Reviews tagging Murder

Gild, by Raven Kennedy

85 reviews

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Murder

kayanoelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I really liked this book!
Interesting premise so I'm excited for part 2. The story is very dark and brutal so you should definitely be aware of that! Auren was a great protagonist and a real delight despite her situation.
The world building is amazing and easy to understand!

Spoiler

I didn't like how all the girls/ women hated each other when it was really the men who were the problem so I hope that the feminism comes through in the next books.

One thing I would criticize is that I didn't get what the plot of the series is supposed to be, it felt a little random but I guess (and hope) it's gonna get more obvious in the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Misogyny and Toxic friendship

Minor: Slavery

lindsfranfrat's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, Death, Sexual content, Vomit, Gaslighting, Trafficking, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Blood, Violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

deredere_dukes_and_dragons's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Intriguing at the beginning, dipped in the middle, but picked up again when a new character was introduced around the end of the book. 

I will not diminish the terrible things that are done and said in this book (see content warnings), but this is meant to be a dark story. And, quite frankly, the book did it's job: it made me want to at least read the next installment in the series. 

However, this is not a fantasy romance, at least not this first book. The main character, Auren, is in a toxic relationship, blindly devoted to (and in love with?) her King.

In my mind, this could be considered more of a prequel; there's a lot that happens, but there's no real resolution. The last chapter begs for you to dive into the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol

amidpages's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

It’s an interesting take on the story of King Midas. It just took so damn long to pick up. I kept reading strictly because I’ve seen so much hype about this series but I just didn’t get hooked on the story until about 75% of the way through. This is certainly a slow burn with a some world-building sprinkled in. I feel like this book was definitely written with the intention of being a series and does nothing for me other than to set the stage for the heart of the story… which I’m hoping is in book two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual violence, Confinement, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Murder, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Slavery, and Sexism

alexandriasreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Trafficking, and War

a_connors's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

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

plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

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

4.0

This book is amazingly written...it really is. But I have counted 4 men so far who voiced wanting to [email protected] the female MC and I have reached my limit. This could have been a 5 star book and yes actually it did sth for the plot as the absolute female rage the MC gets is just understandable but I have to advise everyone to LOOK AT THE CONTENT WARNINGS before reading because this book is triggering. Especially as it feels real I mean the story plays in a fantasy world but the men...the male characters feel threateningly real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Slavery, Murder, and Trafficking

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