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The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi

4.0

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Even though my love-hate relationship is strong with The Silvered Serpents predecessor, The Gilded Wolves, I loved the concept of the story and really wanted to give the series another try … especially with the deliciously wintery premise of its sequel. This is a wonderful sequel - excellent narrative, exceptional, strong-voiced characters, trademark Roshani humour that I adore, and a really fun setting. However, I strongly suggest a reread of The Gilded Wolves before diving into The Silvered Serpents as this sequel assumes a great deal of remembered knowledge from it. Unfortunately, I had not, and so spent most of my time trying to “catch-up”, keeping me at a great disadvantage and I found that I could never fully sink into this story. Exacerbating this frustration is the glacial plot - nothing really happens action-wise until about 200 pages in. Overall, I know I didn’t enjoy this sequel as much as I could have. Whether you’re a fan of The Gilded Wolves or struggled like I did, this book definitely delivers a crisper, sharper story … as long as you do your homework first.

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