I am convinced that everything this author touches will turn to gold. I don’t even think before making my purchases of her new books because they always blow my mind away and this book is no exception. I laughed, cried and felt so many emotions through this book. I love how every character of this ragtag group is equally as important and the others. I don’t consider any of them side characters and enjoy every perspective I get to read from.

I might be completely confused after reading The Gilded Wolves (I was never one for puzzles), but the mystery and danger of the world and my love for the cast Roshani Chokshi introduces in the first book was enough for me to pick up its sequel, The Silvered Serpents.

The sequel to The Gilded Wolves trilogy brings us back to 19th century France, with the group (Severin, Laila, Zofia, Enrique) recovering from their loss despite knocking down the Fallen House a few pegs. The family bond and close relationships they’ve formed with each other continue to be a strong asset of the series, with Laila’s love for baking, Enrique’s love for food and rambling passionately about history, and Zofia’s love for creating various inventions. There’s the added addition of Hypnos who inserts himself into the group just wanting to find a place that will accept him for who he is and has become just as lovable (although dramatic and almost always with a flourish).

While the others are ready to move on with their lives (and Hypnos trying to fit in), Severin hasn’t recovered from the loss, being hit the hardest. And the little taste of power from the Fallen House during his encounter with them in book one is just enough for him to pursue a lead for an artifact that could grant the power of God and (hopefully) solve of all of their problems. He’s a jerk (even more so in the terribly bland narration of the audiobook for his chapters), and circles around the idea of being Godlike while also distancing himself from the others. But he’s someone who falls between the lines of hero and villain depending on which character you ask, and you never know which side he falls on. Severin believes he’s heading towards the goal of giving him and everyone else a better life with his actions and choices, but is he really?

Chokshi’s writing is gorgeous, with beautiful prose worthy of being highlighted throughout as the crew ventures into Russia, following a trail of riddles, secrets, and unsolved murders. It’s just as much adventure as the first one, with the book exploring what one would do to protect the ones they care about, especially for Severin. After the events of The Gilded Wolves, his need to protect everyone else is emphasized even more so, leading him to make decisions throughout the sequel that could potentially create a rift in his relationship with them and ones we won’t see until the final book, The Bronzed Beasts.

While the ending is memorable, I personally felt the rest of the novel was there for the sake of fleshing out the characters more and building up anticipation for the third book than building out the world further. Regardless, The Silvered Serpents is a solid sequel to The Gilded Wolves, and much like my feelings with the first novel, it’ll be my love for the characters that’ll have me picking up the final book along with wanting a sense of closure.

This is much better than the first one, also probably due in part because we know (and maybe like) these characters so much better than in The Gilded Wolves. It's funny because individually I don't love many of these characters but I like how they are as a group and as a found family. That's the good stuff.

Still don't care for the romances, even more so in this book than in the first.

Sometimes a little purple but overall, really good prose throughout, but I find personally that the writing gets a little confusing when describing certain things, mostly action scenes.

I very much enjoyed The GIlded Wolves and was excited to read the sequel. This book encompasses what a sequel SHOULD be. The story and characters progress nicely and are developed well, AND we get to learn more about the characters we know and love. Severin was a little too much of a Negative Nancy for me at times but then I forgot all about that as the story went on. I waited WAY too long to read this - college kicked my butt, but I am so glad I did!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Roshani Chokshi writes in a beautiful prose that draws you in and makes it so that you're barely looking at how much you have left of the book or how much you've already read - it's all about the journey to supplement the ultimate end.

I continued to love Zofia, Hypnos and Enrique. Their characters intrigue me to no end and I love how they're written. Unfortunately I'm still not fully committed to Laila & Severin, which I think is a big issue with ultimate enjoyment of this series as they're an integral piece of the recipe. It's like not liking apples but baking an apple pie.

A beautifully written sequel to THE GILDED WOLVES, the cover alone is enough to make you pick this book up to add to your TBR pile. The first book introduced us to a cast of characters so rich and well developed, we grieved along with them when Tristan died. The community and scenery is a visual feast of your mind's eye.
As the remaining characters search for a relic to give them immeasurable powers, they will take the journey to test their loyalities and strengths. Everything about this book pulls you into the story and keeps you there. A wonderful journey through this story until we come to the next one.

Another amazing tale by RC! I love these characters and the messes they get themselves into so much! This novel was a bit more predictable than the first but I still truly loved it from start to finish. It ended on quite the cliffhanger so I can’t wait to grab my copy of the last book! Thank you netgalley for my copy!

Gosh dang it Chokshi can write!!! She knows how to craft a story that has me in the edge of my chair and can ripe my heart out.

I really honestly couldn't say why I waited so long to read this book. I tried several times. Usually when that happens, the book in question blows me away. This time? Not so much. I found this whole story to be tedious. I understand that every character was affected deeply by the death of Trista, Severin especially, but I really feel like everyone spent more time trying to come to terms with their grief rather than moving the plot forward. The plot itself felt very stagnant and honestly, I don't think anything really happened until the last quarter of the book. The first book was so gripping and riveting with planning for the heist, being introduced to the characters, and the heist itself, and this book just seem like it dithered in one spot for so long. It definitely suffered from the curse of the 2nd book in the series and truly, the ending is the only reason why I'll even be continuing on with this trilogy. The ending and all the characters save Severin, cause screw him. I loved him so much in the first book and I completely understand the 180 in his personality since his brother was killed, but homie is definitely giving off the mindset of an abuser. 'I'm doing this for you.' 'I only hurt you because I love you.' Miss me with that, please and thank you.

Listen.....this writing is phenomenal! And the characters?! The sequel to The Gilded Wolves does NOT disappoint. Now back to the writing....Roshani Chokshi's writing and word choice is one of those gems that is incomparable. PHENOMENAL! Each character is so different and honestly it shows in its writing. I cannot wait to read the final book to this trilogy.

This is how a sequel should be done it builds so easily from the first book, the characters were positively my favorite. What an adventure.

I liked this book just fine - but it's a SLLLLLOOOOWWWWW build into what I think will be a great series over all. It is a typical YA second book in a series though. Lots of building the plot for later books, but otherwise enjoyable for what it is. I finished it because I really enjoy the way the author writes and tells her stories - and because I was supposed to review it. The tone and time period were done really well, just the pacing was a bit slow for my taste. I will most likely read book 3 when it comes out.

I finally got around to reading this book which is book 2 in this particular series! I honestly wasn't expecting much out of this book as this author is hit or miss for me but, it blew my mind! I was so excited to know that a third book is coming out in a couple weeks and I was very tempted to get a copy. I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys fantasy.

This series is fantastic and I love the complexity of the characters and the setting. I was captured by the first book in these series and this one did not disappoint.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC to review.

I didn’t like this one as much as The Gilded Wolves, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a good read. The characters were lovely and the world-building and atmosphere are phenomenal. This sequel was stellar and I'm so glad I got to read this!

I cannot believe that I waited so long to read The Gilded Wolves series by Roshani Chokshi! The first book, The Gilded Wolves, had been on my TBR for a while before I finally started it, and once I did so, I was kicking myself for not having started it sooner! Once I finished the first book, I immediately made plans to start The Silvered Serpents right away, and I’m so glad I did!

I always enjoy Roshani’s books whenever I read them. The first series I read by her was The Star-Touched Queen series, and then after that, The Pandava Quartet, which happens to be one of my most favorite middle-grade series. I will definitely be adding The Gilded Wolves to my list of favorites as well!

Since I didn’t write a review for the first book, let me assure you that I did enjoy it. The characters and the storyline were really great, and while the ending was a bit of a shock, it was still an all-around great read. I very much enjoyed it.

The Silvered Serpents picks up not long after where The Gilded Wolves leaves off and takes you on another great adventure full of twists that you probably won’t see coming, and so much going on that you won’t know what to expect next ... at least I didn’t! The book ends in a way that will leave you dying to get your hands on the third book, The Bronzed Beast, and I will be patiently waiting for it to release in September!

Oh, can I also say that I love so many of the characters in this series? They are all so great, and all for different reasons, and I adore them all. I can’t wait to see what’s next for them in the next book!

Overall; The Silvered Serpents was a fantastic sequel to The Gilded Wolves! I really wish that I had started this series sooner, but I absolutely can’t wait to get my hands on the next book coming soon … it’s going to be a most anticipated read for me for sure!

Silvered Serpents is a captivating follow up to Gilded Wolves and it wrecked me emotionally. Chokshi provides stark contrast between alliances we hold and the secrets we keep inside. I was swept away by the book and devoured it completely.

I absolutely loved this sequel. I will read anything Chokshi writes and this one was no exception. She creates beautiful worlds and plots on top of increíble characterization. One of the best YA writers of this decade

ah this is gonna be a hard one to review because this all started wrong. i read the gilded wolves as an arc and at that time it was marketed as a duology and i never even heard the news that it was expanded??? i never saw people adding the third on on goodread i have no idea when the hell this expansion even happened and why i wasn’t privy to it like huh? i am usually 10/10 at book news.

Anyway guess when i found out it was a trilogy? AS I READ THE EPILOGUE OF THE SILVERED SERPENTS AND WAS HELLO CONFUSED AND WENT TO GOODREADS……………… can u imagine? i was reading an earc so the end does sneak up on yooooooooooooou ugh anyway this event has made it to the top 10 unexplainable what the hecks?

so this kinda did affect my whole in the moment reaction to the book because I judged it as a finale,while reading when it was not, i was just so into just finishing the series i wasn’t even judging it as a sequel ….

But afterwards finding out it’s the middle book, and thoroughly thinking through the events I think it does suffer a lot from middle book syndrome.

It just felt like the story was so dragged and nothing much happens. Like you could see how they tried to stretch it into three books from the initial two.

The book does start great with all the quest, dilemma and angst but at some point all those things become quite repetitive and annoying and don’t really reach any conclusions or solution.

For the plot twist I think you can see it coming the long way from the start for some and by the middle I think everyone can tell.

I guess I just wanted some progression in the relationships? But they are still there as they were in book one and I think a little bit MORE frustrating in book two. Even the whole squad suffered as a whole, i just hated the dynamics in this book.

Also plot wise I think all the discovery and finding part was really easy boom the sequence went on and they kept solving puzzles, without any hindrance. Which kinda took out from the ooh being on your edge part of a book.

My whole problem with this book was that it was a big fat filler, and it felt like everything that was happening in the book one was still happening and in the same pattern it got exasperating

Overall, for me this book was a huge disappointed. But I am still looking forward to the last one. Because I really like these characters and I wanna see where they will go. Even though I am not really the fan of the plot anymore. Most of it is sometimes confusing or take a lot from random artistic world facts or mathematical tidbits. And it kinda gets hard to be in the loop.

I absolutely adore this series. Roshani’s writing is pure magic, absolutely captivating. I cannot stop reading her work!