The Isle in the Silver Sea
- 562
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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About the book
From World Fantasy Award-winning author Tasha Suri comes The Isle in the Silver Sea, a heart-shattering romantasy of sapphic longing, medieval folklore and a love that spans the centuries. In a Britain fuelled by stories, the knight and the witch are fated to fall in love and doom each other over and over, the same tale retold over hundreds of lifetimes. Simran is a witch of the woods. Vina is a knight of the Queen's court. When the two women begin to fall for each other, how can they surrender to their desires, when to give in is to destroy each other? As they seek a way to break the cycle, a mysterious assassin begins targeting tales like theirs. To survive, the two will need to write a story stronger than the one that fate has given to them. But what tale is stronger than The Knight and the Witch? 'Fiercely tender, wildly imaginative, and deeply smart, The Isle in the Silver Sea is an ode to the power of stories themselves--both to shackle us to our destinies, and to free us from them. One of my new all-time favourites' Alix E. Harrow
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.5 across 28 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 13% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 28 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“All signs said I should love this book, Burning Kingdoms is amazing and a contender for my favorite series of all time, there's lesbians, (kinda) enemies to lovers, the narrator was great... but it failed to get its claws into me. I didn't feel strong emotional attachment to the romance or interest in the magic system and these are the primary factors that I've liked in the author's previous work. It felt like it had all the potential to be a five star read, I can't tell if audiobooks can no longer captivate me like physical/ebooks or if I'm just unable to properly articulate my issues with th…”
“ 3.5 stars, rounded to 4 stars. Thank you NetGalley for this eARC!It was a slow start for me, I was losing focus until the 48% mark when things started to get more interesting. And then I started tearing up at the 65% mark. This is a story about stories. But in reality, it's a story of how people try to keep their stories and discard others that don't belong. Things I liked:- there's a cat!- second part of the story is much stronger than the first, I especially loved, loved the relationship between Galath, Hari, and Vina- interweaving social commentary and symbolism into this story …”
Frequently asked
What is The Isle in the Silver Sea rated?
7.9 out of 10, from 28 reader ratings across 1 independent sources.
Is The Isle in the Silver Sea worth reading?
Readers give it 7.9/10 from 28 ratings in open sources.
How long does it take to read The Isle in the Silver Sea?
About 10 hours at an average reading pace — 562 pages.