Gild (The Plated Prisoner, 1)

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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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.

GoldenOwl44

Nov 10, 2024

5/10 stars

So this would be a good book if half of it were cut out and it were combined with the second book and first few chapters of the third. It's wordy, and there are a ton of plot holes. There is no character development until well into the second book and the beginning of the 3rd. The "Red Raids" were very random and did very little to progress the story other than kill off a couple of characters and reveal her powers. I feel like it should have been condensed into a duology instead of a 6 book series with the first book ending at chapter 6 of the third book. It's an interesting concept but definitely needs work on the execution.

NatBaby

Jul 20, 2024

9/10 stars

at first I wasn't too into this book I felt like it was all over the place but as I continued reading it began to like it a lot more!

Evelyn.sablan4

Jul 19, 2024

5/10 stars

I am not a fantasy romance girlie, but I was willing to be opened minded and I actually liked this book.