Sep 11

Sep 11 The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves, #1)

Author: Roshani Chokshi
Publisher: Wednesday Books
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Cover Description

Returning to the dark and glamorous 19th century world of her New York Times instant bestseller, The Gilded Wolves, Roshani Chokshi dazzles us with another riveting tale as full of mystery and danger as ever in The Silvered Serpents.

They are each other’s fiercest love, greatest danger, and only hope.

Séverin and his team members might have successfully thwarted the Fallen House, but victory came at a terrible cost — one that still haunts all of them. Desperate to make amends, Séverin pursues a dangerous lead to find a long lost artifact rumored to grant its possessor the power of God.

Their hunt lures them far from Paris, and into the icy heart of Russia where crystalline ice animals stalk forgotten mansions, broken goddesses carry deadly secrets, and a string of unsolved murders makes the crew question whether an ancient myth is a myth after all.

As hidden secrets come to the light and the ghosts of the past catch up to them, the crew will discover new dimensions of themselves. But what they find out may lead them down paths they never imagined.

A tale of love and betrayal as the crew risks their lives for one last job.

TL;DR Review

The Silvered Serpents is a fun book two in the Gilded Wolves trilogy. It’s a formulaic YA fantasy plot, but in a way that’s entertaining and could make a great comfort read.

For you if: You like multi-POV YA fantasy novels, like Six of Crows.

Full Review

The Silvered Serpents is the second book in The Gilded Wolves trilogy by Roshani Chokshi. I read The Gilded Wolves a few years ago, when it first came out, and then again recently as a re-read. Then it was on to this one, all in preparation for the third and final book coming out this month!

The trilogy is a multi-POV story about crew of young heisters, led by a man (boy? idk, it’s YA) named Séverin. In The Gilded Wolves, they embark on a mission to restore Severin’s status as head of one of the four ruling families, and pretty much save the world from an unknown enemy trying to restore the Tower of Babel and become gods. This one picks up where that one left off, with our characters fractured but determined to find an ancient book they all desperately want for different reasons. But beware: Séverin is spiraling and soooooo dramatic in this one. Be prepared to want to shake him, lol.

These books are basically Six of Crows but a little more formulaic and tropey. That said, I still think they’re a lot of fun. Part of the experience is knowing they’re formulaic and then just sitting back to enjoy the ride, fall in love with the characters, root for your favorite ‘ships, and see how they’ll defeat the bad guys. These books would make a really great, fast-paced read between heavier books or books with intense world-building. I’m hooked now and definitely ready for The Bronzed Beasts!