Reviews tagging 'War'

Gild by Raven Kennedy

63 reviews

sweetlittleredw's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

1.5

I wanted to like this book. I wanted to enjoy this book and for a moment for about 45-60 percentage wise I was like “aye it’s finally getting good! It’s finally worth my time!” Then BAM plot twist! And it made the book burn more. I could get behind the first main plot with Midas’s deal, and I was really thinking “okay maybe this is when she realizes he is a POS and we meet her next true love interest”. Nope. Then at the end, I start to think “well maybe this will be the turn around for book two like ACOTAR”, but we get the Midas POV in the end. And GROSS. I hate this man. I think he is disgusting. “My precious” is the most disgraceful thing to call a woman. I was REALLY hoping for some good smut. That’s what I heard about this book - that there were some really good steamy scenes. We got TWO explicit scenes. One of which was boring as hell with very little detail and lasted about as long as your typical man does. The other was a

rape

scene. A very very detailed scene that had NO right being that detailed or upsetting. 
Am I gonna read the rest of the series? Yes. Why? Because I want to see Auren get some kinda redemption. I want Rissa to get some kind of revenge. I want to know what happens to Digby. And I desperately want Midas to get his  d!(k cut off 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Moderate: War

gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I thought this was an interesting fantasy read. Often the main characters in these books tend to grow up in harsh situations that make them the main character and whilst Auren had a rough upbringing for the last 10 years of her life she has been shield away from reality in her golden cage. This makes her both out of touch from the world outside the castle and socially awkward, which was refreshing to see. 
Watching the world through her eyes you get to see as she slowly starts to be reintroduced to the world and reality outside the castle.
Whilst there isn't any major character development I think the work has been laid for her to explore the world more and grow as a character in the others books. I cannot wait to see where she finds herself in the next book and what she will learn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Death, Misogyny, and War

lily_is_trying_to_read's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

the writing was quality but the plot was nothingness unfortunately. I think it might develop in the next book... we shall see

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

jeez it was all a bit unnecessary.... lots of bad stuff

lauravillegasj's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Down with King Midas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and War

kitsunasaur's review

adventurous dark sad tense slow-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

5.0

This was a “reread,” I didn’t eat it up quite as fast as the first time, but I was still as eager to continue every time. Even as one of the weakest in the series it’s still so captivating to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Slavery, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Sexism, War, Violence, Rape, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Infertility

Minor: Cursing, Alcohol, Body horror, Addiction, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence and Sexual content

Minor: Trafficking and War

mrsm_lovesbooks's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Plot development too slow. Main character has some interesting developments at the end. The main "love interest" is a douche and that's putting it lightly. Lots of vulgarity. Book made me uncomfortable. Overall, not my cup of tea. Only read because it was part of a reading challenge.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Slavery, Blood, Toxic relationship, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

jenminicricket's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I definitely plan to continue this series. I am intrigued by the premise and hopefully that the future books in the series will be fit my reading style a bit better. Of course the genre that it is, there are plenty of red flags a waving everywhere, but we seemed to creep through the plot. It is definitely a character focused book, but I would have loved a few more answers and something a but stronger to pull me through the slower cadence of the novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Gaslighting, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

swolerabbit's review against another edition

too much sexual assault for my liking, let alone for a romance novel. 
and i'm supposed to read the whole series??? nope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Child death, Blood, Sexism, Rape, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Violence, War, Slavery, Infertility, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent

ada33's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

I read this book in 8 hours over two days and I really enjoyed it! I thought it would be trashy but it was actually super gripping. The Stockholm syndrome love story was interesting and the plot was slowly revealed along with a bit of interesting backstory. Recommend in you like fantasy romance!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, and War