And last but not least, Enrique is a history nerd with a passion for wanting to help his country find its freedom. Zofia whose insanely smart but not the best at being social. Laila, who manages to bake and care for everyone’s wellbeing while balancing her own secret. Tristan with his pet tarantula and protective love for Séverin. There’s Séverin who is convinced that obtaining the artifact holds the key to having everything he’s ever wanted. The CharactersĮach character has their own skillset, secret, and personality that makes you love them. Mixed that with Séverin and his main reasoning for the heist being revenge the two fall into a dance that has you rooting for them and wanting more. With Laila’s hidden secret she is private and doesn’t allow people to get too close to her. As you read the first book, you find out the two have history. I mentioned earlier that the series includes a slow-burn romance and I am not going to leave you hanging! Among the main heist and countless risks the crew takes is the torturously slow burn between Séverin and Laila. IMAGE VIA If the synopsis isn’t enough to have you hooked and wanting to read this series – here are three specific reasons to deep dive into Chokshi’s fantasy world: 1.

Together the five of them must work together to pull off a heist with dangerous risks and secrets along the way. Séverin’s team consists of Tristan, his non-blood-related brother Enrique, a Filipino historian Zofia, a Polish engineer and Laila, an Indian dancer with a hidden secret. In order to do so, he and his team must work with Séverin’s rival and find an ancient artifact that could change all of their lives.

Séverin has created an intricate and loyal team to help with his plan to take back what is his.

The Order is made up of a slew of powerful houses that manage Forged artifacts and withhold the secrets of the Babel fragments that are what makes it possible for certain people to have the Forging ability for both materials and minds. The Gilded Wolves takes place in Paris in 1889 and revolves around Séverin, a wealthy hotel owner, allowing him to hold secrets and artifacts from The Order. The Silvered Serpents and The Bronzed Beasts are the continuations of Séverin Montagnet-Alarie’s story, which is the main character who we meet in the first book The Gilded Wolves.

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