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Gild (The Plated Prisoner, 1)

By Raven Kennedy

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From internationally bestselling author and TikTok phenom Raven Kennedy comes the first book in a stunning fantasy series inspired by the myth of King Midas, perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Jennifer L Armentrout.

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.

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402 pages

Average rating: 6.61

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StephanieElle

Feb 18, 2025

7/10 stars

This was a pleasant surprise. I felt like the writing was beautiful and the perfect set up for a first instalment into the series.

April B.

Feb 18, 2025

8/10 stars

I have to say with all the hype I’ve heard about this series I was not that enthralled by the book until the very end. All along I was wondering who the MMC truly was and hoping the first few introduced wasn’t him. Lol I’m told it gets better so I will be giving the second book a shot. I am intrigued with the new character that arrives at the end of the story so that is making me move forward with it.

laucchi

Jan 13, 2025

2/10 stars

Tacky. Poorly written. And no, I will not elaborate.

V4VenDeathStar

Nov 26, 2024

8/10 stars

Slower start- but once you see whats happening… YESSS BABY. This whole series is 😚🤌🏼

Green Energy

Nov 13, 2024

5/10 stars

"I know what you are" well thats one way to end book 1, because now I wanna know too. The book is easy to read and Auren is a character to say the least she has good energy and clearly she has her reason for choosing to seperate from the masses. (I might not agree with the folks she trust) There is a hypersexuality to the book that makes me think it might be vital to the plot or just over kill. Such as royal harem being referred to as "saddles" and the overuse of the "c" word. It is almost like the author is using the hypersexuality and sexual violence as part of the world building to set the basic understanding of the world or in some way it ties into the plot in future books either way it is disappointing. This is a King Midas retelling so greed is the over all theme, that the author does well because there is greed and gluttony everywhere.