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The Bronzed Beasts by Roshani Chokshi

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amanda_mh's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

“Sometimes those with too much power think they know best… they forget how to listen.”
- p.98


I fell in love with the world and these characters back in 2020. I don’t know why it took me so long to finally get to the third book… maybe I didn’t want to let this series go, so I ended up rereading the first two books this year prior to finally getting to book 3.  This was a highly anticipated book for me when it was first announced! And Ohhh did it deliver!!! My emotions and mind were pulled every way following the core friends on this journey. I think that’s important to note, the way Roshani writes this is a journey where the characters bond together and solve problems as they figure out the broader mystery of this world. It’s a slow paced fantasy novel that isn’t about the action until it is. The way Roshani has constructed this world on every page is beautiful, and her writing will go down as one of my favourites of all time. 

It is sad I am saying goodbye to this world finally, Laila, Séverin, Hypnos, Enrique, and especially Zofia hold a special place in my heart. Though this was the perfect ending to this trilogy 😭♥️ 
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friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review

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medium-paced

2.75

This was soooo excruciatingly looong. I just wanted it to be over. The ending was nice but this series is unfortunetly not worth it for me.
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alexiab's review

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adventurous dark funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ITS COOL IM FINE IM TOTALLY COOL AND FINE

god damn I don't think the end of a series has torn my heart up like that in a good while. It was epic, exciting, surprising, and exactly what it should have been. 

I love this entire adventure, my heart is forever with this beautiful and funny as hell found family, and I don't know how to cope with it being over. THE EPILOGUE WILL HAUNT MY DREAMS FOR ALWAYS.
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karambit's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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nytephoenyx's review

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adventurous emotional 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

4.25

I’ve got some mixed feelings about The Bronzed Beasts. It’s the third book in a trilogy I have, as a whole, loved. Chokshi’s writing remains vibrant and beautiful – some of the most beautiful sentences I’ve ever read come from Roshani Chokshi’s brilliance. When I like a series, a book, an author as much as I have enjoyed Chokshi’s Gilded Wolves trilogy, I am not always objective as I should be.

I did not like the ending.

Any of the endings, if I’m being honest.

There was something so sad about it all, and I see what Chokshi did and can imagine her choices for doing so. In many ways, the ending is quite beautiful. I thinks lots of readers will love it. I think The Bronzed Beasts will make readers cry. I think the ending was a perfectly acceptable turn of events and from a writing and general audience perspective, it will be well-received. There are a lot of good things to say about the ending of this book. I didn’t like it because it was overly romantic, I guess. There’s a lot of grandeur and sadness. It wasn’t quite how I wanted things to go and I’m a bit frustrated.

You can see Chokshi’s skill as an author by the way I am brooding over the ending. She’s got her claws in me with this trilogy. I raved for The Gilded Wolves and The Silver Serpents. I have loved Zofia and Enrique… but in so many ways I wish personally their stories had taken different routes. Again. Great writing! Not what I wanted. Gah! I even felt for Hypnos. Those three have always been my favorites in the trilogy and they continue to shine in their own way. Each plays their part, each gets their voice (to a point) and each has to grow and accept the world as it is in their own way.

And, of course, Severin and Laila have their story. I think readers will like their story.

My favorite part of these books – the part that captures my heart and squeezes mercilessly – is the adventure. Chokshi is so good at writing adventure. She mixes emotion, setting, action, atmosphere, everything so perfectly that I forget there is a real world for I am drowning in hers. The adventure in The Bronzed Beasts was far too short for my liking. We spend a lot of time with healing hearts and brooding. It will appeal to many readers, but it is not so appealing to me.

Would I read The Bronzed Beasts and in fact the whole trilogy again? Yes! Of course! Absolutely. It’s marvelous, bewitching, and I have loved it. I can wish it ended differently and still love the books. I wait for Chokshi’s next release with bated breath.

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