as fascinating and complex and real but They’re going through more in this sequel and it shows. They struggle to keep their friendships alive, they struggle to contain their pain, they struggle to communicate and move on from their grief and loss and It’s reflected in their inner thoughts, in the decisions they make, in the things they say, and the things they hide. Their trauma plays a huge part in their stories and how the dynamics are reshaped.

Then again, the names we are born with can end up meaning so little. The names we give ourselves, well, perhaps that’s the truth of us.

It was heartbreaking seeing them struggle so deeply and so painfully after their tragic loss in the first book. Right from the start, as we witness how the friendship between them is torn apart, we understand this is a darker journey for them as well as us. The author is brilliant at communicating the inner thoughts and feelings of each character in a way that creates this intimate and deep connection between readers and characters.

The plot is also brilliant with so many twists and turns and secrets. I was really invested in the story and where it’s going. I admit I didn’t see some of those events coming and the ending left me speechless, It was brutal, hard to read, and completely unpredictable.

Depending on who you ask, sometimes ghost stories are all that is left of history. History is full of ghosts, because it’s full of myth. All of it woven together depending on who survived to do the telling.

The Silvered Serpents made me understand the characters more and feel them on a deeper level and it also managed to make me more invested in this dangerous, dark and twisted journey of heists, magic, and deadly secrets. I can’t wait to read the finale and see how Roshani Chokshi will make everything come together.

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achingallover's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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swordsandsapphicsyay's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

The Silvered Serpents builds on the beauty and cruelty found in the pages of The Gilded Wolves. I really appreciated how Chokshi expanded upon the realities of issues like colonialism, racism, antisemitism, etc. and created further discourse regarding the pain and lasting impacts these issues can have on those affected. As a mixed person of colour I also really appreciated the internal struggles felt by several of the characters regarding how they felt like they had a foot in each world but didn’t truly belong to either. I recall this being a subject in The Gilded Wolves as well, and I just felt so seen.

I love this story and this cast of characters with all my heart. The true beauty of it all is that you love these characters in spite of and because of their flaws. No matter how poor their choices might be you see and understand why they made the decisions they did, and that is such a powerful skill as a writer. I am in awe and pain. The gang needs a hug and a break ASAP.

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claudiaswords's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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alizam's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

On a technical level, this book is very good. However, I was not in a headspace to read it with the love it deserves, because of triggering topics contained within the book itself.

Also, I still don't really get why Tristan was murdering birds.

It's not so much the book's fault as it is my own fault. I had no idea going in that the book was going to be about... the things it was about, nor that I would be triggered.

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