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Glow by Raven Kennedy

17 reviews

naturally's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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

3.75

not as strong as glint, or gleam, however i still had a fun time reading. the plot was very slow and huge portion of glow could be considered filler. but i think that we're provided with a very in-depth character study for slade, who i've been desperate to know more about, and auren.

whilst some old questions were answered, so many new ones emerged. we learned a lot about slade's powers but i was confused about

about the actual magic and physics lore of orea, bc it seems very sudden that slade can now rip holes in dimensions across time/from orea to annwyn. now that the bridge is restored, i'm predicting his father will reappear in gold???

the sex scenes were very...creative! ngl there was a major tone shift whenever they arose. gone was the fantasy feel, and in came the real-world 21st century porn script. still hot though. very funny too.

although, i'm not sure if the dom/sub, rough sex undertones really work in a narrative that highlights auren's recovery from an abusive relationship idk. food for thought

glow is a book where you have to just along with the plot. i'm so invested in the series at this point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

moiranetty's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

 It took me a while to actually read this because I was afraid of it being bad but I ended up loving it. I think some of the character progression felt like it went too fast but I loved all the twits and turns. The next book cant come out fast enough, I need to know what happens next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Blood and Kidnapping

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

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

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense 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

*contains spoilers for previous books in the series*
I'm still processing everything that just happened but HOLY SHIT. This was absolutely amazing, from the character growth to the spice to the reality of newness when it comes to Auren and Slade's budding relationship. This book had everything I could've wanted and more and now the worst part is waiting for the next book, Gold, to come out (hopefully next year!). An extra special shout out to Raven Kennedy for writing this series because I honestly don't know who I would be without these books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Vomit, and Trafficking