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A review by courtneyreadsallnight
Gild by Raven Kennedy
3.0
I’m holding out hope that the series is just gearing up…
Kennedy’s writing captures the attention and she exhibits strong world building, but I cannot seem to connect with the main character, Auren. Auren is naive, shallow, and apathetic to her potential.
Up until chapter thirteen, I found myself asking, “but why do I care?”. Thirteen drew me in some, then a few chapters later I felt the intrigue slipping away again. The characters don’t feel well developed. Sail was the only one I started to have an interest in, and he was promptly killed off.
Then, the last seventy five to one hundred pages hit and I suddenly felt like things were starting to come together. I still think Auren is a twit, but the story and world drew me in enough to hope that I might connect to another character in book two, which I’m surprised to say I do think I’ll read.
Kennedy’s writing captures the attention and she exhibits strong world building, but I cannot seem to connect with the main character, Auren. Auren is naive, shallow, and apathetic to her potential.
Up until chapter thirteen, I found myself asking, “but why do I care?”. Thirteen drew me in some, then a few chapters later I felt the intrigue slipping away again. The characters don’t feel well developed. Sail was the only one I started to have an interest in, and he was promptly killed off.
Then, the last seventy five to one hundred pages hit and I suddenly felt like things were starting to come together. I still think Auren is a twit, but the story and world drew me in enough to hope that I might connect to another character in book two, which I’m surprised to say I do think I’ll read.