Gilded
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- Author：Marissa Meyer
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Summary
In Gilded， Marissa Meyer， #1 New York Times bestselling author， returns to the fairytale world with this haunting retelling of Rumpelstiltskin。
Long ago cursed by the god of lies， a poor miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue。
Or so everyone believes。
When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters， she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move。 The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold， or be killed for telling falsehoods。 In her desperation， Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious boy to her aid。 He agrees to help her… for a price。 Love isn't meant to be part of the bargain。
Soon Serilda realizes that there is more than one secret hidden in the castle walls， including an ancient curse that must be broken if she hopes to end the tyranny of the king and his wild hunt forever。
A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends
Long ago cursed by the god of lies， a poor miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue。
Or so everyone believes。
When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters， she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move。 The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold， or be killed for telling falsehoods。 In her desperation， Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious boy to her aid。 He agrees to help her… for a price。 Love isn't meant to be part of the bargain。
Soon Serilda realizes that there is more than one secret hidden in the castle walls， including an ancient curse that must be broken if she hopes to end the tyranny of the king and his wild hunt forever。
A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends
Reviews
fayth
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i feel like marissa meyer just loves making people cry
Amanda
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Review to come whaaaaa 😍
Kaitlin
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Gilded started off so strong and I loved the dark elements。 I feel like there was no need for this to be 500 pages and could’ve been shorten to 300-350 pages。 I’m also surprised this is going to be a duology because it could’ve thrived as a stand-alone。
laís
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3，80
Karissa
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this is the second rumplestiltskin retelling i read this year， and i loved this one too。 it was really good in every way。
Halima （Starlight_and_blooms）
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Gilded ✨✨✨✨✨ 5 glittering gold stars！ I was enthralled from the beginning to the very end。 Gilded is a very dark， very magical （and at times heartbreaking） Grimm retelling of Rumpelstilskin - a beautiful story full of twists and turns， fabulous characters， an immersive setting and intriguing German folklore。 I love Rumpelstilskin and adore Marissa Meyer’s way of spinning traditional fairytales and turning them into gold and this book went above and beyond all my expectations！ ꧂Cursed by the god Gilded ✨✨✨✨✨ 5 glittering gold stars！ I was enthralled from the beginning to the very end。 Gilded is a very dark， very magical （and at times heartbreaking） Grimm retelling of Rumpelstilskin - a beautiful story full of twists and turns， fabulous characters， an immersive setting and intriguing German folklore。 I love Rumpelstilskin and adore Marissa Meyer’s way of spinning traditional fairytales and turning them into gold and this book went above and beyond all my expectations！ ꧂Cursed by the god of lies， a miller's daughter has developed a talent for storytelling - but are all of her tales as false as they appear？When one of Serilda's stories draws the attention of the devastating Erlking， she finds herself swept away into a world of enchantment， where ghouls prowl the earth， and ravens track her every move。 The king locks Serilda in a castle dungeon and orders her to spin straw into gold， or be killed for lying。 In despair， Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious young man to her aid。 And he agrees to help her， for a price。 But love wasn't meant to be part of the bargain。꧂I absolutely loved Serilda。 She’s an outcast， an underdog， thought to be cursed and yet an inspiring， brave and beautiful soul。 And the most amazing storyteller I’ve ever come across。 Her relationship with Gild was lovely。 I loved how their story developed。 The world building， the setting， the characters were all so captivating。 I felt invested in it all。 But that ending！！！！ It was not what I expected！ I didn’t want it to stop there。 I feel like Alice falling down the rabbit hole。 It’s such a gorgeous， addictive reimagining of Rumplestiltskin and I need to keep reading。 Please give me the next few chapters Marissa Meyer， please！ 。。。more
Vanessa
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I CANNOT get enough of this book！ The suspense， the world building， the tension， the romance， the desire… A wonderful retelling of Rumpelstiltskin， where rather than being the villain， the gold spinning spirit is the love interest。 Serilda is a wonderful protagonist， and her blessing （or curse） from the God of Fortune， compels the story。 You feel what she feels， her love， anger， sadness， passion。 The Erlking is genuinely terrifying， his actions cold and heartless， yet I kept finding myself wanti I CANNOT get enough of this book！ The suspense， the world building， the tension， the romance， the desire… A wonderful retelling of Rumpelstiltskin， where rather than being the villain， the gold spinning spirit is the love interest。 Serilda is a wonderful protagonist， and her blessing （or curse） from the God of Fortune， compels the story。 You feel what she feels， her love， anger， sadness， passion。 The Erlking is genuinely terrifying， his actions cold and heartless， yet I kept finding myself wanting to see more of him， to know what he’s doing， why， and how。 What he did to the children broke my heart！If you enjoy fantasy， interesting world building， somewhat of a slow burn， and a story that’s familiar but also nothing like you’ve read before， PLEASE pick up Gilded by Marissa Meyer。 。。。more
Haleyyy
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I really， really wanted to love this。 But I think it would have been better in 1 book， instead of 2。 This was really long for only getting as far as it has gotten thus far。
Opalsbookjems
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3。5⭐️This was my least favorite Marissa Meyer book but it was pretty good for everything she brought to the table for a Rumpelstiltskin retelling。 She’s still the reigning retelling queen of my dreams and I can’t wait for Cursed！！！🥰❤️
Julia Koncurat
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（3。5 Stars） Marissa Meyer's work is pretty touch and go for me。 I love her science fiction but not so much her fantasy。 Gilded was really good in the first third of the story， but the last two thirds went really slowly。 I think the hardest part for me was getting accepting the fact that she was literally dating Rumplestiltskin。 If will say though that I think this book would improve on the re-read， which I'm willing to do because I liked the ending。 （3。5 Stars） Marissa Meyer's work is pretty touch and go for me。 I love her science fiction but not so much her fantasy。 Gilded was really good in the first third of the story， but the last two thirds went really slowly。 I think the hardest part for me was getting accepting the fact that she was literally dating Rumplestiltskin。 If will say though that I think this book would improve on the re-read， which I'm willing to do because I liked the ending。 。。。more
Candace
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Magical， dark， and amazing。 Meyer mixed so much German folktale together into a story I could not put down。 Rumpelstiltskin retelling with a girl， gold， and ghosts。 I did go into this knowing next to nothing and with no expectations - so highly recommend if you love Meyer’s other works。 Sequel coming in 2022 - can’t wait。
♣Bel♣
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“Sometimes superstitions are all that we have been given by the gods in order to make sense of our world。 Superstitions … and stories。”So here’s the thing regarding my feelings about Marissa Meyer: I love her。 When it comes to storytelling she can do no wrong。 When it comes to fairytale retellings she excels。 When it comes to writing and voice she weaves and enchants。 And Gilded was no exception。 I went into it without reading the synopsis， because honestly it’s Marissa， she’s an all time fave a “Sometimes superstitions are all that we have been given by the gods in order to make sense of our world。 Superstitions … and stories。”So here’s the thing regarding my feelings about Marissa Meyer: I love her。 When it comes to storytelling she can do no wrong。 When it comes to fairytale retellings she excels。 When it comes to writing and voice she weaves and enchants。 And Gilded was no exception。 I went into it without reading the synopsis， because honestly it’s Marissa， she’s an all time fave and I really don’t need a preview of what’s to come as I know it’s going to be epic。 And epic ‘twas was。 If you’re obsessed with dark fairytales as I am then this is the one for you。 With vivid descriptions of imagery that’s lush and atmospheric and a character with a knack for storytelling that was vibrant and rich- I was already in love。 Then we met the Erlking， with all that he entails， and Gild and slowly started the becoming of what is now my favorite Marissa Meyer book to date。 If it wasn’t the intoxicating atmosphere of the novel， then it was surely the charismatic and alluring characters， but if it wasn’t them， then it was the absolutely witty and hysterical dialogue that had me cackling- and if it wasn’t that then it was surely the bewitching storytelling。 All this to say， I absolutely adore Gilded and hope everyone is just as obsessed with it as I am。 。。。more
Rigel
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Despite a slow start （and a slow middle）， this book ended off strongly enough that I'd like to continue in the series。 Serilda isn't exactly the most compelling of main characters but she definitely isn't your typical meek YA female heroin。 One of the things that did really throw me off was that every character， including a 5 year old， had the exact same vocabulary。 They all used big pretentious words。。。 words that not everyone in a small， uneducated town would know。 Anyway， an interesting take Despite a slow start （and a slow middle）， this book ended off strongly enough that I'd like to continue in the series。 Serilda isn't exactly the most compelling of main characters but she definitely isn't your typical meek YA female heroin。 One of the things that did really throw me off was that every character， including a 5 year old， had the exact same vocabulary。 They all used big pretentious words。。。 words that not everyone in a small， uneducated town would know。 Anyway， an interesting take on Rumpelstiltskin， but not its not anything particularly new in the YA genre， you know？ 。。。more
Sam （Hissing Potatoes）
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The story is a great weaving of a Rumpelstiltskin retelling with original plotlines。 I loved the incorporation of so much German and Slavic folklore。 The ending felt a little off since it started to shift more toward the original storylines without fully wrapping up the Rumpelstiltskin part， but I enjoyed the ride and am greatly looking forward to the sequel。
Kylie
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Gilded by Marissa Meyer just released on 11/2/21 and I hope you run and pick it up。 This is the first book by Meyers that I’ve read in a physical format and it is just as magical as the audiobooks！ I do plan to listen as well because I’m so attached to this story！ I feel like I could talk about this book for hours， but would give all the spoilers。 All I know is I LOVE Serilda， she may be one of my favorite characters ever。 I can’t wait for you all to read this one， and I’ll be counting down the Gilded by Marissa Meyer just released on 11/2/21 and I hope you run and pick it up。 This is the first book by Meyers that I’ve read in a physical format and it is just as magical as the audiobooks！ I do plan to listen as well because I’m so attached to this story！ I feel like I could talk about this book for hours， but would give all the spoilers。 All I know is I LOVE Serilda， she may be one of my favorite characters ever。 I can’t wait for you all to read this one， and I’ll be counting down the days until book 2 is available！ 。。。more
alex :）
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it started out really good and it was good but when （view spoiler）[the whole pregnancy-ish thing happened<\spoiler> i just did not wanna read also gild and seridla were so cute 😩 （hide spoiler）] it started out really good and it was good but when （view spoiler）[the whole pregnancy-ish thing happened<\spoiler> i just did not wanna read also gild and seridla were so cute 😩 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Allie
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'"。。。Not every story has a happy ending。 Life isn’t like that， you know。”“Which is why we listen to stories！”'You probably know the tale of Rumpelstiltskin; "Gilded" lengthens and embellishes it， adding folklore and creatures and characters from other Grimm tales。 It's both darker and lighter than the original story， and focuses quite a lot more on romance。 The most important characters are Serilda， the miller's daughter who loves nothing more than telling stories， the Erlking， a king who， in th '"。。。Not every story has a happy ending。 Life isn’t like that， you know。”“Which is why we listen to stories！”'You probably know the tale of Rumpelstiltskin; "Gilded" lengthens and embellishes it， adding folklore and creatures and characters from other Grimm tales。 It's both darker and lighter than the original story， and focuses quite a lot more on romance。 The most important characters are Serilda， the miller's daughter who loves nothing more than telling stories， the Erlking， a king who， in this story， rules over "dark ones" and ghosts， and of course， the imp who saves Serilda's life by spinning straw into gold for her; he's just a boy in this story and he goes by "Gild。" I liked "Gilded" but didn't love it。 The world is interesting and well constructed and I was really drawn into that aspect。 I especially love the story of Serilda's birth， and the background lore of the old gods。 Adalheid Castle was also really cool， with the way the Erlking tethers souls to it。 As for Serilda herself。。。 she was alright， but I often couldn't understand why she behaved the way she did in certain situations。 A lot of these moments were meant to be humorous， employed as a way of keeping the tone light， but they usually didn't work for me。 It's been a while since I read the Lunar Chronicles， and while I remember enjoying those books I might've grown out of Meyer's writing style。 There's also the book's length， which in my opinion really didn't need to be over 500 pages， especially considering it's the first part of a duology。 2。5/5。 。。。more
thewoollygeek （tea， cake， crochet & books）
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I am on the fence with fairy tale retellings some I love and a lot are boring or worse badly done。 Let me tell you this one did not disappoint and is definitely in the love category！ This was a long book at 500 pages ， but it never felt overly long if that makes any sense， it’s a well written and magical retelling of Rumplestiltskin ， but this isn’t your light fairytale this is dark and macabre。 It’s impossible to put down The fast-pace draws you through each page as you find yourself desperate I am on the fence with fairy tale retellings some I love and a lot are boring or worse badly done。 Let me tell you this one did not disappoint and is definitely in the love category！ This was a long book at 500 pages ， but it never felt overly long if that makes any sense， it’s a well written and magical retelling of Rumplestiltskin ， but this isn’t your light fairytale this is dark and macabre。 It’s impossible to put down The fast-pace draws you through each page as you find yourself desperate for more， Meyer is a wonderful writer and I have enjoyed all her previous books， but this for me far surpasses any of her previous works。 Overall， this is a compelling twist on the original with a cliffhanger of an ending。 I mean if there’s not a sequel that’s just plain evil ！ 。。。more
Liliana
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Gilded by Marissa Meyer， the queen of fairytale retelling has done it again 4。75/5🌟After hearing Marissa Meyer has written a Rumpelstilskin retelling， I was very excited for this book。 I have previous read her other fairytale retelling books such as the Lunar Chronicles and Heartless （these books I absolutely adored）。 I was very pleasantly surprised with this book。 The setting is very atmospheric as it is set in a gothic fairytale version of Germany full of goblins， moss maidens， witches， fairie Gilded by Marissa Meyer， the queen of fairytale retelling has done it again 4。75/5🌟After hearing Marissa Meyer has written a Rumpelstilskin retelling， I was very excited for this book。 I have previous read her other fairytale retelling books such as the Lunar Chronicles and Heartless （these books I absolutely adored）。 I was very pleasantly surprised with this book。 The setting is very atmospheric as it is set in a gothic fairytale version of Germany full of goblins， moss maidens， witches， fairies， stolen children， monsters and ruined castle。 The writing spell-bounds you and the plot is full of mystery， horror and plot twists。 Many shocking plot twist especially near the end。 There is also a little bit of romance which me swoon over。The characters were just crafted perfectly。 Serilda， our main protagonist， is incredibly relatable in some aspects。 She has such strong resilience and incredible imagination。 She is also very curious （that may or may not be a bad thing。） Gild， another prominent character， was a such an intrigue。 You are itching to find more about him。 He is also incredibly funny and emphatic。 The chemistry between Serilda and Gild was full of banter， fun and lots and lots of slowburn。 Overall， a quite dark retelling of an underrated fairytale but full of everything I love but has whimsical and mysterious world。 。。。more
Juliette
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I just love fairytale retellings and Marissa Meyer is briljant at it。
Rey
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Good story， just wasn't a fan of any of the characters。 The story did drag a lot in my opinion， but as expected， the writing and world building was fantastic， and I'm excited for the next book。 Good story， just wasn't a fan of any of the characters。 The story did drag a lot in my opinion， but as expected， the writing and world building was fantastic， and I'm excited for the next book。 。。。more
Noiha
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2 starsNo。 Why， Marissa。 Why。
Garrett Olinde
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This went from whimsical to macabre in a heartbeat。 I was not sure if this had a sequel until the last few pages。I guess I wait a year for the next part。
Vitalia Strait
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I was very excited for this book， so much so that I pre-ordered it， which I never do。 I think that fairytale retellings are where Marissa Meyer shines， so I put a lot of hope into it。 Unfortunately， it didn't quite live up to The Lunar Chronicles or Heartless。 Part of this might be due to the German village aesthetic， which isn't usually one I care particularly for。 However， the characters also weren't quite as entrancing as usual and the story was a little repetitive in a few parts。 I think it I was very excited for this book， so much so that I pre-ordered it， which I never do。 I think that fairytale retellings are where Marissa Meyer shines， so I put a lot of hope into it。 Unfortunately， it didn't quite live up to The Lunar Chronicles or Heartless。 Part of this might be due to the German village aesthetic， which isn't usually one I care particularly for。 However， the characters also weren't quite as entrancing as usual and the story was a little repetitive in a few parts。 I think it would have also been stronger if it stuck more closely to the original Rumpelstiltskin tale。That said， I still really liked it and I'm interested to see what happens in the next book。 。。。more
Stephanie
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Mind blownMarissa Meyer has once again weaved a mind blowing retelling！ This time she tackles Rumplestiltskin， but turns it on it’s head （avoiding spoilers so keeping this vague）。 Much like the known tale， we have our main character who is forced to spin gold， yet she finds help in a “poltergeist” whose true name is a central mystery to this story。 We also have a very detestable villain， who becomes more detestable as the story progresses。 Meyer also weaves in a parallel story， which makes sense Mind blownMarissa Meyer has once again weaved a mind blowing retelling！ This time she tackles Rumplestiltskin， but turns it on it’s head （avoiding spoilers so keeping this vague）。 Much like the known tale， we have our main character who is forced to spin gold， yet she finds help in a “poltergeist” whose true name is a central mystery to this story。 We also have a very detestable villain， who becomes more detestable as the story progresses。 Meyer also weaves in a parallel story， which makes sense as the main story continues。 I liked our main character and poltergeist as well as the side characters we meet along the way。 We also have magic， myth， and romance here。 This book also is a little darker than Meyer’s previous books， but that adds to the intensity of what happens towards the latter half of the story。 Overall， this was an exciting story and I cannot wait for the sequel。 。。。more
Amy Mae
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Holy crap this was soooooo good！
senna
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- honestly i wasn’t expecting anything like this from marissa aksns - it’s a lot darker and creepier and a little more gruesome than any of her other books and even the writing style is somewhat different than i remember。 some parts were predictable as is usual with marissa but honestly idec。 i loved it。 i loved these characters and the romance is just so soft even if it is a quite instalovey 🥺
Books， Brews & Booze
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A wonderful fairytale retelling of Rumpelstiltskin by author Marissa Meyer。I listened to an author chat with Meyer， where she said the story of Rumpelstiltskin stayed with her into adulthood。 She often wondered about the king and how the daughter could stand to be married to the man who threatened her with death， lest she spin straw into gold。Feeling pretty grateful that Meyer asked these questions， because out of it was born Gilded， her fairytale retelling of Rumpelstiltskin。I enjoy fairytales A wonderful fairytale retelling of Rumpelstiltskin by author Marissa Meyer。I listened to an author chat with Meyer， where she said the story of Rumpelstiltskin stayed with her into adulthood。 She often wondered about the king and how the daughter could stand to be married to the man who threatened her with death， lest she spin straw into gold。Feeling pretty grateful that Meyer asked these questions， because out of it was born Gilded， her fairytale retelling of Rumpelstiltskin。I enjoy fairytales a great deal and Gilded is fascinating。 So creatively done， with twists and turns and unexpected forays into the imagination of the author。 The audiobook narration by Rebecca Soler is well done， and I understand she’s narrated most， if not all of Meyer’s books？ In the author chat I listened to， Meyer interviewed Soler， who said you were going to want to stay up all night to finish Gilded。The last 10% of the book had me hopping up and down in excitement。 I couldn’t wait to finish the book， yet didn’t want to finish it at the same time… know what I mean？ And… it’s part of a duology！ So twice as much time into this amazing world Meyer has reimagined。 Dare I say Meyer has spun straw into gold…？ I dare！Thank you， Netgalley and Macmillan Audio， for the opportunity to listen to Gilded。 。。。more
Emma Fleming
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im feeling generous with those three stars。。。。。 Marissa pls。。。 u know its bad when I want the babykiller to be apart of the main characters enemies to lover arc instead of the actual love interest
Liz Ferguson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Such mixed feelings about this one。 I feel like Marissa Meyer simultaneously did too much and too little with this book。 Great premise that could have been executed so much better。 Excellent （if somewhat unoriginal） cliffhanger at the end， but the middle really dragged on-the book did not need to be so long。 I understand why the romance was necessary to the plot， so Serilda would get pregnant （and in keeping with the original fairytale） but there was no spark between the two of them and in my op Such mixed feelings about this one。 I feel like Marissa Meyer simultaneously did too much and too little with this book。 Great premise that could have been executed so much better。 Excellent （if somewhat unoriginal） cliffhanger at the end， but the middle really dragged on-the book did not need to be so long。 I understand why the romance was necessary to the plot， so Serilda would get pregnant （and in keeping with the original fairytale） but there was no spark between the two of them and in my opinion it fell really flat。 。。。more
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