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The Gilded Wolves
by Roshani Chokshi
I'm rereading this solely to read The Silvered Serpents and I have a few thoughts:
(1) While this book was one of my favorites of 2019 and a five star read at the time, I am dropping it to 4 stars because I didn't enjoy the first half as much as I did the first time. The ending though...damn.
(2) I don't think Severin is my favorite of the characters anymore...maybe Enrique, Hypnos, or Laila. Not sure. (I definitely liked Tristan and Zofia a lot more this read, as well.)
(3) I think it really set itself up well for a sequel and during a lot of the book I was kind of like eh...I don't really want to read The Silvered Serpents yet, but when I got to the last 50 pages, I was like holy sh*t I need to read TSS now.
(4) I should not have compared TGW to Six of Crows so much in my review. Both are wonderful books but shouldn't be compared simply because they have a heist. I still recommend TGW more than SoC, but both are very well-crafted novels with an excellent cast of characters.
-Book Hugger
-- The OG review --
It's been far too long since I read this and far too long since I've written a proper review. My sole excuse is that my homework has piled up immensely and I've spent every ounce of free time doing what I can to either catch up on work, reading, or watching TV. So my blog has gone slightly hiatus.
Whatever.
The Gilded Wolves was a remarkable novel. I've seen it compared to Six of Crows on numerous occasions. My only comment about this may be problematic: I actually liked TGW better than SoC. First, I could comprehend TGW's plot a lot better, the world was more grounded, the characters felt more real, and it delved into more social issues grounded in our world. I could go on and on about how there were no lulls in TGW like there were in SoC. Everything felt smoothly transitioned, flawlessly crafted. It was everything I wanted and more.
The characters are flawless.
We have my favorite: Sevérin, who reads kind of like Kaz, but more openly emo. I would start wars and burn cities for Sevérin, mark my words.
We have my other favorites: Hypnos (the Magnus Bane type), Enrique (the Alec Lightwood type, but more confident, and so sweet), and Laila (the Inej type, but more of a baker, yet sneaky sneaky).
We have my least favorites, but still well loved: Zofia (while I love the autism rep, I didn't connect as well to her) and Tristan (not going to lie, I think his main personality trait was his pet tarantula).
The plot was fascinating. Just writing this review makes me want to jump back into the world and experience it all over again. Chokshi's writing is wonderful and paints such a beautiful image, but also keeps it real. It's rare that historical fiction tackles social issues. Chokshi is really giving us what we deserve in 2019.
(Also Enrique's little bit made me cryyyy.)
I'm super duper hyped for the sequel, whenever that will come. If you read one 2019 release this year, make it this one! It's diverse, fascinating, and has a wonderful cast of characters you'd die for.
-Book Hugger
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(1) While this book was one of my favorites of 2019 and a five star read at the time, I am dropping it to 4 stars because I didn't enjoy the first half as much as I did the first time. The ending though...damn.
(2) I don't think Severin is my favorite of the characters anymore...maybe Enrique, Hypnos, or Laila. Not sure. (I definitely liked Tristan and Zofia a lot more this read, as well.)
(3) I think it really set itself up well for a sequel and during a lot of the book I was kind of like eh...I don't really want to read The Silvered Serpents yet, but when I got to the last 50 pages, I was like holy sh*t I need to read TSS now.
(4) I should not have compared TGW to Six of Crows so much in my review. Both are wonderful books but shouldn't be compared simply because they have a heist. I still recommend TGW more than SoC, but both are very well-crafted novels with an excellent cast of characters.
-Book Hugger
-- The OG review --
It's been far too long since I read this and far too long since I've written a proper review. My sole excuse is that my homework has piled up immensely and I've spent every ounce of free time doing what I can to either catch up on work, reading, or watching TV. So my blog has gone slightly hiatus.
Whatever.
The Gilded Wolves was a remarkable novel. I've seen it compared to Six of Crows on numerous occasions. My only comment about this may be problematic: I actually liked TGW better than SoC. First, I could comprehend TGW's plot a lot better, the world was more grounded, the characters felt more real, and it delved into more social issues grounded in our world. I could go on and on about how there were no lulls in TGW like there were in SoC. Everything felt smoothly transitioned, flawlessly crafted. It was everything I wanted and more.
The characters are flawless.
We have my favorite: Sevérin, who reads kind of like Kaz, but more openly emo. I would start wars and burn cities for Sevérin, mark my words.
We have my other favorites: Hypnos (the Magnus Bane type), Enrique (the Alec Lightwood type, but more confident, and so sweet), and Laila (the Inej type, but more of a baker, yet sneaky sneaky).
We have my least favorites, but still well loved: Zofia (while I love the autism rep, I didn't connect as well to her) and Tristan (not going to lie, I think his main personality trait was his pet tarantula).
The plot was fascinating. Just writing this review makes me want to jump back into the world and experience it all over again. Chokshi's writing is wonderful and paints such a beautiful image, but also keeps it real. It's rare that historical fiction tackles social issues. Chokshi is really giving us what we deserve in 2019.
(Also Enrique's little bit made me cryyyy.)
I'm super duper hyped for the sequel, whenever that will come. If you read one 2019 release this year, make it this one! It's diverse, fascinating, and has a wonderful cast of characters you'd die for.
-Book Hugger
http://www.bookhuggerreviews.com