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Gild (The Plated Prisoner #1) by Raven Kennedy

Genre:
Adult, Romance, Romantasy, Retellings, Greek Mythology, Fantasy, Book Series, Fae, Dark Romance, Unseelie and Seelie, High Fantasy

Publication Date:
October 16, 2020

Page Numbers:
402

Read/Finished Date:
January 4th, 2026 - January 5th, 2026

Rating:
.5/5

Premise:

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.

The myth of King Midas reimagined. This compelling adult fantasy series is as addictive as it is unexpected. With romance, intrigue, and danger, the gilded world of Orea will grip you from the very first page.

Review:

If a novel has a beautiful cover, don't trust it. I did that and found out that the cover was a deception for a storyline that was supposed to be a reimagining of the Midas myth. There is nothing special about the female lead nor was there anything particular about the storyline that was memorable.