A review by kloughlin
Gild by Raven Kennedy

slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

This book was an absolute waste of my time to read and, by far, the worst book I’ve read this year. The writing was horrible. Scenes stretched on for entirely too long. Do we really need multiple chapters to describe the day-to-day activities of the caravan as they trek to Fifth Kingdom?
Sail is only introduced so the author has a character to kill off and named what he’s named so a pun can be made after his death.
Give me a main character with some flaws that aren’t actually hidden strengths. I ended up hating Auren, the most wish-washy of characters. Is she a drunk? Does she have Stockholm syndrome? She’s been a prisoner for ten years yet she acts like a person newly held prisoner. She refuses orders and speaks out despite knowing she could be killed for her actions but then the threats leveled against her for those actions are never followed through with.
The only thing she can do when Rissa is being raped is tell the captain to stop. Her next step is turning him into gold—nothing in between.
Even the twist at the end is predicable.
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