
In "Gleam," Raven Kennedy's 3-million-copy bestselling dark fantasy reimagines King Midas with heartrending intensity. What makes this series so emotionally devastating that readers report "major book hangovers" yet can't stop turning pages? Laura Thalassa calls the character development "exquisite" - will you?
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In a world where kingdoms rise and fall on lies, Auren's story begins in the darkest place imaginable-a gilded cage in King Midas's palace. Valued only for her magical ability to turn objects to gold with her touch, she exists as a possession rather than a person. What makes her journey so compelling isn't just her physical imprisonment but the psychological chains that bind her. Years of manipulation have convinced her that Midas's cage represents protection rather than captivity, that his possessiveness is love rather than control. The palace that once seemed like salvation gradually reveals itself as another elaborate prison. Auren's evolution doesn't happen in a single moment of clarity-it unravels slowly, painfully, as she recognizes the tactics that kept her compliant for years. "I let the innocent girl I once was have this moment as a quiet goodbye," she reflects while Midas holds her, his hollow apologies ringing false after years of conditioning. The physical manifestation of her power-golden ribbons extending from her back-serves as a brilliant metaphor for her growing agency. Initially uncontrollable, these ribbons gradually become extensions of her will. When Midas brutally cuts them off, the violation goes beyond physical pain; it represents his desperate attempt to sever her independence and return her to complete helplessness.
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