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Gild, by Raven Kennedy

16 reviews

rosecoloredbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Injury/injury detail, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Classism

katvou'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol and Slavery

Minor: Bullying, Grief, Animal death, Vomit, Excrement, War, Blood, and Gore

delaney_de_spain's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

xlaurareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

i've heard a lot about this book on bookstagram but was never sure if it'd be for me but when i saw that the series is now on kindle unlimited, i had to give it a shot. although i devoured this one in about a day and loved almost everything about it, i feel like it is more of a prequel where we are introduced to auren and her world. i kinda saw the plottwist coming, but it was fascinating nonetheless and i'm incredibly curious how everything will turn out! i also thought there'd be more romance but that was lacking a bit and a lot of scenes were immensely graphic and rape was mentioned a lot which can be disturbing imo. moreover, i feel like auren is a portrayed a bit too independent and strong in the second half of the book - it just doesn't really add up for me considering she lived in a cage for 10 years. nevertheless, it was a great book and i'll start the second one right away. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Blood, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

watsontheslytherin's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Classism, Bullying, and Alcohol

scarlett_f's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Confinement, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, and Slavery

cluckieduck's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

Eh 🤷🏻‍♀️

Really lacked substance, but I’ve read it gets better so I’ll continue with book 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Slavery, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Cursing, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexism

devynsbookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Confinement, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, and Injury/injury detail

naaytaashreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

“Does it really matter if your cage is solid gold when you aren't allowed to leave it? A cage is a cage, no matter how gilded.”

I have faith in this. I have faith in this that it will get better.
I see the potential and there are still so many unsaid things that are unknown that the story has got to give us.
Everybody said it. This book was like a prequel. It feels like a novella to me to set the context and setting of the world we have yet to be fully introduced.

Nothing much was really happening in Gild.
It was a lot of feels of who the character is, the world, a little sneak peek of magic, creatures and the war that is brewing.
Not forgetting a lot of sex. 

Since this was genre as an adult fantasy romance, so lot of sex, no filter and kinks.
However, I feel like Auren's character feels young even though she's not. She's 25.
I wonder if they set her character that way because of how hidden she was from the world, how she was manipulated and train by Midas, hence why she acts the way she was.

At first glance and first read, it's natural to hate King Midas. He is a sick, manipulative evil King that treats people like shit. There's definitely more to his evilness, plans and we need a background history of who he is. I definitely don't trust him.

For a while, I forget that the world includes fae. At the end, when we met Rip then I was like OMG A FAE!
Which makes me excited for the next read.
This was definitely a long warm up of engine to the world. 

“Are you a princess?” an older girl asks, but I smile and shake my head. “No. Are you?” The children all scoff together, trading looks. “You think princesses live in the shanties like street urchins?” I lower my hood and give her a conspiratorial smile. “Maybe hidden princesses do.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Slavery

hannahbaysinger's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Injury/injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Death

Minor: Gaslighting, Grief, and Infertility