I didn’t have high hopes for this book series. Boy oh boy was I surprised.
The Book(s):
Title(s): Gild, Glint, Gleam
Author: Raven Kennedy
Series: Plated Prisoner Series 1-3
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Fae, New Adult
Pages: 402, 441, 613
Gild Synopsis-“
The fae abandoned this world to us. And the ones with power rule.
Gold.
Gold floors, gold walls, gold furniture, gold clothes. In Highbell, in the castle built into the frozen mountains, everything is made of gold.
Even me.
King Midas rescued me. Dug me out of the slums and placed me on a pedestal. I’m called his precious. His favored. I’m the woman he Gold-Touched to show everyone that I belong to him. To show how powerful he is. He gave me protection, and I gave him my heart. And even though I don’t leave the confines of the palace, I’m safe.
Until war comes to the kingdom and a deal is struck.
Suddenly, my trust is broken. My love is challenged. And I realize that everything I thought I knew about Midas might be wrong.
Because these bars I’m kept in, no matter how gilded, are still just a cage. But the monsters on the other side might make me wish I’d never left.”-Goodreads
My Review:
Why was this series so good?
I got this recommendation from a friend in my summer program. They begged me to read this series, so I gave it a shot.
And OMG I loved this series.
I am combining these three books into one review because, honestly, I cannot differentiate them because I read these three a month before writing this.
Book Plot:
The plot is sometimes iffy, but also sometimes epic. There are crazy cool things that happen.
We go from trapped prisoners in a gilded cage to– Oh well I probably cannot say much because you should learn for yourself.
Characters:
Auren is splendid. She is literally gold. She has crazy character development throughout the series. Learning more and more about her character and seeing her growth is beautiful.
The main love interest (which I won’t spoil who it is) is startling. The love interest honestly has to be in one of my top ten fantasy men. He wows me.
Book Setting:
This new world that Kennedy built impresses. The names like “Sixth Kingdom” aren’t super impressive. But the magic system, cities, and territories that Kennedy describes are pretty awesome.
Romance:
AGHHHH
Sadly, That is all I have to say without spoiling anything!
Quality of Writing:
I have a major complaint with a lot of writing in fantasy books. Most of the time their writing is lackluster. It doesn’t have a poetic quality to it. It is purely to entertain. But this book had a really good writing style.
What I Liked:
- ROMANCE
- Writing style
- Completely engulfed me in the story
- Characters that kept giving
- Fae
- New stuff around every turn
What I Didn’t:
- Slow start
- First book was not as good as the others
Read This If You Love:
- Fantasy
- Fae
- Magic
- Spicy books
Star: 4.8
As always, thanks for reading,
A Bookie
