readandfindout's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
4.5
Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 5 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 5 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Sexual harassment
Minor: Genocide and War
lauraglovestoread's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful - this collection of fifteen short stories and scenes, including an alternate epilogue, was a welcome opportunity to return to the world and characters of the Daevabad Trilogy. I knew from very early on that this would be a five star read. The stories are written from a range of points of view, including both POV characters from the novels and some additional characters that did not have POV chapters until now. Everyone that a fan of the trilogy would hope to see represented in a book like this is included. So good.
Note: If you have yet to read the Daevabad Trilogy, what are you waiting for?! Go start with City of Brass.
Note: If you have yet to read the Daevabad Trilogy, what are you waiting for?! Go start with City of Brass.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Medical content
mandkips's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Sexual harassment, and Cursing
Minor: Genocide and War
theespressoedition's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Gore, Blood, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content and Cursing
booksthatburn's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
*I received a free review copy in exchange for an honest review of this book.
THE RIVER OF SILVER is a group of stories arranged alongside and between the main books of the Daevabad trilogy, showing hidden moments with characters you know and (maybe) love already.
To me, the best way to read this would be to read the stories alongside the main trilogy, in the order indicated at the start of each chapter. Because most of these stories were originally drafted as part of the writing process for the other books, they contribute to but are unable to alter the emotional landscape and general trajectory of the series. They work well as companion stories to the trilogy, but are unable to stand on their own for someone who hasn’t read the other books. There are some excellent sections relating to events before the main trilogy featuring characters not seen before, and I enjoyed. This book is absolutely worth reading if you want more of Jamshid and Muntadhir, singly and together. Many of the stories touch on the arc of their relationship, and for me the highlight of the book is a story featuring both of them which takes place near (or perhaps slightly after) the end of EMPIRE OF GOLD. Anyone hoping also or instead for more of Nahri, Ali, or Dara shouldn’t be disappointed either.
CW for cursing (brief), sexual content (brief), grief (graphic), xenophobia, pregnancy (backstory), sexual harassment, sexual assault (brief), panic attacks, alcohol, fire/fire injury, blood (graphic), gore (brief), torture, body horror, violence (graphic), torture, emotional abuse, toxic relationship, suicidal thoughts (brief), genocide (backstory), self harm, suicide attempt (backstory), parental death (backstory), death (graphic).
THE RIVER OF SILVER is a group of stories arranged alongside and between the main books of the Daevabad trilogy, showing hidden moments with characters you know and (maybe) love already.
To me, the best way to read this would be to read the stories alongside the main trilogy, in the order indicated at the start of each chapter. Because most of these stories were originally drafted as part of the writing process for the other books, they contribute to but are unable to alter the emotional landscape and general trajectory of the series. They work well as companion stories to the trilogy, but are unable to stand on their own for someone who hasn’t read the other books. There are some excellent sections relating to events before the main trilogy featuring characters not seen before, and I enjoyed. This book is absolutely worth reading if you want more of Jamshid and Muntadhir, singly and together. Many of the stories touch on the arc of their relationship, and for me the highlight of the book is a story featuring both of them which takes place near (or perhaps slightly after) the end of EMPIRE OF GOLD. Anyone hoping also or instead for more of Nahri, Ali, or Dara shouldn’t be disappointed either.
CW for cursing (brief), sexual content (brief), grief (graphic), xenophobia, pregnancy (backstory), sexual harassment, sexual assault (brief), panic attacks, alcohol, fire/fire injury, blood (graphic), gore (brief), torture, body horror, violence (graphic), torture, emotional abuse, toxic relationship, suicidal thoughts (brief), genocide (backstory), self harm, suicide attempt (backstory), parental death (backstory), death (graphic).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Blood, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Alcohol, Torture, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Self harm
Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, Grief, Cursing, Sexual assault, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
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