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Gild

By: Raven Kennedy
Narrated by: Bella Sanby, Harlen Corvo
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THE TIKTOK FANTASY SENSATION THAT'S SOLD OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF SARAH J. MAAS AND JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT


'It's the arrogance of men to think so little of women. And it'll be their downfall too'

Locked away in a castle on the snowy mountains in the Sixth Kingdom of Orea, I have never known freedom.

No one can get in or out. Apart from him.

King Midas, who rescued me from the streets. Who gave me food, shelter, and his heart. Who I promised to love forever.

But when political upheaval sees me sent across kingdoms to a future I no longer understand, everything I thought I knew about King Midas is shattered . . .

The world has only ever heard his story.

Now it's time to hear mine.
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**Content warning: sexual violence**

© Raven Kennedy 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

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Critic reviews

Praise for The Plated Prisoner Series
Gild is a heart-pounding fantasy romance, and this outstanding book will keep you gripped until the very last word. It’s beautifully written and is a truly riveting story. If you love Sarah J Maas and Jennifer L Armentrout this book is for you! This series is gripping, enticing and darkly romantic. Don’t miss out on this un-putdownable read!
This series has stolen my heart, my breath, my regard for anything else. I've never been so immersed in a story before-never read characters that have felt so real. I've cried, laughed, screamed, thrown my kindle across the room, picked it up again, swooned . . . These characters, this WORLD . . . it's everything. Raven has written a story for the ages, destined to go down as one of the epics
Raven writes with a magic that comes to life on the page. Every single word gleams like gold
This is one of those series that started off phenomenal, and only gets better with every subsequent book.

Get ready to be enthralled from the first word, and begging for more by the last. Raven Kennedy crafts an astonishing world that's filled with captivating characters and a story you won't be able to put down

This series is amazing and I can't recommend it enough. It is one of the best New Adult Fantasy books out there.
TEN GILDED STARS! Remarkably original . . .and the prose, people . . . gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous

An emotional rollercoaster

What I've enjoyed so far about this series is how it's a metaphor about real, emotional issues
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it's okay, I didn't really "grab" me. I am hard to please as I love alot of "build upto a plot and also a "build up" to the steamy bits.. and I found this was a little.. shallow. not the content mind. content was very explicit...however I feel more "foreplay of story building " was needed... I couldn't quite dive into it as I have with others. again..I'm hard to please.
it may of been different perhaps with a different narrator... the tempo and pace of the voice would have been better suited for a comedy story I feel.. it was all very samey throughout every scene when going through different scenes regarding emotional expressions etc.. so that may have lost it for me. every line was spoken in a "matter of fact" tone...I need more range in contrasting scenes to get my mind engrossed. again..I'm a hard pleaser (if that's a word)
might not get the 2nd book.

it was...okay

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Narrator should be doing kids books - I don't think I can listen to the next one! The story seems pretty random and I can't get past the FMC having random ribbons down her spine? Perhaps I just didn't get it but I cannot understand the hype.

Narration completely ruins this

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I don't see "Romantacy" in this at all, quite sickening..... not for me. More like porn.

very disturbing

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This is the story about Auren, who literally lives in a gilded cage. She's gold plated and surrounded by more gold in the palace of King Midas. There were so many twist and turns to the plot, I was left wanting more and will definitely read the next in the series.
I warn you all to read the trigger warnings before reading. I didn't (as usual) and when I started the book I was a bit thrown off by all the sex. Please don't be. The story line is so good and gets better and better.
There is an ongoing theme in the book; mysogomy and dehumanisation of women and some of the derogatory insults thrown at the female characters and "Saddles" (this are what the Kings harem is referred to). It left a foul taste in my mouth but just shows how well Raven Kennedy writes and draws the reader into the stories very souls, as if you are living it.
I didn't like Auren at first, she was selfish and ignorant. But she grows and learns, admittedly through some harrowing events and equally she has grown on me.
I can't really put here what I want to call Midas, but the words rear and end are a polite substitute for what I have in mind for this man. He treats women as objects.
Its not until near the end of the book when there is a plot twist, that I realised he didnt covet Auren because she was the only one of her kind. He had an ulterior motive for wanting to keep her locked in a cage, where only he could use her "gifts".
Would I recommend this book? Yes, despite all the toxic male characters, this book drew me in and I couldnt put it down. Please, please read it and see for yourself.

A silver plated woman, locked in a cage.

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I have been spoiled with dual narrators, but Bella Sanby did a fantastic job narrating Gild. She brought Auren to life. Kept me engaged and listening even after I had already read the book.
Auren is King Midas' favourite saddle, and it's her story finding strength, dealing with her clumsiness and good nature. Gild lives up to the hype. It is a great story. Trigger warnings. Slight cliffhanger. I'm definitely listening to Glint.

Excellent Midas retelling...

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