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The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi | ARC Review

20th September 2020
The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves #2) by Roshani Chokshi
- Publisher: Wednesday Books, September 22nd 2020
- Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
- Format: Ebook (eARC)
- Page Count: 416 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
CW: dismemberment, torture, blood Forging, off-screen killings, emotional abuse, alcohol, (possible) panic attacks, antisemitism, racism, suicide of a very minor character, bombing, manipulation

I love the tagline, “They are each other’s fiercest love, greatest danger, and only hope.” Upon finishing, I realized just how true it is.

“We debase ourselves for the ones we love.”
Laila
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Book Reviews, Fiction

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

15th September 2020
The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves #1) by Roshani Chokshi
- Publisher: Wednesday Books, 2019
- Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 388 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
The overall atmosphere Chokshi had created was gloomy, haunting, and breathtaking. She stated that the idea for this trilogy stemmed from hearing about the “human zoo” displaying Filipinos in 1904 World’s Fair. Then she came across another “human zoo” featuring “Negro Village” in 1889 Exposition Universelle. The Gilded Wolves series was never meant to be a cheery story. Set in the 19th century, Chokshi wanted to show the “beauty and horror” of La Belle Époque, The Beautiful Era. In her words, “When we revise the horror and sanitize the grotesque, we risk erasing the paths that led us here.” And I love how she managed to achieve telling an honest story with a magical twist in this first installment.
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