katharina90's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.5
Too long and in need of a good edit. Pacing was slow again for most of the book. Enjoyed the multiple POVs though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction and Kidnapping
Minor: Emotional abuse and Murder
readingisfun14's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
4.5
This might have been my favorite of the series so far- I like seeing Auren and Slades relationship grow and her grow into herself. Also the politics is getting intense
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Torture, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Sexual content
sam_gartley91's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
Loved that it started right where it ended with the cliffhanger from the last book. I really enjoyed getting to learn more about Slade and Auren’s backgrounds and thought the multiple POVs and flashback chapters were very helpful to getting to the characters heads. Loved the steamy scenes and how they were all different and used within the plot of the story to keep moving it forward not just for spice. The last third of the book’s tense suspense as to what will happen next kept me pushing to get to the end! Ahhhh Another cliffhanger!!! Can’t wait to see what happens next in Gold!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, and Torture
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Emotional abuse and Drug use
boomwormbrittany's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
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? Yes
4.5
Glow is the third book in the Plated Prisoner series. Gild is the first book in a fantasy romance series following a girl named Auren who is gold touched. She has lived in a cage in a palace with King Midas for what feels like her whole life but she doesn't mind. She's in love with Midas and would do anything for him. But when different plots start to come to light and Auren is let out of her cage for the first time, she finds that everything is not as it seems.
I really loved this fantasy romance series so much! The strength of this book series is in its characters and Raven Kennedy really leans into that. I loved seeing Auren and Slade growing as characters. One of my favorite parts of this book was reading Slade's past and learning more about his past growing up. I really loved the way this book was split between those two perspectives plus the other perspectives in this.
When I wasn't reading this book, I was thinking about it and wondering where it was going to go next. I really love how this book leans into the political elements of the story and how we learn even more as the series goes on. This book made me so excited for Gold and I cannot wait to read the last book when it is out.
I really loved this fantasy romance series so much! The strength of this book series is in its characters and Raven Kennedy really leans into that. I loved seeing Auren and Slade growing as characters. One of my favorite parts of this book was reading Slade's past and learning more about his past growing up. I really loved the way this book was split between those two perspectives plus the other perspectives in this.
When I wasn't reading this book, I was thinking about it and wondering where it was going to go next. I really love how this book leans into the political elements of the story and how we learn even more as the series goes on. This book made me so excited for Gold and I cannot wait to read the last book when it is out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse
jasperw's review against another edition
The first book in this series I thought was long as it was mostly just set up, but interesting enough it kept me engaged. The second book I really adored. The third book felt like it dragged on and was way longer than it needed to be. This book, the fourth, is just painful. The writing is SO slow. So little happens and yet there are so many chapters with so many characters narrating. The writing just also feels overdone. Not every detail needs to be explained in painful detail. It also feels so repetitive. I really like the idea of this series, and I like some of the characters, but this book is making me not even care about them. I was really rooting for the love interests going into this book, but I just feel so bored and over them now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse
monica0309's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Torture
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Confinement, and Kidnapping
scarlett_f's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Torture, Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
_charliesbookshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Thank you, Michael Joseph Penguin Publishing, for sending this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book is still based on Auren. She has burned down the court of King Midas and from those flames, she will rise and wield her own power. The problem Auren having is when you turn against a King, everyone else turns against you. The whole kingdom is wanting Auren’s to be put on trial for the deaths of King Midas and Prince Niven. But with Slade by her side, they will fight the monarchs that come for them. And if they need to be villains, then so be it. Because as long as Auren is alive and breathing, she has vowed she won’t be used again.
I was disappointed in this book. I think I was expecting too much after Gleam. I felt like some of the storyline was repeated. Auren thinks she can trust x person, x person betrays her, she gets kidnapped and goes missing. That was this storyline which we read about in Glid. I just felt like it was too repetitive, I wanted something else other than the storyline we’ve had. The only difference between this and Glid is that I love Slade and the way he cherished Auren. The spice and tension between those two were hot and intense. The only thing I loved in this book was the additional romance brewing with Rissa and a member of the Wrath. I also loved learned about how Slade got his powers. That was it. The additional POVs saved this book.
I am hoping the fifth and final book in this series will be as good as Gleam and that we will see some progress and not a recycled storyline.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Murder
Minor: War and Rape
katvou's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, War, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical content, Child abuse, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Slavery, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting