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Gild by Raven Kennedy

55 reviews

brooketreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Big content warning for sexual content and SA on page. If I hadn’t purchased this book on audible, I probably would have DNFed. I do see the potential, but my negatives far outnumbered that potential.

All the rest of this is major spoilers. I didn’t like how it started with an *rgy, and Auren is being forced to watch from her cage… but it was very confusing how she felt about it. Seemed like she didn’t like it, then it seemed like she did, but then it seemed like she didn’t because she wished to participate… confusing. But, somehow we are supposed to believe that King Midas loves the MC Auren… no. The whole concept of the “saddles” …barf. Then, oh Midas has a wife an hour and a half in that we haven’t heard about till this point. So not only is he massively sleeping around in front of the person that loves him and that he supposedly loves, but he also has a wife that is completely fine with him stepping out and even “purchased” him some of his “saddles” …again barf. And then left and right Auren is about to be r*ped by some gross man… why. Then, Auren watched another woman get r*ped when she could have stopped it the whole time and only stops it when that man is about to come for her… like wtf?!

If I continue the series, which right now doesn't seem promising, it will only be for Rip.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

ishanigs12's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Highly enjoyable read, this has adventure, tension, is fast-paced, dark and disturbing but full of courage and sacrifice. The characters are described well, vivid and layered. I listened to the audio as I read, the narrator of Auren's voice did an amazing job, she really bought the character to life, all the characters. As for Auren, wow, her backstory will hopefully be explored more in the series, I really need to know more! Raven Kennedy has created a world of wonders. The most intriguing is King Ravingers commander, who is he?? I can not wait to read book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcohol

kaelizaco's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

thesuperawesomesarah's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Trafficking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: War

erynelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

fuzzyblanket's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Trafficking and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infertility and Alcohol

peyberry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-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

3.0

Tbh this book made me feel sick to my stomach multiple times. Kennedy’s warning at the beginning of the book that this is adult content really was an understatement. This book is graphic, disturbing, and sad. If I didn’t know from other people that the rest of the series was good, I probably wouldn’t keep reading. There’s very few moments in the book that I actually enjoyed. The single redeeming quality of this book is that it wasn’t boring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

sophiecountsclouds's review against another edition

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcohol

jennipea382's review against another edition

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

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism

elgef's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexism, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Alcohol