The Plated Prisoner Reading Order (Raven Kennedy)
June 2, 2026
Raven Kennedy’s Plated Prisoner series reimagines the Midas myth as a dark, glittering romantasy — and BookTok is obsessed. Here is the reading order.
The reading order
- Gild
- Glint
- Gleam
- Glow
- Gold
What it is about
Auren is the gilded favourite of King Midas, kept in a golden cage — until the story becomes one of self-reclamation, power, and a very different kind of love. It starts in dark places and builds to a fiercely satisfying arc for its heroine.
Read in order
Absolutely read in order — this is one continuous story, not a series of standalones, and the emotional payoff depends on watching Auren change book by book.
A heads-up
The series deals with heavy themes and earns its dark-romance label, so check content warnings if you are sensitive to them.
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