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The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

149 reviews

triley's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

chezler24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really enjoyed this book's world-building and the attention Namina Forna put toward the land's religion and history. We got a taste of the different personalities and cultures of different geographic regions and groups through our main character's, Deka's, point of view. (I would love to see a prequel book diving directly into the history of the gods and goddesses.) Deka is an easy main character to root for throughout the early challenges she faces as well as her growth in training and unlearning certain things she believed to be undeniably true. In some sections, I felt like she teetered towards being too overpowered but certain training sessions and lack of information did help curtail some of those fears. Of course, the alaki ARE pretty heightened individuals anyway. For character relationships, the warrior sisterhood aspect was nice; it felt very akin to the movie The Woman King. I was (as always) nervous about the romance introduced and that it would detract from the woman-focused aspect of the novel; however, the reason for the male character to be introduced made sense in this world AND Deka always maintained that her alaki sisters would be her primary and longest relationship moving forward. I'm excited for the sequel to see the events after the final battle and hear how the country has changed regarding new information revealed toward the end of the book (no spoilers). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, War, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

gotem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Get past the first 100ish pages, and its a riveting book about found family, the exposure of intense indoctrination, and magical girl powers all wrapped in one.

Unsettlingly gory at parts, and strikingly vague in others. This would work well for someone who reads with a heavy focus on action and dialogue. Please do mind the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexism, Vomit, Trafficking, Body horror, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Child abuse, Torture, War, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

teabella's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Overall loved the story and how it unfolded. a bit repetitive in some parts but was very engaging! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Torture, Vomit, and War

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexism, Trafficking, War, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, and Kidnapping

alliskarathe's review against another edition

adventurous dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE BC WOW I NEVER PREDICTED THIS TO BE SUCH AN EAZY FIVE STARS

*update after a depressing like 8 months
why tf did i misspell easy and also mispell
anyways 5 stars? i lowkey hated this series after a point 
couldnt make it thru second book
maybe partly bc it was online
it just wasnt epic?? and not war-y enough
i understand i liked it back then tho so ill give it a good 4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Abandonment, Rape, and War

Minor: Sexual violence and Transphobia

dannoboy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Trafficking, Torture, Violence, Gore, Rape, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, Vomit, and Pedophilia

kathyreadsalot's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, War, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Rape, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Cursing, Torture, and Vomit

m1nature's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual violence and Rape

koerli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, War, Sexism, Racism, Blood, and Emotional abuse