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Gleam
- Subgenre
- romantasy
- Edition year
- 2024-05-28
- Rating
- ★ 4.3 · 238 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
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In the third book of a King Midas-inspired romantasy series, a woman who was previously confined by King Midas ('King Midas made me... Notorious. Unattainable. His.') finds herself captive no longer but displaced into a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies. Haunted by her experience, she refuses to wither and vows to set a trap of her own rather than be caged again. She is drawn warily to King Ravinger—a sinister, powerful, seductive ruler—despite having learned not to trust manipulative kings, her chest constricting whenever he is near. Torn between regret and revenge, she must navigate dangerous court schemes and the schemes of kings and queens without losing her heart.
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- Captive Romance: “The thing about being confined is that you believe it's to keep the bad out... Until you realize it's about keeping you in.” source
- Revenge Plot: “Regret and revenge war inside of me, and I need to figure out a plan fast before I get tangled up in the schemes of kings and queens” source
- Court Intrigue: “I'm now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars, with no allies of my own” source
- High Fantasy: “I'm now in a strange kingdom surrounded by liars” source
- Enemies to Lovers: “I've learned my lesson with trusting manipulative kings, so why does my chest constrict every time he's near?” source
- Morally Gray: “He's sinister and powerful and entirely too seductive” source
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