A review by kaigar96
Gild by Raven Kennedy

Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.
I saw this book on tiktok and thought the premise sounded interesting. It was promoted as a fantasy romance and it is anything but a romance novel. The main character is one of many of king Midas’s concubines, but she’s his “special” one. They had a “relationship” before he became king so she makes excuses for him and still views him as someone who cares about her. 

The story takes place during warfare and it there are scenes of violence and bodily harm. See content warnings. 

The reason I am leaving a review is to warn others who are going into it thinking this is a romance story. It is not romance, or even dark romance, it is just fantasy with some sexual undertones. The sexual moments are not by choice. Just because the main character likes a guy, it is not enough to be considered part of the romance genre. In my opinion, it’s a story of a young girl who is “saved” by an older manipulative man and suffers from Stockholm Syndrome, is then kidnapped and again forced into sexual situations. Although she is in love, the main character is heartbroken, confined, and harmed throughout the story and never enjoys it. 
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