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A review by babaroga
Gleam by Raven Kennedy
5.0
November 2023 reread in preparation for the release of Gold:
That moment of rage where Auren FINALLY unleashed her power on Midas is worth a million stars. It was so cathartic after learning Auren's heartbreaking and unfair past. Auren/Slade remains amongst my top 2 best book romances of all time.
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Possibly my favorite read of the year and one of my favorite reads of all time. I don't think I felt this strongly about a book since I read ACOMAF and people who read ACOMAF and loved it will know exactly what I mean. It gave me literally everything I usually crave for in a book: a very personal and deep focus on the journey and development of the main character (who couldn't be more likable even if the author tried to make her more likable), a lovely, beautifully developed, slow burn romance and a bit of plot sprinkled here and there (I really didn't feel like this particular installment needed more than what we got tbh).
I honestly love everything about the world building in this. We don't see a lot of magic in this story but what we do see is interesting, very unique and used really well without it dragging the story or characters down. I also love Raven Kennedy's writing so much, her descriptions are clear and vivid, everything is so easy go imagine and I love the imagery she presents.
Spoilers, I guess, but I have to mention how much I cried when that piece of shit Midas did YOU KNOW WHAT to Auren. I couldn't believe how much I grew to care about her ribbons but yeah, every time I think about them it makes me sob.
I'm very curious about where this is gonna go next cause we closed a huge chapter of Auren's life in this installment but there's still so much to do and say with her character. I can't wait to start Glow. I love this series with all my heart, it was such a random but lovely discovery, I never thought I was gonna end up loving it this much when I started it.
That moment of rage where Auren FINALLY unleashed her power on Midas is worth a million stars. It was so cathartic after learning Auren's heartbreaking and unfair past. Auren/Slade remains amongst my top 2 best book romances of all time.
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previous:
“Your heartbeat…”
“What about it?” His tone is hoarse, breath gone ragged.
“It sounds like mine.”
Possibly my favorite read of the year and one of my favorite reads of all time. I don't think I felt this strongly about a book since I read ACOMAF and people who read ACOMAF and loved it will know exactly what I mean. It gave me literally everything I usually crave for in a book: a very personal and deep focus on the journey and development of the main character (who couldn't be more likable even if the author tried to make her more likable), a lovely, beautifully developed, slow burn romance and a bit of plot sprinkled here and there (I really didn't feel like this particular installment needed more than what we got tbh).
I honestly love everything about the world building in this. We don't see a lot of magic in this story but what we do see is interesting, very unique and used really well without it dragging the story or characters down. I also love Raven Kennedy's writing so much, her descriptions are clear and vivid, everything is so easy go imagine and I love the imagery she presents.
Spoilers, I guess, but I have to mention how much I cried when that piece of shit Midas did YOU KNOW WHAT to Auren. I couldn't believe how much I grew to care about her ribbons but yeah, every time I think about them it makes me sob.
I'm very curious about where this is gonna go next cause we closed a huge chapter of Auren's life in this installment but there's still so much to do and say with her character. I can't wait to start Glow. I love this series with all my heart, it was such a random but lovely discovery, I never thought I was gonna end up loving it this much when I started it.