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A review by immakingt0ast
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I recieved an arc of this back in 2019 and now that the whole series is out I kinda figured... I need to clear out my ARCs...
This was... ok. I absolutely loved the characters, and the setting of late 1800s Paris was unique! I wish it had been more Parisian, I feel like the author could have really leaned into this setting and that wasn't done. As for the fantasy elements... as much as I loved the magic system (its definitely inventive) it um... didn't make sense to me, really. I don't really have too much else to say about this. I don't feel motivated to pick up the rest of the series as strong characters (lots of different rep) is really just not enough to carry the rest of the elements that were mediocre. I would, however, pick up a later work by this author because I like her style of writing and would be really interested to see how her books improve with time.
This was... ok. I absolutely loved the characters, and the setting of late 1800s Paris was unique! I wish it had been more Parisian, I feel like the author could have really leaned into this setting and that wasn't done. As for the fantasy elements... as much as I loved the magic system (its definitely inventive) it um... didn't make sense to me, really. I don't really have too much else to say about this. I don't feel motivated to pick up the rest of the series as strong characters (lots of different rep) is really just not enough to carry the rest of the elements that were mediocre. I would, however, pick up a later work by this author because I like her style of writing and would be really interested to see how her books improve with time.