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lolsous 's review for:
The Silvered Serpents
by Roshani Chokshi
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I also gave the previous book 3 stars, and this book is sort of what you should expect after the first, but not what you hoped for.
I though the characters were overall well-written in the first book, but in this I just couldn't imagine anyone being quite so stupid as Séverin is. Luckily you see much of the other characters, who are still enjoyable to read.
This book is less of a series of heist, which is good because what heist we get is awfully planned. The mistake of bringing someone along only to guard the door, which only needs to be guarded because that someone is brought along, is hard to believe anyone making. The characters are described as smart/competent, but are only smart when the story needs it, and make many unlikely mistakes to keep the story going.
Unfortunately, this book also doesn't trust its reader to pay attention. Minor and major plot twists are obvious long before they should be. In the last chapters you get the POV from several characters meeting someone with "a familiar voice", sometimes it's revealed who this is, sometimes it should be mysterious, but it's the same familiar voice-character, so there is no mystery.
I though the characters were overall well-written in the first book, but in this I just couldn't imagine anyone being quite so stupid as Séverin is. Luckily you see much of the other characters, who are still enjoyable to read.
This book is less of a series of heist, which is good because what heist we get is awfully planned. The mistake of bringing someone along only to guard the door, which only needs to be guarded because that someone is brought along, is hard to believe anyone making. The characters are described as smart/competent, but are only smart when the story needs it, and make many unlikely mistakes to keep the story going.
Unfortunately, this book also doesn't trust its reader to pay attention. Minor and major plot twists are obvious long before they should be. In the last chapters you get the POV from several characters meeting someone with "a familiar voice", sometimes it's revealed who this is, sometimes it should be mysterious, but it's the same familiar voice-character, so there is no mystery.