A review by daniellestarredpages
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

See my review here: 

https://youtu.be/sQw8vRDxwGw

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping and Vomit