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The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi

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humanmosquito's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

it was decent, just underwhelming. Chokshi tends to write for a younger audience and that shows in the narrative. 
I found the book less focused than The Gilded Wolves, and I can’t decide if that was intentional on the writer's part. Regardless made it hard to connect to the characters emotionally. 
The plot was a good concept and had a near decent execution. 

 I didn’t like Laila and Séverin. It seems to be a common criticism but they just did nothing here. Laila on her own could have had a good storyline but Sèverin is a dead weight holding her back. 

What I did like: Enrique and Zofia’s separate character arcs, as a couple they’re nearly as boring as Laila/séverin. Hypnos was just wasted potential. He shouldn’t have been there just to make Zofia/Enrique look better, it cheapened the whole bullshit love triangle. 

I don’t think any of these characters like each other romantically.  
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oliverreeds's review

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

FUCK
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s3lin's review

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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discworldwitch's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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moonytoast's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

genuinely in love with this series
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maryjames's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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chloejadereads's review

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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swordsandsapphicsyay's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Silvered Serpents builds on the beauty and cruelty found in the pages of The Gilded Wolves. I really appreciated how Chokshi expanded upon the realities of issues like colonialism, racism, antisemitism, etc. and created further discourse regarding the pain and lasting impacts these issues can have on those affected. As a mixed person of colour I also really appreciated the internal struggles felt by several of the characters regarding how they felt like they had a foot in each world but didn’t truly belong to either. I recall this being a subject in The Gilded Wolves as well, and I just felt so seen.

I love this story and this cast of characters with all my heart. The true beauty of it all is that you love these characters in spite of and because of their flaws. No matter how poor their choices might be you see and understand why they made the decisions they did, and that is such a powerful skill as a writer. I am in awe and pain. The gang needs a hug and a break ASAP.
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claudiaswords's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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alizam's review

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

On a technical level, this book is very good. However, I was not in a headspace to read it with the love it deserves, because of triggering topics contained within the book itself.
Also, I still don't really get why Tristan was murdering birds.
It's not so much the book's fault as it is my own fault. I had no idea going in that the book was going to be about... the things it was about, nor that I would be triggered. 
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