Glint: 2 (The Plated Prisoner Series)

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I have never been so throughly seduced by a character as I was by Slade Ravinger. His endearments drip like warm honey and his filthiness makes me want to forsake my own morals which I would more glaldly do so for him. Ultimately, the reason I decided to read this series was because I seen it labelled as fantasy with heavy romantic elements and its constant comparison to ACOTAR. Both Gild and Glint have almost no romantic elements. The enemies-to-lovers slow burn is nowhere to be found in Glint. You could argue there is one moment, but it’s so far out of left field making it more weird than exciting. There is no tension or connection between Auren and the love interest. The romance peaks but there are things that must be dealt with. There is tenderness, there is passion, there is clashing, there is love, there is wildness, and of course... it gets deliciously filthy. The main reason it got 4 stars from me is because of the overwhelming amount of similes. It’s not as bad as Caraval (will never be over that one either), but it is a lot. They are all well written and do make sense. I just don’t care for seeing them every few paragraphs. Not my cup of tea, you feel me?

She’s scared of her magic, then she’s afraid to face that she can’t use her magic, and as soon as she reconciles the two within a few chapters, she can suddenly use ALL the magic without having to break a sweat. It felt too easy. At no point of the first 75% of the story were there any stakes… because of course everyone chose to simply ignore the giant elephant that was everyone accusing Auren of stealing magic! Because that makes sense of course and is what a monarch in charge of a whole kingdom would do. Duh! Book 5 of this adult fantasy series continues in this epic story inspired by the myth of King Midas, fae, and fated romance. Glint focused on Auren’s character development. Or tried to. She is surprisingly naïve despite her traumatic childhood making her a very difficult character to root for. Though, in her defense she isn’t faced with many life shattering truths to make her question her life with Midas. Kennedy spends the entire novel trying to make Auren realize that her life is worth more than sitting in a cage only for Auren to continue turning a blind eye until the last possible second. the sex scenes were…weird. Did anyone else find them weird? Like the dialogue in particular just did not match the vibe of the series.That’s such a man thing to say,” I reply with a slight roll of my eyes as I take another bite. “Women in this world have to be more careful. Perceived reputations can be life or death.” Queen Malina still has a few chapters, and honestly, they still bored me, but at least now I understand why she was important to the plot, and why I had to read about her journey. I still don't like her at all, and I still find her storyline boring, but at least I can see the huge impact it will have on the last book now. To conclude my review, the first book ended with an exciting cliffhanger and I knew and I was right! The second book gave much more and I'm glad I decided to read this trilogy. I think the third book is coming out next month if I'm not wrong and I CANNOT wait because Book 2 ended with yet another great cliffhanger.

As a writer, Kennedy likes to work on all kinds of stories as she thinks that each story brings a different kind of experience. When she is not trying to meet the deadlines of her publishers or scratching her head over a new idea, she can be found being with her family or trying her hand at a new recipe. Kennedy also likes to go on long walks with someone on the beach. Many a time, Kennedy takes up hiking with the hope of making it exciting. However, she ends up turning the journey into a boring one every time as she spends all day sitting with her computer and writing her heart out.Commander Rip (yes, that’s really how they call him) reminded me of Rhysand in ACOMAF a lot! The way he’s portrayed as a big bad villain, but was actually respectful and even kinda sweet, and the way he questioned and pushed Auren even though she didn’t like it, just so she could realize exactly how badly Midas treated her, and how much more she could be. Rip just kept on challenging her and he is the main reason she started to see things more clearly and she realized that she didn’t need to spend her life in a cage to be protected from the world if she was strong enough to protect herself. As I said… Big Rhysand vibes here, but I’m not complaining at all, and Auren’s growth also reminded me of Feyre’s. I guess I could also compare their dynamic to Poppy and Casteel’s…

I was pretty late to the party and started reading the Plated Prisoner Series only a few days prior to the release of Glow, so I was able to binge through them all, ending the journey with Glow itself. And I will end my journey with Glow even though there might be more to come. This is not going to be a "OMG SO GOOD!!" review but in-depth discussion on why this book should never have been published in this form, at all. I'll provide a short review first and then dive into it later, so only read that second part if you don't care about spoilers. Honestly, it’s hard to review this books without spoilers. I can’t say much of anything without tipping you off about….all the stuff. The Malina chapters felt like they didn’t belong in this book, which is a problem considering how critical they ended up being to the book’s final twist.Out of the three ground rules of any sexual encounter, no matter how kinky, Slade and Auren score a solid 0/3 for safe, sane and consensual play. Great.

I'll stop here but boy oh boy. I've read some truly bad spice but this? Next level shit. You could probably ignore it, but Raven Kennedy solved her plotholes by smothering the book in spice and you can't even skim past these scenes, because they are everywhere. Bright side? At least I’m alive. At least I got away from the Red Raids. I won’t be subjected to whatever Quarter wanted to do with me once he discovered his captain was missing. The growth Auren went through from the beginning to the end was amazing. Although some realizations took awhile—of course I got where she was coming from😭 the frustration I felt... but when she finally opened her eyes, I so loved that moment. I'm excited to see her character develop even more from here on out and hopefully watch her deliver some pain towards *cough* certain bastards :) First, the positive: despite its flaws, this series is compulsively readable. I never want to put the books down, even when they annoy me.After how the first book was, I so wasn't expecting to love this so much?? And unlike Gild, this didn't leave me feeling super uncomfortable and disturbed. I definitely enjoyed this a lot more. Leading the army is Commander Rip, a notorious warrior whose name is whispered in taverns and street corners all over the six kingdoms. This story focuses less on the plot and more on Auren’s emotional and mental struggles and growth, but I still loved it so much! Please read those numbers again and tell me, those povs were relevant to the story. They were not. 37 for Auren is okay, don't mind that at all, she's the female main character we've been following around for four books now. 19 for Slade were way too many in my opinion, especially because the major part of those were in the first 30% of the book and you could have reduced them to a fourth of that, without losing much (or anything at all), and most of those later ones focus on his spice-appearances while the first few were blown up so much. For 10 years, I’ve lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas’s golden castle. But one night changed everything.