![]() ![]() The characters are also benefiting from colonialism! This is an unusual POV in YA lit. I was so glad to see a story that took place in the Victorian era while also addressing the evil of colonialism. TGW is Victorian without ignoring Colonialism. These other characters don’t capture the essence of what it really feels like to be Indian in a western world like Chokshi’s Laila. ![]() There have been other Indian-coded characters in YA fiction (Inej comes to mind because of the SOC parallel). And since I am an Indian woman who also dances Bharatanatyam, Laila made me feel so seen. It is way more akin to National Treasure than Ocean’s Eleven. TGW had action and adventure, but it is primarily a puzzle-solving heist story. Yes, they have the same basic ingredients of a YA heist with six characters (four boys and two girls), but that’s where the similarities end. But I’m all about my aggressive stances, and it’s really true! The Gilded Wolves and Six of Crows are NOT the same. I know, I know – that’s a pretty aggressive stance to take about book marketing. People who compare this book to Six of Crows are wrong. The story is more National Treasure than Ocean’s Eleven. ![]() The Gilded Wolves is typically marketed as akin to Six of Crows, but that’s not quite it. ![]()
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