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A review by odds
The River of Silver by S.A. Chakraborty
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- 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
4.0
I picked up the pace with this one. I'm not sure why I'm always able to do that at the end of a month, but there we go. I knew it wouldn't take me long even before I realised it contained short stories.
The Daevabad Trilogy was a real highlight of the first year I started doing my book journal (2020) - a top 5 pick in a year of very strong top 5 picks. I've picked up the two other books released by this author in the time since Empire of Gold came out and know that I will continue to do so. Chakraborty is firmly on my "auto buy" list. This is a delightful little book filled with short stories set both before, during and after the events of the Daevabad trilogy and focusing on a range of different characters. I knew I would have an easy time because I know I love this world and all of the world building was already there from reading the main books.
It's a lovely book that took me no time at all to read as I could just fit in one or two of the stories whenever I was able - mostly bus trips and over breakfast in the frigid kitchen at work. It feels a bit like the DVD extras on something you really loved enough to want more, even if you can see why some of them may have been unnecessary in the main plot. It's an odd one to recommend though as you definitely need the context from reading the 3 main books. However, as an extension of the series, it's excellent.
Also - read the Daevabad Trilogy 😉.
The Daevabad Trilogy was a real highlight of the first year I started doing my book journal (2020) - a top 5 pick in a year of very strong top 5 picks. I've picked up the two other books released by this author in the time since Empire of Gold came out and know that I will continue to do so. Chakraborty is firmly on my "auto buy" list. This is a delightful little book filled with short stories set both before, during and after the events of the Daevabad trilogy and focusing on a range of different characters. I knew I would have an easy time because I know I love this world and all of the world building was already there from reading the main books.
It's a lovely book that took me no time at all to read as I could just fit in one or two of the stories whenever I was able - mostly bus trips and over breakfast in the frigid kitchen at work. It feels a bit like the DVD extras on something you really loved enough to want more, even if you can see why some of them may have been unnecessary in the main plot. It's an odd one to recommend though as you definitely need the context from reading the 3 main books. However, as an extension of the series, it's excellent.
Also - read the Daevabad Trilogy 😉.