Spinning Silver

margarita_d shared a tip "One of Naomi Novik's best works, undoubtedly. Everything about this book is mesmerizing. The characters, Slavic folklore, Jewish and Eastern European cultures, fae, politics... Usually I'm not a fan of multiple POV, but this was done with such skill I couldn't help but love it. The only thing I wanted more of this book is the story of Irina and Mirnatius, what happened to them afterwards. This was an absolutely fantastic book!"

emma_van_orden shared a tip "A great fairytale read! I liked Uprooted a bit better even though the two books have the same beautiful writing style. There are several different points of view to keep track of and things get a bit slow in the middle, but it picked up again near the end. Also if you’re expecting a substantial love story this is not the book for that, there are about 3 pages with any romance lol."

jasmine_pearson_7321 shared a tip "Listened to the audiobook while skiing through a forest under a full moon. A ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️book and experience I wish I could have again."

katie_versace shared a tip "Enemies to lovers, fantastic reinvention/retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairytale. Follows three strong female protagonists in fantasy Russia. Great descriptive writing, fun characters that grow through the book, each protagonist faces their own challenges and goes up against them with their own forms of bravery."

alexis_fertig shared a tip "This was masterful! Beautifully crafted and just when I was certain Novik couldn't possibly redeem some of these characters in any possible way that I'd care about them, she tied it up beautifully and left me crying over them. So so so so clever."

lauren_bromberg shared a tip "This might be my favorite retelling of a fairytale of all time. Amazing world building. Flawed characters. A lot to overcome. So much intertwined. Basically three stories intertwined. I’ve listened to it multiple times and I realized I really don’t like one of the main girls but I respect her."

iamatree shared a tip "It’s really good! It’s not as good as Uprooted, but it has a similar old world atmosphere. I also loved the exploration of different types of characters with different social/cultural upbringings that parallels our world."

natalie_hill-burrows shared a tip "Its a great book. Its a slow read for some, but stick with it you will be glad that you read this book. I have read ot 2 times already."

becca_chubb-way shared a tip "A beautiful and creative blend of reinvented fairytales, with multiple unique, strong female leads! I'm not even sure I caught all the different story references, I'll have to read it again 😁"

samantha_kipen shared a tip "I am currently on a memoir kick which have been alright. Reading She Wants It by Solaway. But Naomi wrote the Temeraire series, first is His Majesty's Dragon, and it's phenomenal. I loved it. It's history with Dragons."

andrea_sanderson shared a tip "A fantastical book full of characters with different but interwoven lives. Has creative plot twists that keep you guessing until the very end!"

janani_kanakavalli shared a tip "The characters are richly written. Again Novik knocks it out of the park with the world building. And her female characters are strong capable women that really embody what it means to be a hard working driven women who won’t let the time period or magic stop them"

kristy_w_6547 shared a tip "An interesting twist on familiar fairytales that will keep you guessing. Strong female leads where romance isn’t the main driving factor but love is. Excellent world building and character growth."