I am SO excited to be participating in the blog tour for The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi, out January 15 from Wednesday Books!
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“Set in a darkly glamorous world, The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous but thrilling adventure.
Paris, 1889: The world is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. In this city, no one keeps tabs on secrets better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier, Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. But when the all-powerful society, the Order of Babel, seeks him out for help, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.
To find the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin will need help from a band of experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian who can’t yet go home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in all but blood, who might care too much.
Together, they’ll have to use their wits and knowledge to hunt the artifact through the dark and glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the world, but only if they can stay alive. “
I read somewhere that Chokshi said (and I’m paraphrasing) when you think of 19th century Paris, it’s full of glitz and glamour. However, they had some disgusting practices and all of that beauty covered up that vileness. Chokshi captured that perfectly. It was almost as if she went to 1880’s Paris, took notes, then came back and told us about them. With a fantasy twist of course! Her writing is beautifully descriptive without the reader getting lost. I loved reading about the extravagant parties and the people. Her six characters were very well rounded each with personalities of their own. My favorite was Laila! She is a dancer but that’s not who she really is. She seems happiest baking and feeding people. She was the most relatable in the sense that I feel as though her actions and decisions were something I would make in her shoes. She also has a super rad, dark secret that I’m dying to dig deeper into! Severin’s relationship with each of his crew is really fascinating to read about. He’s got a unique bond with each of them. The magic system is really nifty! It is a little bit more based on science than pure magic, and I loved every moment of the steampunkness (totally a word). Lastly, I’ve just got to say…. THAT ENDING HURT MY HEART!
Roshani Chokshi proved herself an author to watch with her young adult
fantasy debut, The Star-Touched Queen and companion novel A Crown of
Wishes. Debuting at #4 on the New York Times bestseller list, her novels
received rave reviews from fans and critics alike and appeared on the
most buzzed about lists for young adult novels. Beginning her most
ambitious series yet, THE GILDED WOLVES (Wednesday Books;
January 15, 2019) is a decadent tale of heist and adventure set in Belle
Époque Paris, filled with opulent balls, succulent sights, and a brazen
group of teens.
ROSHANI CHOKSHI is the New York Times bestselling author of The Star-Touched Queen, A Crown of Wishes, and Aru Shah and the End of Time. Her work has appeared in Strange Horizons, Shimmer, and Book Smugglers. Her short story, “The Star Maiden,” was longlisted for the British Fantasy Science Award.
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Great review 💗
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Thank you!
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I am looking forward to reading this book!! Great review:)
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It’s so beautiful! And thank you!
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I can’t wait to read this book!! I’m going to have to forcefully move it up the tbr!
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It’s soooo good!!
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I’ve been looking forward to this one for what seems like FOREVER!! Your review just makes me that much more excited and I CAN’T WAIT ❤ My excitement completely cancels out the fact there's an ending prepared to break my heart into a million pieces!!
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Thank you! Yaaasssss! It’s so worth it to be hurt at the end! Haha!
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The Gilded Wolves so sounds like a book I would love! I love hearing that it has a cool magic system!
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For sure! If you’ve ever read Brander Sanderson’s Mistborn, the magic system is slightly similar! They are both science based with metals!
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