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I though the series ended at book 3. Ugh

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2021

I really enjoyed this book, but until I read the finale, I hesitate to write a review. That said, I waited to start the series until I knew the 'last' book was coming out in a week. I also always check that the time btwn publishing books is short-ish, (as in the last book was released about 4 months before the next one), in the event that the author writes one more I won't have to wait for eons to finish the darned story.

Now I see there are 4 books. And the (maybe?) final book won't be out for an entire year?!?!

I now regret even starting the series. I was looking forward to book 3, believing this to be a trilogy.

So here is my gripe/plea to the universe (and to all authors across Amazon and beyond)... Let readers know how long you plan your series to be. Even just an estimate. 'Its gonna be a trilogy.' Or, 'it will be a 15 book series.' So your readers can decide how much they want to invest too. Laurell K Hamilton, for example... 15 years ago I devoured her Anita Blake series up to book 5. I begrudgingly read all the way to about book 9. Then I gave up and haven't touched one of her books in over a decade because its the series that never ends, it just goes on and on... (sorry if that song is in your head now too). I think I saw she recently published book 20 or some madness like that.

Anyway, I doubt that Raven Kennedy is planning anything of that magnitude (I hope!) She is an excellent writer and I have really enjoyed most of her series in the past, and honestly, this story has been slow brewing and all twisty so far, but still an engaging read.

But I know myself well enough to know that by May 19th, 2022, I very well may have forgotten all about this series and Amazon tends to neglect to remind me even of followed authors. *sigh*

So please, Outstanding Authors of Amazon, don't drag this stuff out. Or at the very least, let readers know at the outset (e.g. Book One of Four, kinda thing). A year. 😧

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Karrissa Walker

Not worth the time and attention

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2021

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I really hate to do this, but don't devote your time to reading this series. It isn't worth the time to read. The writing is subpar; flat, overly detailed about emotions, and not enough detail about settings. There was no room for exploration and contemplation with the characters; Raven just laid out exactly how she wanted the reader to interpret the characters and that was it. Personally I would of preferred more character buildup, more depth to them. The only one who the reader really gets any sense for is the main character Auren, and she's meek, ignorant, spineless.. just overall not an easy character to connect with. The entire series I was constantly irriated; whether it was from the pointless wordiness, the stupid choices and retorts of Auren, or the lack of progression in the storyline. The ending was incredibly disappointing. It was like Raven just flung her imagination wide open without thought or reason and put together an anticlimactic finish to the story in a blink of an eye. Again, I really hate writing a review like this -certainly Raven put much time and effort into these books- yet, I really wish I wouldn't have been so stubborn to push myself through the whole series and just quit midway through the first book when I realized I wasn't going to enjoy the writing. Hoping to save you all some time and attention, may you direct it elsewhere.

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Bomb revamp of the Midas touch

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2021

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This fairy tale series has claws that dig right in. Beware of sleepless nights, thumb biting, and, in my case, jumping up and down and screaming when our heroine, Auren, is foolish. Raven, you got me at the end here, I did not see that coming, wow. I need to know when the next book is coming out.

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Mystery_Machine_Gang

What the what?!?

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021

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This ending was epic!!! Poor Auren, stuck in a cage of her own making, finally truly gets a taste of freedom. Finally admits what she is and why she hides. And, while the crack in her relationship with Midas widens in some ways while she's with the Fourth's army, she stubbornly digs her feet in and refuses to admit what everyone else sees. It isn't till it's too late basically that her eyes are opened to the whole truth. Sadly, Auren allows her past to define her but I hope with the epiphanies in this book she'll finally come into herself.

Then there's commander Rip. Mysterious, he's excellent at pushing Auren's buttons while not revealing anything. Their relationship develops through anger but he does manage to get Auren to open up.

This was an awesome continuation to book 1. Captivating, nerve wracking and emotional - signs of a great read!

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GranMajesty

Love This Series

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021

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Ever finish reading a book, and immediately want to start again from the beginning? Yeah, that's how it was with Glint. Honestly, that's what I did with book 1 in the series (Gild). As an ardent fan/stocker of Author Raven Kennedy I first saw her post about this series in her FB readers group. She mentioned that this was a passion project that has been in her mind and heart for a couple of years. Her passion for this story and these characters is really obvious. All of her characters are so well fleshed out that even the villains are easy to identify with. While reading Glint, I found myself wanting to reach through the pages into the story and shake the main female character for some of her questionable decisions and at the same time I understood why she made those decisions. I wanted to hug her and comfort her and grieve with her. I won't say more (spoilers are not good) but I will add that I absolutely love this story and am anxiously awaiting the next book (final book?) in the series. I Definitely will re-read this book and hope the series will be available on Audible. I'll buy it the series in that format as well. Definitely a must-read book/series. Well done, Raven Kennedy.

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Maricela

The Plated Prisoner is an Epic Adult Fantasy Adventure!

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2021

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I am kicking myself for not having read this fantastic series sooner!. Based on a Greek Mythology Royal, book 1 and 2 have it all, so many secrets, very thematic elements not for the feint of heart!, Betrayals, cursing, so much passion, so much violence! But above all there's love so much love that I can't wait to see when the main characters dig into those feelings♥️♥️. It was so exhilarating to see the main female character come to terms with her situation and have that blindfold finally removed, I wish I could have read more of the male character "RIP" in the first book, and even though he is described by those who don't know him as evil, ruthless and brutal , I fell in love with his character the moment he enters Auren's life. The cliffhanger was brutal!, It'll be hard waiting for next book🤩🤩

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Tati

So, so addicting!

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2021

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I’m going to need a minute to pick up my jaw from the floor. Holy mother this book was fantastic and I don’t even know where to start convincing you that this book was fantastic and you need to go read it now. Like, I expected to like it because I loved book one, but I was obsessed!

This picks up where book one left off and Auren is on the clutches of King Rots army. Although she is a prisoner, she is definitely not treated like one. Auren is free to go where she pleases for the most part. She’s fed and clothed. And she even makes a few friends who start getting her to think she needs to put herself first.

I love watching Auren struggle with her loyalty to Midas, but this new found loyalty to herself and her supposed captures. The gilded cage she has lived in all her life is exactly that, a cage meant to trap her. She had always believed it was meant to keep her safe, but Rip and his friends see it very differently.

Rip.

Let’s talk about Rip because DAMN HES FINE! Like move over Rhys and Hawk, I don’t need you because I have Rip. He’s such an interesting character and pushed Auren to see herself as strong and powerful. To embrace who she truly is despite her fear. He wants her to wear it as a badge of honor and not something she should hide away. They are one in the same and he knows she needs to find her strength.

Also, let me tell you about how quickly I changed my opinion on Midas. I enjoyed his character in book one. Even though he did questionable things, but they were all made to seem like he had a plan and wouldn’t ever hurt Auren. I fell for it too, girl. This book made me want to destroy him because of things that are revealed!

AND THAT ENDING THOUGH! If you know, you know. I don’t know how I can wait for book 3. I think I might pass away with anticipation. This series has easily become one of my favorite series of all time.

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Margot Nicholls

Unfortunate

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2021

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I really tried my best to like this series and this book. I really did. I think raven has a fantastic concept, but the overall writing could have used some work. I really would have liked to see how this wonderful concept and story idea could have developed better with some more time and thought. I know it’s incredibly hard to write novels, and I’m absolutely not trying to trash the author. I just feel like this was a really good idea, but was executed poorly. furthermore, there are inconsistencies in the story between the first and second book. These inconsistencies contributed to a feeling like someone just slapped words onto paper and called it good. My question is who edited this? Bc like I said it’s a great idea, but reads like no one edited before publishing. Lastly, sometimes the similarities between other more famous mainstream series such as ACOTR were too blatant to not notice. I mean Rip has a wrath? Hello inner circle with Rhysand. Rip is an evil commander- but wait he’s actually not evil? Rhysand. Fourth kingdom isn’t evil but they are the good guys? Huh night court anyone? or the fact that he has Lu the seemingly only female warrior in a position of power in a male dominated world- AKA Mor. dont even get my started on the toxicity of Midas keeping her caged & rip freeing her- RHYSAND AND FEYRE AND TAMLIN. Like it’s Almost like the author came up with an original idea and just applied her idea to Sarah J Maas’s and used her story as a framework for her idea but just copied major tropes to garner more attention and fans of this type of novel.
I think this story could have been really really
Cool if done properly. I just think it seriously lacked in the writing department. Like the whole gilded thing was such an interesting concept, but writing and lack of story telling didn’t follow through.

Lol just read more of it & literally the parallels between this book and Sarah J Maas’s are too much. Like this is borderline plagiarism. Literally just trying to make a story similar to Sarah’s and reaping the benefits of her creativity. It’s sad Bc if the time and effort had been put in to actually develop this book it could have been something.

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Jess

Loved Glint even more than Gild!

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2022

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After book one, I really wanted to read this book to find out what happens, and boy was it was so worth it because this book was absolutely fantastic! Book one was good but this book was a struggle to put down and I kept wanting to come back into this world. I read this book so fast! After reading this book I get a feeling that each book is just going to get better and better!

The book starts exactly where book one left off; Auren is captured by King’s Rot army. With the reputation of the Commander and King Rot; Auren expects to be a locked down prisoner, but she’s definitely not treated as if she is a prisoner. In this book, Auren starts to be brave and starts to have her eyes open up to new things. Auren has so much growth in this book. I loved the Wrath- Lou was my favorite mainly because of her quote women having two options in life and how the world tries to keep you under its thumb.

Commander Rip is my new favorite hottie! He was such an interesting character and he also helped Auren to become brave, strong, and powerful! Rip is such a strong man and he stole my heart!

When Auren is reunited with Midas- since she was so loyal to him it was so fascinating when he tried to force her back into her Gilded Cage. She had always believed she needed the cage to keep her safe but her time with Fourth’s army made her realize differently that it was actually to trap her. Cracks begin to form with her and Midas. My opinion of Midas quickly changed when he was forcing her to go into the cage- even though he did a lot of questionable things in book one I really believed he had Auren’s best interest at heart. But I loved this twist and I am glad it was unexpected.

This series has easily become one of my favorite series of all time. I cannot wait to dive into book three: Gleam!

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Truly Phenomenal

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2022

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OMG! OMG! OMG!
I am beyond entralled. I can't believe how fast I devoured this book! It was soooo good. Sleep evaded me and this book consumed me.

Through this whold book, I kept on praying that Auren sees through Midas's manipulative ways. She got kidnapped by Pirates then bought by a commander from one of the most fierce and powerful kings and all of that while on her journey to join Midas. So much has happend to her. Always a prisoner. But... things were not as she expected. Her new captor was a force to be reckoned with but she had much more liberty that she was accustomed to. Commander Rip stripped away her secrets. He saw what she hid. He laid her vulnerabilities bare. She should fear him for it. She should hate him for it but theres this undeniable force that ensnares her. He becomes her comfort.

Gosh, the tension is this book was budding. Rip was so freaking magnetic. I loved the camaraderie in this book. There was a few moments where I laughed, cried and even suffered some second hand embarrassment. I also felt immense disappointment. Auren was breaking my heart. She was making me angry. I hated her blind loyalty to Midas. I wanted to shake some sense into her. She was given so many choices but she always put Midas first. But she is slowly waking up.

The second book gave me more ACOTAR vibes. Midas reminded me so much of Tamlin.
And that cliffhanger... Again! Ahhhh
Want more! Need more!
Straight to book 3 I go...

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