Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Sexual assault, Rape, Dubious consent, Sexual content, Captivity, Grooming, Child trafficking, Emotional abuse, Manipulation, Gaslighting, Violence, Death, Misogyny, Slut shaming, Trauma
Gild
by Raven Kennedy
Book 1 in The Plated Prisoner
A gilded-cage dark fantasy that weaponizes the Midas myth - gorgeous, uncomfortable, and impossible to put down once the golden veneer starts cracking.
goodreads 3.61/5 362,020 ratings
storykind_community 3.63/5 31 ratings
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Length402 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 6 books
Spice3/5 · Possessive / claiming
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Captor/captive
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Medium
- Possessive / claiming
- Addictive read
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- Morally gray
- Power imbalance
- Dominant vibes
- Book hangover incoming
- Villain
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Dark / taboo style
- Feral brain activated
- King / ruling monarch
- Possessive love interest
- Tension / anticipation focus
- Obsessed
- Power dynamic
- Possessive/protective
- Mine declarations
- Touch starvation
- Dubious consent elements
- Power exchange
- Possessive
- Objectification
- Ownership / collaring
- Voyeurism
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Captive romance
- Royal court / palace
- High fantasy
- Fae
- Mythology retelling
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- Prison / captivity
- Grimdark / dark fantasy
- Forbidden love
- Ship / at sea
- Dark romance
Reading experience
- First person
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Heavy
- High
- Survivor
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- Lush
- Deceptively deadly
- Tense
- Dramatic
- Innocent / sheltered
- Seductive
- Gothic
- Angsty
- Power corrupts
- Court intrigue
- Dark obsession
- Cliffhanger warning
- Greek mythology
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Book details
- Length
- 402 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book