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A review by afi_whatafireads
The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
RTC.
This gave me everything and more and I cried and laughed.
I'm biased with this series and its basically everything **sighs**
My love for these characters are immense 🥺
Edited : 19/1/2023
This novella gave me everything I needed to have some sort of closure with The Daevabad Trilogy.
Since I'll be rooting everyone to be reading this series, here's a few takes before you go in this novella blind.
1. You CANNOT read this first . Don't. Never do that. You'll just spoil yourself through the entirety of the whole series. Read this AFTER you've finished the last book in the series, The Empire of Gold. I'm warning you. DON'T ATTEMPT TO READ THIS FIRST.
2. I suggest to read this book RIGHT AFTER finishing the series? Why you may ask?
Well... There are a few chapters that gives you an.... Alternate ending and possibly what happens after the epilogue of the story... so.. lookout for that hehe.
3. DONT SKIP THROUGH THE CHAPTERS Don't. Yes the chapters are written through different characters but best to enjoy it through accordingly. HOWEVER TEMPTED YOU WANT TO SKIP TO YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTERS Don't.
Okay that's about it.
Honestly, I can't write my thoughts about this book without spoiling my entirety of the whole series, but here's a few non-spoilery takes:
Writing
I feel that Shannon , like the authors that I loved, really does her homework and research in writing and it shows in her writing. In the novella, I loved that we get more of a backstory of each characters, and I'm kinda thankful that its written on Nahri's time rather thna Ghassan's time cause I will be bawling my eyes out throughout the series I feel :') Chakraborty writes really good adventure stories, and her scenes on the nature, the environment and how she describes each movement and history doesn't feel forced and boring, it felt you're sucked into the world and just enjoying your ride there. It's an amazing feeling.
Characters
You can't hate anyone in this book (except for me, I hate this one Djinn) , but the rest? You can't hate them. That's how morally gray they are and I love the characters in this series with my whole heart. The novella gave me more insight of the series, of their sacrifices and mostly, it gave me a closure to some scenes in the series. I devoured every chapter and every page.
Themes
I feel that no one really talks about this particular theme in the series, but one of the most prominent ones is Motherhood. I swear the women in this book are something and Shannon writes SUCH GOOD WOMEN CHARACTERS. I'm absolutely in love .
Please pick up this trilogy AND read this novella right after. I am still quite hungover and I freaking love this novella. For those who have read the series a while back, here's a chance to dive back into the world of Daevabad, that will take you to places and characters that you're already familiar. To those who are new, welcome and I hope you enjoy the ride and adventure of the series.
Biggest thank you to Times Reads for this particular copy!
This gave me everything and more and I cried and laughed.
I'm biased with this series and its basically everything **sighs**
My love for these characters are immense 🥺
Edited : 19/1/2023
This novella gave me everything I needed to have some sort of closure with The Daevabad Trilogy.
Since I'll be rooting everyone to be reading this series, here's a few takes before you go in this novella blind.
1. You CANNOT read this first . Don't. Never do that. You'll just spoil yourself through the entirety of the whole series. Read this AFTER you've finished the last book in the series, The Empire of Gold. I'm warning you. DON'T ATTEMPT TO READ THIS FIRST.
2. I suggest to read this book RIGHT AFTER finishing the series? Why you may ask?
Well... There are a few chapters that gives you an.... Alternate ending and possibly what happens after the epilogue of the story... so.. lookout for that hehe.
3. DONT SKIP THROUGH THE CHAPTERS Don't. Yes the chapters are written through different characters but best to enjoy it through accordingly. HOWEVER TEMPTED YOU WANT TO SKIP TO YOUR FAVOURITE CHARACTERS Don't.
Okay that's about it.
Honestly, I can't write my thoughts about this book without spoiling my entirety of the whole series, but here's a few non-spoilery takes:
Writing
I feel that Shannon , like the authors that I loved, really does her homework and research in writing and it shows in her writing. In the novella, I loved that we get more of a backstory of each characters, and I'm kinda thankful that its written on Nahri's time rather thna Ghassan's time cause I will be bawling my eyes out throughout the series I feel :') Chakraborty writes really good adventure stories, and her scenes on the nature, the environment and how she describes each movement and history doesn't feel forced and boring, it felt you're sucked into the world and just enjoying your ride there. It's an amazing feeling.
Characters
You can't hate anyone in this book (except for me, I hate this one Djinn) , but the rest? You can't hate them. That's how morally gray they are and I love the characters in this series with my whole heart. The novella gave me more insight of the series, of their sacrifices and mostly, it gave me a closure to some scenes in the series. I devoured every chapter and every page.
Themes
I feel that no one really talks about this particular theme in the series, but one of the most prominent ones is Motherhood. I swear the women in this book are something and Shannon writes SUCH GOOD WOMEN CHARACTERS. I'm absolutely in love .
Please pick up this trilogy AND read this novella right after. I am still quite hungover and I freaking love this novella. For those who have read the series a while back, here's a chance to dive back into the world of Daevabad, that will take you to places and characters that you're already familiar. To those who are new, welcome and I hope you enjoy the ride and adventure of the series.
Biggest thank you to Times Reads for this particular copy!