Goldfinch

By: Raven Kennedy

Narrated by: Bella Sanby, Owen Hall

Brought to you by Penguin.

AUREN'S STORY ISN'T OVER YET.

SHE WILL FLY. SHE WILL SOAR.

One king caged my body.

Another has caged my mind.

War has broken out between Annwyn and Orea, though that’s not the only battle being waged.

There’s a fight inside me, and it’s one I’m determined to win, no matter how much they try to strip me down and hollow me out.

Yet they’ve forgotten one thing. The ancient magic of the pair bond. One can never truly be lost when two souls are already bound.

Because Slade and I? We are connected by more than just fated magic, and we will always find each other.

In any life.

The fae king is trying to destroy me. My heritage. My memory. But what he hasn’t realized is this: gold bends, but stone breaks.

And a Goldfinch does not fall.

It flies.

©2024 Raven Kennedy (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

Praise for the Plated Prisoner Series:

This series has stolen my heart, my breath, my regard for anything else. I've never been so immersed in a story before-never read characters that have felt so real. I've cried, laughed, screamed, thrown my kindle across the room, picked it up again, swooned . . . These characters, this WORLD . . . it's everything. Raven has written a story for the ages, destined to go down as one of the epics

Raven writes with a magic that comes to life on the page. Every single word gleams like gold

This is one of those series that started off phenomenal, and only gets better with every subsequent book.

Get ready to be enthralled from the first word, and begging for more by the last. Raven Kennedy crafts an astonishing world that's filled with captivating characters and a story you won't be able to put down

This series is amazing and I can't recommend it enough. It is one of the best New Adult Fantasy books out there.

TEN GILDED STARS! Remarkably original . . .and the prose, people . . . gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous

An emotional rollercoaster

What I've enjoyed so far about this series is how it's a metaphor about real, emotional issues

I devoured [the] first book and it ended on such a nice cliff-hanger that I am thirsting for the next one

what a beautiful end to a brutal journey

wow this was quite the ride! such a tragic story, cruel worlds but a beautiful ending.
I don't know how to describe this one without spoilers so I will just say that I had all rainbow of emotions with this one. the road was bumpy, and at one point I got super angry at Raven but I pushed through and it was worth it.
I feel I need a novella/long epilog about Ryett because I need closer, he deserves a happy ending

Nice magic system , took me by surprise

Contemplated on reading the book myself, the narrator was not my cup of tea. Really did not like the actress’s portrayal of male characters.

amazing

i loved every moment of it! i have to admit it was kinda hard to get use to the narrators but overall they did a magnificent job this story was delightful to listen. thank you for another great story to remember!

Lovely

wow, just wow. Great final for a great saga,
I loved every chapter.
And the goldfinch nickname makes so much more sense now 🥹

Slade and Auren 🥹

Beautiful Ending 😩❤️
I’ll miss these two so much . I enjoyed everything about this. Chapter 59 and 60 nearly ripped my heart out ❤️