Review by rebekah27 - The Silvered Serpents

The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi

3.75

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Likes:

Her writing is still so beautiful
I love how petty (?) Laila is being
I like seeing how the grief has impacted all of them (even tho it’s obviously making me sad also)
LAILA AND SÉVERIN!! She still knows how to write great tension!!
I love when they talk about their past excursions cuz it just adds another layer to their friendship
I’m loving the new relationship/tension between Séverin and Enrique now that he doesn’t trust him anymore
Ok I love the detail of how Zofia lights matches with her teeth, that’s just such a badass move
So many great lines in here!!!!

Dislikes:

This one is a little slower paced than the first one (idk if that counts as middle book syndrome)
Not a big fan of how it ended but I guess that’s just how it had to be

Random Thoughts:

I feel that going into this I’m not going into it for the plot. I’m going in for the characters
I’m sorry what?? He wants to collar her?????
Dude why is Hypnos suddenly a bitch?? In the last book he was pretentious but now? He’s just mean
Again gotta give her props for coming up with such intriguing and smart mysteries
Grief should really be more talked about in books
Maybe this is just cuz I’m rewatching arrow but the way that Séverin is acting reminds me a lot of Oliver Queen
Again I just have to appreciate how SMART this woman is
It is so weird seeing my name in books especially when it’s spelled the way I spell it
Chapter 32 is probably my favorite chapter just cuz of how badass Zofia really is and it’s like we’re watching her become even more of a badass
Also chapter 32 alone is another reason why this series needs to be adapted cuz I desperately need to see that scene on screen
Her ending always leave me FUCKED UP!!
3.75 stars