emmmi401's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Confinement, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
lcesario's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Sexual content, Death, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Sexism, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
booshort's review against another edition
I then VERY VAGUELY skimmed the rest of the book. By that, I mean I searched up summaries, reviews, and recaps and then did not regret sticking this one out.
I think this book has the most serious trigger warnings I’ve read (/skimmed). TW FOR DESCRIPTIVE RAPE SCENE. Ya I’m good with avoiding that thanks. I found the writing very juvenile to an almost mocking degree. It sometimes came off more satirical of a dark fantasy romance, rather than and *actual* dark fantasy romance.
I’ve heard each book gets better; I might continue, I might not. But I know for sure I won’t continue any time soon.
Graphic: Slavery, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Blood, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death of parent, and Trafficking
missgarceau's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥
I couldn’t put this down from start to finish.
Although it felt somewhat predictable, I found myself not anticipating major plot twists.
This is not a “happy” retelling, and deals with dark & difficult topics. Please be advised.
However, I found the world, characters, and plot absolutely riveting.
This ends on a cliffhanger, is an unfinished series, but the final book is scheduled to be released this year.
Graphic: Bullying, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Blood, War, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Hate crime, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Body shaming, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Gaslighting, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Hate crime, Infidelity, Cursing, Deportation, Gore, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
rosecoloredbooks's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Classism
fozlandgirl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, War, Adult/minor relationship, and Gore
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Eating disorder
campisforever's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Rape, Sexual content, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, and Misogyny
cluckieduck's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
2.0
Really lacked substance, but I’ve read it gets better so I’ll continue with book 2.
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
ka_ke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Classism
Moderate: Murder
Minor: War
naaytaashreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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.”
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