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Glow by Raven Kennedy

18 reviews

winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This. 
Just this book.
I love it so much and there is nothing I could critique about this

except for the death of an animal companion :c

ACOSF Vibes but... better?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

hannibanani29's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Grief, Alcohol, and War

januaryt123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

mads_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and War

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Easily the best of the series, but that cliffhanger ending though!! The spice between Auren and Slade peaks in this book. But I knew during that ONE scene it was cause everything was going too well despite having 15% of the book left! Also why Argo?? The poor baby did nothing to deserve such treatment!   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War

nikitanavalkar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-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? No

5.0

Spoiler free for this book but Beware spoilers for books 1-3 and your timely reminder to not be here if you haven’t read those first.

In the words of Michael Scott, it feels like somebody took my heart and dropped it into a bucket of boiling tears. This should tell you how I’m feeling after finishing this book. But in the best way because who doesn’t like pain? I sure do. In my fiction 😭 My soul is battered and mangled and weeping in anguish. I shall need about 8-10 business months to recover, or until the next book, whichever comes first. I knew, just knew when things were going way too smoothly and everyone was way too happy that the other mountain was about to drop. AND WAS I WRONG? NO I WAS NOT. 

As we start straight after the harrowing events of Gleam, there’s a lot of consequences and post feral Auren effects that we the reader get to see Auren and Slade go through. And if you’ve been on the journey so far, you know the gold is about to hit the fan. Apart from men with questionable to downright non existent morals, the author has a way with morally grey writing females with so much complexity that you can’t decide if you hate them and want to shake sense into them, or if you low key admire them for doing what they must to survive and grab their power in the patriarchy they’re forced to endure. Seem familiar right? But don’t worry, she still gives you enough people to loathe in the post Midas world which is also a talent because few authors have written villains who I have so much hatred for. I hope they all suffer bigly.

Auren’s journey continues to be an inspiration, because she’s no naturally gifted chosen one born to kick butt, but a hunted, haunted woman with too much trauma in her past who has to struggle at every step to work through it and own her power in a world that continues to be cruel to her. Speaking of morally grey, Auren is of course the fulcrum this series tilts on, but this is Slade’s book without question. As heart wrenching it is to learn about his past and his scars, it is also eye opening. It is rare to love a man more after you’re in his head, but that’s what romance novels were made for. Because if I liked him before, I am now hopelessly in love with Slade Ravinger aka King Rot aka Commander Rip. Slade, just Slade. No thoughts only him. I shall henceforth be insufferable about my adoration for him. You can’t stop me. Do not try. Bird lover, inveterate caretaker, fierce protector, dirty talker. Villainous on demand and not squirmy about it. Few come close in terms of acts of service, or championing his lover’s agency and growth, or filthy shenanigans. He contains multitudes. Okay, fans self and continues with review.

The writing in this series has been beautiful throughout, but this time? It’s ascended to a whole new level. Exceptionally beautiful, sharp and poignant in equal measure, it ~GLOWS~, like words spun into precious gold (sorry could not resist this one). The series only gets better with each book, which is a tough bar to sustain, and Ms Kennedy isn’t just raising it, she’s obliterating it every single time and I now have a serious contender for my top book of the year. I am equal parts excited and nervous to see where she takes us next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty and Xenophobia

eeeeva's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail