Reviews with content warning for Gaslighting - Gild

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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amidpages's review against another edition

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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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sigridlie's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-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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plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review against another edition

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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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