A review by tia_kieran
Gild, by Raven Kennedy
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.0
This bored and annoyed me to death.
= Then why the hell did I finish reading it?
Because I'm going through a major reading slump and nothing could hold my interest and I read it out of spite because a reviewer said it gets super better in the next book but honest to the reading gods, I'm not sure if I'll read the second book.
Seriously, the story is so bland and out of order. Nothing makes sense other than the constant misogyny. Not to mention that there's no CW about Harem. I was upset from the start. I let it slide because I didn't knew he was the ML or I'd have dropped it right there and then. He's such an ass. I don't get what other readers sees in him even if it's fiction. Girll! Chuck him outta the palace and your life like the Captain.
And the heroine... EWWW~~
There's one thing to be a doormat and I can somewhat tolerate them but to be a fucking shredded doormat??? I wanted to hurl the same book at her so many times. She's so damn annoying. I felt like I was reading about a major pick me girl who thinks with her pussy half of the time and other half with her ass. Jesus Christ!!! What's wrong with female characters these days??? I refuse to acknowledge such shitty things as characters. The writers have made the prostitutes and their profession a joke. Do they even do their homework before writing about such characters??? I'm so done with it. Just stop it. It just gets disgusting.
= Then why the hell did I finish reading it?
Because I'm going through a major reading slump and nothing could hold my interest and I read it out of spite because a reviewer said it gets super better in the next book but honest to the reading gods, I'm not sure if I'll read the second book.
Seriously, the story is so bland and out of order. Nothing makes sense other than the constant misogyny. Not to mention that there's no CW about Harem. I was upset from the start. I let it slide because I didn't knew he was the ML or I'd have dropped it right there and then. He's such an ass. I don't get what other readers sees in him even if it's fiction. Girll! Chuck him outta the palace and your life like the Captain.
And the heroine... EWWW~~
There's one thing to be a doormat and I can somewhat tolerate them but to be a fucking shredded doormat??? I wanted to hurl the same book at her so many times. She's so damn annoying. I felt like I was reading about a major pick me girl who thinks with her pussy half of the time and other half with her ass. Jesus Christ!!! What's wrong with female characters these days??? I refuse to acknowledge such shitty things as characters. The writers have made the prostitutes and their profession a joke. Do they even do their homework before writing about such characters??? I'm so done with it. Just stop it. It just gets disgusting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia