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A review by vmwexler
The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi
2.0
I won a copy of this book through Goodreads Giveaways. Honestly, I've been pretty disappointed by this series. This one is marginally better than the first one, but I think only because I feel like I actually have some sense of the characters and the world now.
I know The Gilded Wolves got so many great reviews, but I constantly felt as I was reading it that I was coming in in the middle of the story. The book kept referencing previous events that the characters went through together, and I felt like I would have liked to read a book about how these characters came together first, before reading this one. The Silvered Serpents continued to have this same issue, though it wasn't as bad because at least there had already been one book before this to introduce the reader to the characters. I also didn't really feel like I connected with any of the characters enough to care about them as deeply as I would like. I think part of the reason for this is actually that the author was trying to do too many points of view and not doing them particularly well, and unless you can do multiple perspectives really well, I think overall you are better off doing one point of view and then the readers can get to know other characters through that one main point of view. While there were some glimmers of brilliance in The Silvered Serpents, I still was basically left with the feeling that something major was missing. I'm honestly not sure I'm left caring enough to even want to find out what happens next, which is pretty disappointing.
I appreciate having the opportunity to read and review this book, though!
I know The Gilded Wolves got so many great reviews, but I constantly felt as I was reading it that I was coming in in the middle of the story. The book kept referencing previous events that the characters went through together, and I felt like I would have liked to read a book about how these characters came together first, before reading this one. The Silvered Serpents continued to have this same issue, though it wasn't as bad because at least there had already been one book before this to introduce the reader to the characters. I also didn't really feel like I connected with any of the characters enough to care about them as deeply as I would like. I think part of the reason for this is actually that the author was trying to do too many points of view and not doing them particularly well, and unless you can do multiple perspectives really well, I think overall you are better off doing one point of view and then the readers can get to know other characters through that one main point of view. While there were some glimmers of brilliance in The Silvered Serpents, I still was basically left with the feeling that something major was missing. I'm honestly not sure I'm left caring enough to even want to find out what happens next, which is pretty disappointing.
I appreciate having the opportunity to read and review this book, though!