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A review by halfcactus
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
slow-paced
3.5
I liked this a lot more than Uprooted, although I still have the SOFTEST spot for the Agnieszka/Kasia relationship in Uprooted.
Spinning Silver was a very slow but rewarding read for me. I loved having 3 heroines who each had her own problems and priorities that were sometimes at odds with each other's. I still think the plot could have been streamlined; the other POVs feel extraneous in the end (*cough* Stepon), and the narrative could have benefited from plumping up the heroines' POVs more. The canon romance felt rushed and overdone. I wish it had been left platonic, but Miryem's story and the Jewish fantasy that came with it were strong enough that it didn't bother me too much. I love it and her magic SO much, every drop of it was earned and paid for.
Spinning Silver was a very slow but rewarding read for me. I loved having 3 heroines who each had her own problems and priorities that were sometimes at odds with each other's. I still think the plot could have been streamlined; the other POVs feel extraneous in the end (*cough* Stepon), and the narrative could have benefited from plumping up the heroines' POVs more. The canon romance felt rushed and overdone. I wish it had been left platonic, but Miryem's story and the Jewish fantasy that came with it were strong enough that it didn't bother me too much. I love it and her magic SO much, every drop of it was earned and paid for.