Sometimes the dialogue seemed a little out of place given the fantasy setting, but I did not find that it spoiled the book for me. I will admit, I almost put it down after the first few pages because I could barely handle the term “saddle” – although I’m glad I stuck it out because I was invested in the characters, and the plot kept me engaged. My thoughts: Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Throughout the story, Auren faces many challenges and begins to wonder if Midas has her best interests at heart. Many people covet Auren because of her gold skin and Midas is terrified that he will lose her and so he keeps her locked in a gilded cage. As such she is known as his “gold touched favoured and considered first among his “royal saddles” Yikes. King Midas of course, can turn things to gold with just one touch, and it is revealed that Auren is considered special because she is the only person who Midas has gold touched. Spoiler free summary: Gild is a first person-POV book that follows our main character Auren, who has a traumatic past and is in a complicated and problematic (to say the least) relationship with the legendary King Midas. However, after a questionable first few pages, the characters and story managed to draw me in. I love a good “romantasy” book, but I’ve also discovered that I’m a bit picky about them. I have to admit that I was a bit skeptical at first. I decided to pick up Gild by Raven Kennedy, because I kept hearing about it – and I’m not even an avid BookTok user, haha. Gild is the first book in an (explicit) adult romantasy series that puts an intriguing spin on the traditional King Midas myth.

Gild by raven kennedy