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Gold by Raven Kennedy

2 reviews

rachelharp's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

 
building a whole new world in book 5 is bold - we got some background from slade’s backstory and Malina’s fall but not enough to keep me engaged in the whole monarchy overthrow situation. It never felt like the stakes were high. I also hated that Slade became such a villain like he was honestly the worst. Also the whole Rissa thing was just annoying. QUEEN MALINA IS MY BIGGEST GRIPE!!! I was really looking forward to her redemption arc - we basically got Elsa 2.0 but all of her character growth was spurned because of a man and not on her own. Dommik came seemingly out of nowhere to make her who she was, when i feel like she could have got there on her own and it would have been better that way. I love enemies to lovers, but i wish they’d became lovers later after her own journey. It was trying too hard to be cassian/nesta but didn’t succeed in my opinion. The story really picked up the last 100 pages and I’m excited for the rest, just annoyed at this one.
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winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

For my taste, this is the perfect fantasy book.
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