A review by whatsonkatsbookshelf
Gleam by Raven Kennedy

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

This had me HOOKED. More political maneuvers, betrayals, and higher stakes. 

Multiple POVs gives more insight into each character which had me invested in all of them. The plot twist at 90% caught me completely off guard, I’m still not over it! Raven Kennedy really knows how to carry a plot twist through multiple books.

And, once again, she has set up the end where I’m dying to know what happens in the next book!  

Favorite quotes below 👇🏼

“My parents called me their little sun, and I used to be proud of the shine. Yet in this world full of gawking Oreans and a bereft sky, all I want to do is go dull. To finally find a hiding spot where no one can find me.”

“There’s another stare-off between us. A clash of repellant wills. The tide and the shore, a forever battle between land and water, between give and take.”

“Men ruin all of women’s best laid plans.”

“He was my almost more. An idea, a hope, a reach in the dark. It wasn’t until my fist closed around emptiness that I realized I was grasping for him.”

“I melt into the touch like the brim of wax on a candlestick, and all I can think is, what would it be like to just catch and burn in his heat?”

“You’re not the villain in my story.’ ‘I am,’ he says without remorse, his sharp jaw tight with tension. ‘But I’ll be the villain for you. Not to you.’”

“You can’t cut off the strings of your puppet and still expect it to move for you.”