Gild

By: Raven Kennedy

Narrated by: Bella Sanby, Harlen Corvo

Brought to you by Penguin.

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

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

Read this only so you can read the second one!

I kind of dragged myself through this book I didn’t like any of the characters, auren seems very stupid and I don’t know what she wants with Midas. However after reading the second book, I get why the first book is like this. So if you can’t get a grip on this, just keep on going, the second one is where things start to pick up, the plot evolves and you start to understand why the first book has to be this way. I’ve only read book 2 so far but just finished it and now I’m hooked and can’t wait to download the third. PS auren finds her brain in the second book so far I’m recommending this series and I love the narrator. The spice is not my cup of tea as it’s mostly rape or close to it but I have a feeling/ the hope that in book three it might turn into somewhat more consented spice

One of the best books I’ve consumed this year

I hope the whole saga doesn’t disappoint, but the story and the performance were literally GOLD 🫶🏻✨

I’m not sure

When I first started listening, I didn’t know if I would enjoy this book or not. It seemed like Auren had almost Stockholm syndrome towards King Midas. She was caged up, but yet longed for him. It just didn’t make any sense and even though the story progressed, I still feel like there’s something missing like the story wasn’t presented fully in the first book about how their relationship started to where it was in the beginning of the book. I think the adventure and her making friends with the guards was a great storyline, but I don’t know if I want to find out what happens next or not. It is intriguing, but is it worth the money?

Good, but nasal

Good story, but... the voice actress seemed to be sick when she recorded this, and some of the editions were very noticeable, as the volume was different and it had a different background noise.

It’s ok

This series has been on my tbr-list forever. I’ve been very excited about finally starting this because I’ve heard a lot of good things about the series.

After finishing the first book in this series, I’m a little… underwhelmed. Unfortunately, to me, this didn’t get interesting or wasn’t that exciting, until a little past the halfway mark. The last part of this book was absolutely where things got interesting. The first part was moving along slowly with not really that much happening. This was definitely a book that’s setting up for the rest of the following books. I’m still engaged and curious about this story and will continue with the next installment.

Also, Sail. I cannot leave a review without mentioning him. He was honorable and pure. He made a presence for sure.

On to the next one!