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dreadspawn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Minor: War
quiet_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, and Blood
Minor: Sexual content, Torture, and Death of parent
thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
renpuspita's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The Daevabad Trilogy is one of my favorite reads this year and I will always recommend this trilogy for anyone in search of a good and epic fantasy. But, what comes after the end? What happen in the pasts that shaped some of major player in Daevabad, that justified their atrocities in the first place? What if after everything that happen, every hurt and pain, do they deserve the forgiveness and redemption?
Chakraborty in her introduction said that she write this in the pandemic era, like try to visit an old friend. I did read the trilogy after the pandemic but I share the sentiments. Sometimes to pump up the creative juice, we will write or create something that we already familiar of. The River of Silver is more like an anthology, collection of the short stories or maybe deleted scenes that didn't made it into the books. Give us some perspective to some characters that not Nahri, Ali or Dara, even the trio also have their own story told in this book. So, since the River of Silver contain spoilers from the 3 books, I will marked them all with spoiler tag.
Manizheh, Hatset and that certain someone whom related to Nahri :
This is make me think that all of the events that happen in the Daevabad is a cause and effect. Action and reaction. The Nahid council deserve their demise for their treatment of shafit, yet the tyranny that Ghassan and his father did to both Manizheh and Rustam is what drive Manizheh to be as ruthless as Ghassan. I think maybe that's why Chakraborty write Nahri as Nahid-shafit Daeva and Jamshid's personality is what I wonder maybe Rustam was like him before he got broken by Ghassan. Too many violence, too many blood spilled. Too many prejudice, racism and xenophobia. Reading all the chapter from Manizheh, Duriya and Hatset is not easy to read. We know what happen in their future, since the three women story were told from their past. Uniquely enough, all of them are mothers. Chakraborty might want to show that all these mothers have power of their rights. From Manizheh's ruthlessness, Hatset's political maneuverings and Duriya's determination
Muntadhir:
Jamshid:
Zaynab:
The Scout :
Dara:
Ali :
and finally, Nahri:
Fyuh, that's a plenty for a book that its lenght is only half of the first book XD. This anthology make me want to revisit the world of Daevabad again, to reminiscence some events that happen in those books. Sadly, I have what you said "too many book to read, too little time." The River of Silver is a must read if you love The Daevabad Trilogy!
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Genocide and War
readandfindout's review against another edition
4.5
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 5 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Sexual harassment
Minor: Genocide and War
laurareads87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Note: If you have yet to read the Daevabad Trilogy, what are you waiting for?! Go start with City of Brass.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Medical content
ehmannky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Death, Violence, Murder, and War
booksthatburn's review against another edition
- 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
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).
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Cursing, Genocide, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
levesc17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Violence