![]() I didn’t find it hard to follow the different perspectives. Novik has a talent for presenting multiple character point of views with complex sub-plots weaving everything into a single brimming tale. The introduction to the world builds on the people’s stories and fears till the magic is more than just under the surface but true and an increment part of these women’s everyday lives. There is also the story of a noble girl, considered plain and useless to her father but who must fight for her life and those she loves after she is married to a cruel tsar cursed with a fire demon in his body. ![]() The story includes a woman hired to pay her (physical) abuse father’s debt and take care of her siblings. But this causes the notice of the Staryk, a terrible being who brings the winter and wants gold above all else. She soon finds she is good at the job and over time turns more silver into gold. When her mother becomes ill and Miryem has grown sick herself from constant poverty she goes out to collect the funds owed. Her family is poor since her father repeatedly fails at collecting dues. ![]() The story starts with Miryem, daughter, and granddaughter to a moneylender. ![]() It incorporates fantasy, myth, and dark retellings making it a lush layered novel with flushes out characters and worlds. Spinning Silver is much more than the retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. ![]()
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