Glow

Spoiler-Free Review: (Potential Spoilers for the first 3 books of the series )

Raven Kennedy... excuse me while I pick up my jaw from the floor! Y'all this book was so good! Those last few chapters had me by the throat with anxiety. Glow picks up where Gleam left off, which for me, kept a good pace for the book. Slade is escaping with Auren, Queen Kaila is being sketchy, the people are panicked, and we get all of this through multi-POV goodness. Y'all know I love multi-pov... it just makes for deeper development, which I am a sucker for. In this book, we get a fair bit of back story into Slade's past. This really deepens his character development and helps explain why he is the way he is. Secrets are revealed about his past and his family that I hope get more expansion in the next book. Auren— my sweet, sweet Auren. She has spent the last three books enduring some deep trauma, and we finally get a bit of healing in this book. The way Raven Kennedy wrote her finally realizing her worth, and not fearing her power, was truly beautiful. Slade and Auren's romance finally heats up now that they are free to do so, and y'all, it is hot! The level of spice in this book is more than any of the others. The way Auren takes hold of her sexual freedom after being abused for so long, is just chef's kiss. So many sub-plots and side stories, but there's one in particular that I am very intrigued to get more of— cough Osrick. The ending still has my heart pounding and it's been an hour since I've finished. I cannot wait for Gold next year! This is an Adult Fantasy, 18+ for sexual content, themes, language. Check trigger warnings.