baileys_books 's review for:

The Gilded Crown by Marianne Gordon

4.5

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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: Yes

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This book has everything. Sapphic enemies to kind of enemies but also mutually yearning! Deals with death and necromantic magic! Undead animal companions! Authoritative, power hungry new religions! Grappling with grief, mortality, autonomy, and power! Eyepatches!