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From internationally bestselling author and TikTok phenom Raven Kennedy comes the fourth book in a stunning fantasy series inspired by the myth of King Midas, perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Jennifer L Armentrout.
ï»ż"I was nothing but a road to Midas. A means to get to where he wanted to go, and I paved that path in gold."
My life has been made up of gilded lies. But death has been shaped from rot.
Like a phoenix caught fire, I will need to rise from the ashes and learn to wield my own power. Because my wings may have been clipped, but I am not in a cage, and I'm finally free to fly from the frozen kingdoms I've been kept in.
Yet the world doesn't want to let me.
That's the thing when you turn against a kingâeveryone else turns against you.
Good thing I have a different king in my corner.
But even with the dark threat of Sladea Ravinger, the other monarchs are coming for me.
So I will fight for him and he will kill for me, and if we need to become the villains, then so be it.
Because so long as I live in this world, I won't be used again.
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ISBN-10
1464224447
ISBN-13
978-1464224447
Print length
832 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Bloom Books
Publication date
June 24, 2024
Dimensions
5 x 2.25 x 8 inches
Item weight
1.6 pounds
You never notice whatâs keeping you balanced until you realize youâre not standing straight anymore.
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Iâve always been treated like treasure, but with Slade, Iâm simply treasured.
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I may not have gold-touch, and I may not have rot, but words are the most powerful weapon of all, and I will wield them.
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About the Author
Raven Kennedy is a California girl born and raised, whose love for books pushed her into creating her own worlds. The Plated Prisoner series, a dark fantasy romance, has already sold in over a dozen countries and is a #1 international bestseller with over 3 million copies sold to date. It was inspired by the myth of King Midas and a womanâs journey with finding her own strength. Her debut series was a romcom fantasy about a cupid looking for love of her own. She has since gone on to write in a range of genres. Whether she makes you laugh or cry, or whether the series is about a cupid or a gold-touched woman living in King Midas's gilded castle, she hopes to create characters that readers can root for. The Plated Prisoner series is being adapted for series by Peter Guber's Mandalay Television.
Raven Kennedy
Raven Kennedy is a California girl born and raised, whose love for books pushed her into creating her own worlds. Her debut series was a romcom fantasy about a cupid looking for love. She has since gone on to write in a range of genres, including the adult dark fantasy: The Plated Prisoner Series, which has become an international bestseller.
Whether she makes you laugh or cry, or whether the series is about a cupid or a gold-touched woman living in King Midas's castle, she hopes to create characters that readers can root for.
You can follow her on her social media sites or visit her website for more info.
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Customer reviews
4.5 out of 5
28,071 global ratings
Kindle Customer
5
The best read!!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2024
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This was the best book thus far. However, there's a chance that I may change my mind tomorrow. The ebbs and flows of this series are awesome. I never know what to expect. My hope is that Slade and Auren are a powerful couple, ruling and in charge, but that doesn't look to promising.
Renee
5
This cliffhanger will make your heart fall, but this book will make it fly!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2022
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Iâm sitting here. Staring at this. Trying to figure out how to put into words everything this book was to me. All Iâve got is masterpiece. This will be a SPOILER FREE review but WILL contain large plot spoilers for the previous 3 books so proceed with caution if youâre not caught up with the series.
Ok. Whew. First off this book was heavy. You knew coming off of the end of Gleam that this was not going to be a light and breezy book, even on top of Auren still working through a decade of grooming and abuse. You knew her recovery was going to be painful and that this combined with everything else would take time. Every step of her journey, loss, and healing in this book is slow, delicate, careful, heartbreakingly realistic, perfectly depicted, and beautifully handled. There wasnât a single question, discussion, thought process, or scenario in my mind that the author did not explore which I, as an abuse survivor on the âother sideâ of life in a healthy and loving relationship, both loved and appreciated SO MUCH.
What I was NOT prepared for was being emotionally ravaged by the childhood and past of King Ravinger himself. All Iâll say is Slade being a mamaâs boy is everything I never knew my heart needed!!!
We get a LOT of Slade content in this book which to me was so needed both to better understand the Fae male who has fallen so hard for our golden girl, and to better understand how on earth they as two Fae managed to find each other in this world forever separated from the Fae world. And if you thought you loved Slade before this book, you have NO IDEA how much youâre going to truly be obsessed with him by the end of this book. He is multifaceted, complex, and deepâŠSO DEEP. He is every ounce the villain king, he has the filthiest mouth, good LORD he can steam up a page, and he loves Auren unapologetically with every single ounce of his being. These two have my heart forever and officially OWN carriages henceforth from this day forward, from now through the end of all of eternityđ„”đ„
Everything is amplified in this book. The spice is OFF the charts, we gain far more POV chapters (some of which are VERY exciting), we get WAY more Wrath interaction, we get a new budding couple who I absolutely adore, we finally connect the dots to all of the questions we have about Aurenâs past after her time with Zakir, we get the true fleshing out of a relationship between Auren and Slade, we get 110% more brother content between Slade and Fake Rip (his brother, Ryatt), we get 210% more emotions, we travel to the very ends of Orea (literally), and encounter far moreâŠinteresting characters, there is just SO much MORE in this book.
I will admit there were parts of this book that did feel super repetitive and just longggg, however every time I found myself thinking âdidnât I already read something exactly like thisâ it led to a new point of healing or vital conversation for Auren. You cannot rush healing and oftentimes through healing repetition is how youâre able to find the safe place and the courage needed to process through certain feelings/memories. So I think thatâs important to remember as youâre going through this book, especially if you feel itâs beginning to get slightly long winded.
The end was an absolute roller coaster. I will say it didnât entirely break me like the end of Gleam did, but it had my heart in my throat and screaming and I had to remind myself to breathe WAY more times than once. This cliffhanger is painful and did manage to make me cry like a baby, but with so much left up in the air knowing weâre going into the final chapter and seeing every stage set for that has me CHOMPING AT THE BIT to get my hands on book 5!!!
There just are no words for how much I love this series, and how solidly Auren has gilded herself and Slade into my heart. Every book just gets better and better and while Iâm nowhere near close to being ready for it to end I cannot wait to see what is sure to be one heck of an explosive ending. My hat is perpetually off to Raven KennedyâŠabsolutely one of the best books of 2022!!
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BeaWilson
5
Captivating
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2024
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Glow by Raven Kennedy continues the spellbinding journey begun in Gleam, diving deeper into the world of magic, danger, and romance. In this sequel, Kennedy masterfully expands upon the characters and lore introduced in the first book, while introducing new twists and turns that will leave readers breathless. The stakes are higher, the emotions are more intense, and the magic is more enthralling than ever before. With its seamless blend of action, romance, and intrigue, Glow is a captivating read that will leave fans eagerly awaiting the next installment in the series.
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