![]() ![]() ![]() And as the king’s favored, Auren is often scapegoated by others as much as she was lusted after and objectified by men who saw her as nothing more than a thing. She’s a caged bird at Highbell, the grotesquely opulent palace where’s she’s held in thrall by King Midas persistently held captive by her love for her king despite the unmistakable and maddening power imbalance.Ī theme throughout the book was the brutal commoditization of femininity, pitting women against one another. Immediately apparent to the reader is that Auren is a glorified slave- in love with her master, treated better than most, but a slave, nonetheless. This is in addition to his more familiar and singular ability to turn things and people into solid (and very dead) gold. ![]() In a departure from the story we all know, Gild’s Midas can imbue with gold- as he’s ostensibly done with Auren. In this novel, author Raven Kennedy, a veteran of immersive and absorbing Fantasy novels, brings to life the world of Orea and the magic and intrigue it holds. And our heroine is not just any concubine, she’s Midas’ favorite- so much so that he’s gilded her from head to toe. Gild is a riveting and twisty retelling of King Midas’ tale, told from the perspective of his favorite concubine, Auren. ![]()
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