Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Gild by Raven Kennedy

39 reviews

brooketreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

Big content warning for sexual content and SA on page. If I hadn’t purchased this book on audible, I probably would have DNFed. I do see the potential, but my negatives far outnumbered that potential.

All the rest of this is major spoilers. I didn’t like how it started with an *rgy, and Auren is being forced to watch from her cage… but it was very confusing how she felt about it. Seemed like she didn’t like it, then it seemed like she did, but then it seemed like she didn’t because she wished to participate… confusing. But, somehow we are supposed to believe that King Midas loves the MC Auren… no. The whole concept of the “saddles” …barf. Then, oh Midas has a wife an hour and a half in that we haven’t heard about till this point. So not only is he massively sleeping around in front of the person that loves him and that he supposedly loves, but he also has a wife that is completely fine with him stepping out and even “purchased” him some of his “saddles” …again barf. And then left and right Auren is about to be r*ped by some gross man… why. Then, Auren watched another woman get r*ped when she could have stopped it the whole time and only stops it when that man is about to come for her… like wtf?!

If I continue the series, which right now doesn't seem promising, it will only be for Rip.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

savysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Great start to the series, I was emotionally invested in the characters and I did not find it to be predictable at all. It was also an easy read, I read it in one day and did not feel bored of it. It is a reflection of what it feels to be a woman when misogyny is still very much present. I am looking forward to see how female friendships grow stronger and what the rest of the plot looks like.

“Why am I so cursed to endure the greed of men? Is it simply the gild of my skin? Or is it something more, something deeper […]”

“Rissa, who would’ve performed and taken everything he threw at her like a professional, because that’s how strong she is.”

“But memory and time aren’t friends […] always losing one as you go with the other.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

annikenr's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic relationship, Vomit, and War

fuzzyblanket's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Trafficking and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infertility and Alcohol

sami_not_sammi's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Infertility and Classism

sunflowersabrina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This one was dark but I finished it very quickly because I really wanted to see bad things happen to men in power. However, unfortunately, your girl Auren does appear to be allergic to making good decisions. Could someone please kick Midas in the nuts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, and Abandonment

bahlamber's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

A very cool twist on the Midas myth. Auren is the beloved saddle of King Midas. Gilded in gold from her hair to her toes, she is a symbol held above all others in the fourth kingdom. The king, her lover, had his eyes set on conquest and expanding the fourth kingdoms reign into other areas of the country. We end with her being captured by Snow pirates to be sold to the highest bidder, but another has their sites on her already. A fae general for the King of Rot has intercepted the Snow Pirate’s plans and has taken Auren and the other saddles with him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Infertility

kitsunasaur's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a “reread,” I didn’t eat it up quite as fast as the first time, but I was still as eager to continue every time. Even as one of the weakest in the series it’s still so captivating to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and War

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

secondhandbookshelves's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

my favorite character (and the best character imo) dies.
Snow pirates are bastards and if the other two side characters with personalities end up dying too I shall revolt. 
The ribbons are cool and Midas seems an impulsive, ruthless dick.

(pretty sure this is vague enough to not actually spoil anything but hey)

Double cliffhanger ending
Pretty dark
Still gunna read book two though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

niliii's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity