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Gild by Raven Kennedy

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Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 9781464224416
Reader’s Age: Adults 18+
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Author: Raven Kennedy
Release Date: March 26, 2024
Genre: Fiction

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Gild Paperback by Raven Kennedy – The Plated Prisoner Series Book 1

About the Book

Gild is the first book in Raven Kennedy’s bestselling Plated Prisoner series. It’s a dark fantasy romance that reimagines the myth of King Midas, set in a world where gold means power and safety comes at a steep price.

About the Author

Raven Kennedy is an internationally bestselling author known for building immersive fantasy worlds packed with romance, tension, and morally complex characters. Her Plated Prisoner series has gained a massive following online, especially among readers who discovered her through TikTok’s BookTok community.

Who Is This Book For?

Gild is written for adult readers who enjoy slow-burn fantasy romance with morally gray characters and high emotional stakes. If you love series like Sarah J. Maas or Jennifer L. Armentrout, this book will feel like coming home. Please note this book contains mature and explicit content, so it’s best suited for readers 18 and older.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is Gild by Raven Kennedy appropriate for teens?
No. Gild contains explicit scenes and dark themes, so it’s recommended for adult readers 18 and older rather than teens.

What order should I read the Plated Prisoner series in?
Gild is book one. The recommended reading order after Gild is Glint, Gleam, Glow, and Gold, followed by the additional books in the series.

Is Gild a standalone book or part of a series?
Gild is the first installment in Raven Kennedy’s Plated Prisoner series, so it’s meant to be read as the starting point of an ongoing story.

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Weight	300 g
Dimensions	12.8 × 2.5 × 19.7 cm

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In the frozen kingdom of Highbell, King Midas rescues a woman from the slums and turns her into his golden favorite, quite literally, by touching her with his cursed gift. She believes she's safe inside his palace walls, protected by his power and her own loyalty to him. But when war reaches the kingdom and a bargain is struck behind closed doors, everything she believed about safety, love, and the man she trusted begins to crumble. Readers looking for a story about power, control, and quiet rebellion will find plenty to sink into here.

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Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li | Paperback

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Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 9781250437976
Reader’s Age: Adults 18+
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Author: Yiyun Li

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Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li

What does it mean to keep living when life has changed forever?

Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li is a deeply personal memoir about loss, motherhood, love, memory, and the difficult work of continuing to live after unimaginable tragedy. Rather than offering simple answers or a traditional story of healing, Li uses writing, gardening, reading, music, philosophy, and everyday life to examine what remains after loss.

The book grew from Li’s experience of losing both of her sons, Vincent and James. Through clear, thoughtful prose, she considers grief without trying to make it neat or easy. The result is a powerful meditation on what it means to remember someone, to love them after they are gone, and to continue existing in the world around you.

A Memoir About Love, Loss, and Acceptance

At the center of the book is a mother’s attempt to understand experiences that cannot truly be explained. Li reflects on motherhood, memory, suffering, mortality, and the limits of what one person can know about another.

The title itself comes from Li’s observations of her garden. Plants do not search for explanations or demand a particular meaning from life. They simply grow when they can and become dormant when they must. That simple idea becomes part of Li’s wider reflection on how human beings continue living through circumstances they cannot control.

Why Readers May Connect With This Memoir

If you are looking for a thoughtful memoir about grief and loss, this book offers something different from a conventional guide to overcoming sorrow. Li does not promise closure. Instead, she explores how love, memory, thought, and ordinary routines can exist alongside grief.

Readers will find:

A deeply personal account of motherhood and loss
Reflections on grief, memory, mortality, and love
Thoughtful discussions of philosophy and literature
Gardening and everyday routines as ways of continuing life
A direct and intellectually engaging writing style
A powerful meditation on what it means to remember

The memoir is particularly suited to readers who appreciate literary nonfiction that asks difficult questions rather than providing easy conclusions.

For readers interested in meaningful nonfiction, A Hymn to Life by Gisèle Pelicot and A Book of Life by Peter Kingsley offer two thoughtful perspectives on life, resilience, meaning, and the human experience. (bookwharf.com)

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