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A review by sophiecountsclouds
Gild by Raven Kennedy
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
From the first chapter, the tone confused me - it's a very sexual book, not in a sex scene way but in the horny Greek Kings literally have staff to have sex with way, but the narrative style felt very YA for a character who is definitely of age, maybe in her mid-20s? Perhaps it's an intentional emphasis on her naivity but I'm not convinced.
Although Midas is a Greek character, the whole thing didn't feel very Greek - there were references to 'the divine' generally but none of them are ever named and I personally thought that was odd.
I found Auren generally irritating as a character - she literally isn't like other girls and she says she's lonely but she has literally no consideration for the other girls who are constantly made to feel inferior to her.
Pacing was odd, plot was slow - clearly setting up for a series but it left this book feeling incomplete.
Although Midas is a Greek character, the whole thing didn't feel very Greek - there were references to 'the divine' generally but none of them are ever named and I personally thought that was odd.
I found Auren generally irritating as a character - she literally isn't like other girls and she says she's lonely but she has literally no consideration for the other girls who are constantly made to feel inferior to her.
Pacing was odd, plot was slow - clearly setting up for a series but it left this book feeling incomplete.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Alcohol