Scan barcode
A review by thelongroadtosanity
Gild by Raven Kennedy
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"You can have all the gold in the world and yet lack everything of real worth."
*
**
***
**
*
Well, I am now officially obsessed. I loved this book from start to finish. The timeline and pacing is perfect and I enjoy that there isn't a ton of world-building in the beginning. It's nice to get snippets of the history and the world as you go along. I also think the writing style is very straightforward, without extravagant descriptions of everything that can happen in any fantasy novel. Sometimes settings and events can get lost in translation, but I think this author does such a wonderful job conveying her message without beating around the bush.
I am curious to see what's in store for Auren in the next book and to see how everything is going to unfold. I sense that there may (or may not) be a new shadow-daddy in my future.
I also find it refreshing that so far, our FMC is not the "immediately-all-powerful" troupe and that she makes incredibly stupid decisions in order to follow her heart and help someone in their time of need. She seems to have a heart of gold (pun intended) and it does translate quite well in this book and allows me to relate to her just a little bit more. I really really really want to see how her character develops in the rest of the series.
Midas seems like such a d**k so I am happy to sit back and watch him squirm a little bit.
I typically seem to always have a few things spoiled for me with higher-rated fantasy series. So far, so good in this series so I am looking forward to that as well! It would be nice for a change to not have important parts spoiled for me on social media, haha!
(06/2024)
5 out of 5 stars
*
**
***
**
*
Well, I am now officially obsessed. I loved this book from start to finish. The timeline and pacing is perfect and I enjoy that there isn't a ton of world-building in the beginning. It's nice to get snippets of the history and the world as you go along. I also think the writing style is very straightforward, without extravagant descriptions of everything that can happen in any fantasy novel. Sometimes settings and events can get lost in translation, but I think this author does such a wonderful job conveying her message without beating around the bush.
I am curious to see what's in store for Auren in the next book and to see how everything is going to unfold. I sense that there may (or may not) be a new shadow-daddy in my future.
I also find it refreshing that so far, our FMC is not the "immediately-all-powerful" troupe and that she makes incredibly stupid decisions in order to follow her heart and help someone in their time of need. She seems to have a heart of gold (pun intended) and it does translate quite well in this book and allows me to relate to her just a little bit more. I really really really want to see how her character develops in the rest of the series.
Midas seems like such a d**k so I am happy to sit back and watch him squirm a little bit.
I typically seem to always have a few things spoiled for me with higher-rated fantasy series. So far, so good in this series so I am looking forward to that as well! It would be nice for a change to not have important parts spoiled for me on social media, haha!
(06/2024)
5 out of 5 stars
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment