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marvelous_time 's review for:
The Silvered Serpents
by Roshani Chokshi
After coming out victorious against the Fallen House and losing a member of their crew, Severin's compatriots have gone their separate ways as they all attempt to deal with the loss. Yet, in a last-minute letter from Severin, they all rush back together in order to complete one last job: find the Divine Lyrics. Assuming its just his way to avenge the one they all lost, everyone gears up, ignorant of Severin's true intentions. For in order to protect them all as he has promised, he will make them gods.
There were many things I thought were done well in this book. First, the world building was absolutely fantastic--I've never read anything like it. Second, I loved the banter between our main characters. It was fresh and fun and made the crew seem more like family, even with the differences in Severin's character in this book. I particularly delighted in Enrique's character mostly because I enjoy history as well and loved how one of the themes centered around forgotten history. Finally, the plot was interesting and unpredictable, leaving me guessing as to what was going on.
While I did mention above all the things this author did well, I just didn't really relish reading this story like I wanted to. I appreciate all of the things I said above, because like I said, they were done really well and while I can take the time to acknowledge that, I did not want to keep turning pages. I found myself bored until the last 15% of the story, and after seeing all of the glowing reviews, I have just come to the conclusion that this isn't my kind of book.
I recommend this story for YA readers and fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Ink, Iron, and Glass by Gwendolyn Clare since I feel like this book was a bit of a mash-up of those two stories.
There were many things I thought were done well in this book. First, the world building was absolutely fantastic--I've never read anything like it. Second, I loved the banter between our main characters. It was fresh and fun and made the crew seem more like family, even with the differences in Severin's character in this book. I particularly delighted in Enrique's character mostly because I enjoy history as well and loved how one of the themes centered around forgotten history. Finally, the plot was interesting and unpredictable, leaving me guessing as to what was going on.
While I did mention above all the things this author did well, I just didn't really relish reading this story like I wanted to. I appreciate all of the things I said above, because like I said, they were done really well and while I can take the time to acknowledge that, I did not want to keep turning pages. I found myself bored until the last 15% of the story, and after seeing all of the glowing reviews, I have just come to the conclusion that this isn't my kind of book.
I recommend this story for YA readers and fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Ink, Iron, and Glass by Gwendolyn Clare since I feel like this book was a bit of a mash-up of those two stories.