A review by bekahzabel
Gild, by Raven Kennedy
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Originally I rated this 3.25/5⭐️
But after completing the series up to its current book. I realize how much of a masterpiece this first book was with world building and setting the premise for the remainder of the series.
Changing my rating to
4.0/5✨, because this is not a series to be missed.
OG review:
I’m not giving up on this series because I do hear it gets better… By the end I was *mildly* looking forward to what’s going to happen next, but honestly this was a bit challenging to read at times. There definitely should be a TW in the beginning, I think they do give one on amazon but whoa, shit got a little graphic, dark, and intense in there. Strong female lead, of course we love that, and the imagery of the setting sounds magical… but there were some really dark scenes throughout. And it also dives RIGHT in, I knew this was adult content from page one, and not in a “ooh this will be smutty” way.
Also if the love interest ends up being Midas I might go brazy brazy that guy is not doing it for me
But after completing the series up to its current book. I realize how much of a masterpiece this first book was with world building and setting the premise for the remainder of the series.
Changing my rating to
4.0/5✨, because this is not a series to be missed.
OG review:
I’m not giving up on this series because I do hear it gets better… By the end I was *mildly* looking forward to what’s going to happen next, but honestly this was a bit challenging to read at times. There definitely should be a TW in the beginning, I think they do give one on amazon but whoa, shit got a little graphic, dark, and intense in there. Strong female lead, of course we love that, and the imagery of the setting sounds magical… but there were some really dark scenes throughout. And it also dives RIGHT in, I knew this was adult content from page one, and not in a “ooh this will be smutty” way.
Spoiler
Also if the love interest ends up being Midas I might go brazy brazy that guy is not doing it for me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Slavery