
GLOW resumes right from the explosive ending of Gleam and begins in a shroud of extreme dread within the first quarter of the book that will keep a tight hold on your heart. Raven continues to craft such an exceptional story that skillfully navigates through healing, trauma, depression and empowerment while gifting us with such a beautiful romance and an intriguing political overarching plot. GLOW was nothing short of devastatingly emotional, powerfully evocative and exquisitely filthy.

I don't think I have the right words to convey the magnitude of the emotional suffering and joy this book had caused me and I wouldn't have had it in any other way. Thank you Raven Kennedy and The Nerd Fam for gifting me with an eARC of GLOWĭisclaimer: this review may contain minor spoilers but nothing major that would spoil the book. Please note: This is an adult fantasy series with dark elements that may be triggering, including past emotional and physical trauma, violence, adult language, and explicit romance. So I will fight for him and he will kill for me, and if we need to become the villains, then so be it.īecause so long as I live in this world, I won't be used again. Good thing I have a different king in my corner.īut even with the dark threat of Slade Ravinger, the other monarchs are coming for me. That's the thing when you turn against a king-everyone else turns against you. Because my wings may have been clipped, but I am not in a cage, and I'm finally free to fly from the frozen kingdoms I've been kept in. Like a phoenix caught fire, I will need to rise from the ashes and learn to wield my own power. A means to get to where he wanted to go, and I paved that path in gold."

Read at your own discretion."I was nothing but a road to Midas. Because so long as I live in this world, I won't be used again. So I will fight for him and he will kill for me, and if we need to become the villains, then so be it. But even with the dark threat of Slade Ravinger, the other monarchs are coming for me. Good thing I have a different king in my corner.

A means to get to where he wanted to go, and I paved that path in gold." My life has been made up of gilded lies. This dark adult fantasy romance is inspired by the myth of King Midas and the gold-touched woman who realizes her true worth.

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