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The Gilded Wolves
by Roshani Chokshi
Disclaimer: I received this book from BookSparks. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Rating: 3.5/5
Publication Date: January 15, 2019
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 14+ (action, adventure, mystery, murder, romance, and masks)
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Pages: 464
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Synopsis: Set in a darkly glamorous world, The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous but thrilling adventure.
Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel, seeks him out for help, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.
To find the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin will need help from a band of experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian who can't yet go home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in all but blood, who might care too much.
Together, they'll have to use their wits and knowledge to hunt the artifact through the dark and glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the world, but only if they can stay alive.
Review: I thought this was a pretty good book. I liked the characters for the most part and thought their dynamic was really good and I feel that they were really well developed. I liked the banter between them and I felt that the pacing was really even and fast. I feel that the writing was very easy to understand and the book will be a hit this year overall.
However, I do feel that this book needed more world building. There was a good amount sprinkled throughout the book, but I think it needed a chapter or two at the beginning to explain it a little more. But it is interesting and I enjoyed the uniqueness of it!
Verdict: A great six of crows style book and another hit for Chokshi!
Rating: 3.5/5
Publication Date: January 15, 2019
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 14+ (action, adventure, mystery, murder, romance, and masks)
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Pages: 464
Amazon Link
Synopsis: Set in a darkly glamorous world, The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous but thrilling adventure.
Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel, seeks him out for help, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.
To find the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin will need help from a band of experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian who can't yet go home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in all but blood, who might care too much.
Together, they'll have to use their wits and knowledge to hunt the artifact through the dark and glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the world, but only if they can stay alive.
Review: I thought this was a pretty good book. I liked the characters for the most part and thought their dynamic was really good and I feel that they were really well developed. I liked the banter between them and I felt that the pacing was really even and fast. I feel that the writing was very easy to understand and the book will be a hit this year overall.
However, I do feel that this book needed more world building. There was a good amount sprinkled throughout the book, but I think it needed a chapter or two at the beginning to explain it a little more. But it is interesting and I enjoyed the uniqueness of it!
Verdict: A great six of crows style book and another hit for Chokshi!