Gilded
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Summary
All magic comes at a price， but love was never part of the bargain 。 。 。
The look he was giving her。 Serilda had never been looked at like that before 。 。 。 The intensity。
The heat。 The raw astonishment。 He was going to kiss her。
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。
A compulsive read， and as bewitchingly good as you'd expect from a YA bestselling author。 You will stay up all night reading this。
Gilded glitters as brightly as the stories and gold that Serilda and Gild spin' Kate Corr （The Corr Sisters）， authors of The Witch's Kiss trilogy and A Throne of Swans duology
'Forget spinning straw into gold， Meyer can spin words into magic and worlds into reality' Alexandra Christo， author of To Kill a Kingdom， Into the Crooked Place and City of Spells
'The queen of fairy-tale retellings is back， this time with Rumpelstiltskin as her inspiration， and the result is a gorgeously intricate tale that will have readers locked in from the start [。。。] Meyer weaves an enchanting tale filled with whimsically magical moments and some serious suspense' Booklist
'Meyer explores the power of fiction in this inventive Rumpelstiltskin reimagining [。。。] Intricate worldbuilding and star-crossed romance help temper the Erlking's brutality [。。。] well-drawn characters will leave readers craving a sequel' Publishers Weekly
The look he was giving her。 Serilda had never been looked at like that before 。 。 。 The intensity。
The heat。 The raw astonishment。 He was going to kiss her。
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。
A compulsive read， and as bewitchingly good as you'd expect from a YA bestselling author。 You will stay up all night reading this。
Gilded glitters as brightly as the stories and gold that Serilda and Gild spin' Kate Corr （The Corr Sisters）， authors of The Witch's Kiss trilogy and A Throne of Swans duology
'Forget spinning straw into gold， Meyer can spin words into magic and worlds into reality' Alexandra Christo， author of To Kill a Kingdom， Into the Crooked Place and City of Spells
'The queen of fairy-tale retellings is back， this time with Rumpelstiltskin as her inspiration， and the result is a gorgeously intricate tale that will have readers locked in from the start [。。。] Meyer weaves an enchanting tale filled with whimsically magical moments and some serious suspense' Booklist
'Meyer explores the power of fiction in this inventive Rumpelstiltskin reimagining [。。。] Intricate worldbuilding and star-crossed romance help temper the Erlking's brutality [。。。] well-drawn characters will leave readers craving a sequel' Publishers Weekly
Reviews
Kim Pet
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“He had made his own prison， and he had done it for her。” Omg， my heart！ Meyer retells the classic Rumplestiltskin with some intriguing and magical twists that pulled me in and had me until the end。 Although admittedly a slow start， once the story got moving， I was hooked trying to figure out the details and waiting for the story to unfold。 The unique strands Meyer wove through the classic tale are captivating， and although I’m completely yelling “UGH！！！” that the story has to have a continuatio “He had made his own prison， and he had done it for her。” Omg， my heart！ Meyer retells the classic Rumplestiltskin with some intriguing and magical twists that pulled me in and had me until the end。 Although admittedly a slow start， once the story got moving， I was hooked trying to figure out the details and waiting for the story to unfold。 The unique strands Meyer wove through the classic tale are captivating， and although I’m completely yelling “UGH！！！” that the story has to have a continuation， I will definitely be scooping it up as soon as Meyer puts out the next book。 This is an adult centered fairy tale you won’t find in Disney！ 。。。more
Nom
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Review to come！
donna
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Thank you Macmillan for the free arc via edelweiss。 I am a sucker for the bad boy。 I wanted Serilda and the Erlking to get together。 This was an interesting take on Rumpelstilskin。 Enjoyed the fairy tales within the book。 I felt such despair and was not sure how Serilda was every going to get away。 Sadly， the suspense continues as there will be a sequel。
Simrah
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Anything about Rumpelstiltskin reminds me of the Once Upon A Time days 🥺
Mae （readingwithmae）
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thank you to the publisher & NetGalley for sending me an e-arc of this title！ all opinions are my own。I love the way that Marissa Meyer writes fairytales。 This was absolutely stunning & I definitely recommend picking up a copy on release day （tomorrow）！
☕️Kimberly
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Can't wait for more after the ending。 Full RTC Can't wait for more after the ending。 Full RTC 。。。more
Becka
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Gilded is a dark amalgamation of the Rumplestiltskin fairy tale with mythology。 As enticing as the summary sounded， the actual execution of the book left something to be desired。 As with Meyer’s other books， this one weighs in at about 500 pages。 Staying motivated to continue to read was challenging， due to the slow moving plot。 The characters felt flat， which also created a sense of the book dragging。 The feel of this one is a little similar to Heartless， in that it’s darker than the Lunar Chro Gilded is a dark amalgamation of the Rumplestiltskin fairy tale with mythology。 As enticing as the summary sounded， the actual execution of the book left something to be desired。 As with Meyer’s other books， this one weighs in at about 500 pages。 Staying motivated to continue to read was challenging， due to the slow moving plot。 The characters felt flat， which also created a sense of the book dragging。 The feel of this one is a little similar to Heartless， in that it’s darker than the Lunar Chronicles， and seems written for an audience that is older than the intended audience of the Lunar Chronicles。 Readers should also go into the book knowing that it is not a standalone， so there will not be complete resolution at the end。In terms of the audiobook quality， I think Rebecca Soler was a great choice as narrator， since she has narrated other Marissa Meyer books in the past。 She does a fabulous job of using different intonations for each character， making the book seem as if there is a multi-person cast。Thanks go to NetGalley and MacMillan Children’s and MacMillan Audio for the opportunity to read and listen to an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Shilo Quetchenbach
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I。。。 don't quite know how to review this。 It started out fabulously。 I was SO hooked for the first， oh， 25-35% but then。。。 I just lost interest。 I was interested enough to keep listening， but when I put it down it was really hard to make myself pick it up again because I just stopped caring about any of the characters。 The main problem I think is that the story is too long and it really drags from maybe 35-70% and only gets somewhat interesting again toward the end。 But。。。 all the "twists" at th I。。。 don't quite know how to review this。 It started out fabulously。 I was SO hooked for the first， oh， 25-35% but then。。。 I just lost interest。 I was interested enough to keep listening， but when I put it down it was really hard to make myself pick it up again because I just stopped caring about any of the characters。 The main problem I think is that the story is too long and it really drags from maybe 35-70% and only gets somewhat interesting again toward the end。 But。。。 all the "twists" at the end are far too predictable and really I could see the whole thing coming much earlier。 I was hoping there would be some surprise twists but。。。。 nope。 I'm also vaguely interested in the sequel just to know how it ends but more dreading it because the first should never have been spun out as long as it was and unless they introduce a whole lot of new information there isn't nearly enough story left for a second book of this length。 Really it should have been trimmed down and made into a standalone。I loved the first part， with Serilda telling stories to the children， but I was never sold on the love story。 It was like， "we've spent three nights together where I tell stories and he spins straw into gold and now we're madly in love and can't keep our hands off one another even though we're both severely touch starved and really don't know each other at all。" Like， they've hardly even talked to one another。 And unfortunately the second half of the book focused rather heavily on the love story。 Gild also has about as much personality as a potato， which is glaringly obvious when comparing him to Serilda， who has buckets of personality。I don't even need much obvious romance in a book to ship it -- a hint here and there is plenty -- but you've got to give me more to work with than a snatched few hours once a month， hardly any talking， and some frantic making out。 A grand love story that is not。The best moments were with the children and I really wish there had been more time spent with them。*Thanks to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for providing an audio arc for review。 。。。more
Dirty Dayna
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Is it me。。。am I the drama？？？Why didn't I like this ？？？？！！！Its a retelling of rumpelstilskin The cover is gorgeous Its not a traditional ya which some spooky vibes 。。。but its soooooo long And the language took me out of the story as some talked in modern ways and other didn't so I really could fully immerse myself in the storyAnd this is crazy long for it not to be a standalone I'm still about to go read heartless by this author 。。。because she isn't terrible this just wasn't for me Is it me。。。am I the drama？？？Why didn't I like this ？？？？！！！Its a retelling of rumpelstilskin The cover is gorgeous Its not a traditional ya which some spooky vibes 。。。but its soooooo long And the language took me out of the story as some talked in modern ways and other didn't so I really could fully immerse myself in the storyAnd this is crazy long for it not to be a standalone I'm still about to go read heartless by this author 。。。because she isn't terrible this just wasn't for me 。。。more
Yvonne Olson
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I have mixed feelings about this book。I love Marissa Meyer。 She is the QUEEN of retellings。 I also love Rumpelstiltskin。 t's one of my favorite fairy tales。 But this felt like it dragged。。。 so， so much。 I would getto a plot point， think "oh， thank god it's almost over，" then look at the audiobook percentage and realize I was only 40%， 60%， or 80% through the book。 When I finally made it to the end， I was drained from this book。I started it leading up to Halloween， which felt on point。 Then I rea I have mixed feelings about this book。I love Marissa Meyer。 She is the QUEEN of retellings。 I also love Rumpelstiltskin。 t's one of my favorite fairy tales。 But this felt like it dragged。。。 so， so much。 I would getto a plot point， think "oh， thank god it's almost over，" then look at the audiobook percentage and realize I was only 40%， 60%， or 80% through the book。 When I finally made it to the end， I was drained from this book。I started it leading up to Halloween， which felt on point。 Then I realized it's publishing on November 2nd， which feels like a mistake。 It's missing it's mark a little bit for me。 。。。more
Lindy Thompson
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4。5 stars， rounded up。 This is such a twisty retelling of Rumplestiltskin that blends so well with mythology。 The characters are well written and act true to themselves。 The world that Meyer has created is completely engrossing。 I find myself still thinking about the people， the myths， the places。。。 Serilda， a miller's daughter， is impulsive， immature， and untrusting after being treated as an outcast her whole life。 But her gift of storytelling is unrivaled。 She finds herself in the midst of som 4。5 stars， rounded up。 This is such a twisty retelling of Rumplestiltskin that blends so well with mythology。 The characters are well written and act true to themselves。 The world that Meyer has created is completely engrossing。 I find myself still thinking about the people， the myths， the places。。。 Serilda， a miller's daughter， is impulsive， immature， and untrusting after being treated as an outcast her whole life。 But her gift of storytelling is unrivaled。 She finds herself in the midst of something far more sinister than she anticipated after she lies to the evil Erlking and he believes her。 Whisked away to his castle， she must now spin straw into gold or lose her life。 What follows is a dark， intense tale that you'll be thinking about for days afterwards。 Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my e-arc of this book。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Alexis
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In a world of princess retellings， a slightly darker tale like Rumpelstiltskin stands out。 Marissa Meyer’s new book， Gilded， is just that。 Incorporating Germany mythology， Gilded spins the story of Serilda， a young girl long cursed by the God of Stories and Lies。 Her outlandish tales have always gotten her in trouble， but when her latest lie catches the attention of the Erlking， Serilda finds herself in over her head。 With the help of a mysterious poltergeist， she must accomplish the impossible In a world of princess retellings， a slightly darker tale like Rumpelstiltskin stands out。 Marissa Meyer’s new book， Gilded， is just that。 Incorporating Germany mythology， Gilded spins the story of Serilda， a young girl long cursed by the God of Stories and Lies。 Her outlandish tales have always gotten her in trouble， but when her latest lie catches the attention of the Erlking， Serilda finds herself in over her head。 With the help of a mysterious poltergeist， she must accomplish the impossible or die。The summation of this book sold it for me and I was excited to be gifted an eArc by the publisher。 But for all its golden promises， this book was a let down。 To start， I was unaware that this would be a new series and Gilded was the first of it。 With Rumpelstiltskin being such a short tale， the addition of the mythology could have stretched it into the perfect standalone novel。 Instead， the reader is left with unnecessary scenes and plot points to drag out the story into more books。 The core plot to this book is the romance between Gild and Serilda。 But the romance is unrealistic and weird at best。 Two touch starved teens， one a cursed poltergeist， fall in love after one night together？ I expect that in most books like this， but I truly hoped for more。 The was no spark between them。 There were so many other plot points that get should be more important that truly get lost behind the love story。 Overall， I was disappointed in this one and probably won’t come back for the sequel。 。。。more
Tricia
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Rumpelstiltskin revisited
Kerry
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This was dark， spooky， and perfect for Halloween read and I was no expecting it， but my oh my it’s perfect for the season！ Let’s list the spooky atmospheric must haves this book nails。 - A town located next to a spooky wood。 ✅- Gods that can gift and curse ✅- Missing people ✅- A castle of ghosts and ghouls with an evil force at the head of the table。 ✅So well built and written， the world building will have you feeling fully emerged into each setting the book has to offer。 The plot flows well mom This was dark， spooky， and perfect for Halloween read and I was no expecting it， but my oh my it’s perfect for the season！ Let’s list the spooky atmospheric must haves this book nails。 - A town located next to a spooky wood。 ✅- Gods that can gift and curse ✅- Missing people ✅- A castle of ghosts and ghouls with an evil force at the head of the table。 ✅So well built and written， the world building will have you feeling fully emerged into each setting the book has to offer。 The plot flows well moments of calm and moment of chaos balance each other well and I never found a point when the story lost my concentration and interest。 The characters are my favourite part of the story。 Our main protagonist is flawed， brave and interesting and the love interest is an adorable slow burn。If you like a fairytale you will love this retelling of Rumpelstiltskin！ 。。。more
Rhoda
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Marissa Meyer's fairytale retellings are among my favourite YA fantasy books。 So， when I heard about her latest creation， Gilded， a Rumpelstiltskin retelling， I couldn't wait to read it。When Serilda， a miller's daughter， draws the attention of the feared Erlking， she sets off an irreversible chain events by claiming that she can spin straw into gold。Meyer's Guilded once again combines her wonderful world building， with unforgettable characters， and the thread of traditional fairytale。 It's a dar Marissa Meyer's fairytale retellings are among my favourite YA fantasy books。 So， when I heard about her latest creation， Gilded， a Rumpelstiltskin retelling， I couldn't wait to read it。When Serilda， a miller's daughter， draws the attention of the feared Erlking， she sets off an irreversible chain events by claiming that she can spin straw into gold。Meyer's Guilded once again combines her wonderful world building， with unforgettable characters， and the thread of traditional fairytale。 It's a dark tale， gritty in places， but this， combined with Meyer's signature romantic interests， makes the book all the more enjoyable。I didn't realise when I ventured into Gilded that it's the first book in a series， but now I cannot wait to continue Meyer's dark and twisty tale。 。。。more
Candice
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I was really excited for a new fantasy book from Marissa Meyer since I'm a huge fan of The Lunar Chronicles。 While that series has some dark moments for sure， Gilded really steps it up into a darker and slightly more adult fantasy。 I really did want to love this book， but ultimately it just wasn't for me。 I felt that it was probably a hour or two longer than it needed to be because some moments felt really repetitive。 There also seemed to be so many different stories happening at once， but with I was really excited for a new fantasy book from Marissa Meyer since I'm a huge fan of The Lunar Chronicles。 While that series has some dark moments for sure， Gilded really steps it up into a darker and slightly more adult fantasy。 I really did want to love this book， but ultimately it just wasn't for me。 I felt that it was probably a hour or two longer than it needed to be because some moments felt really repetitive。 There also seemed to be so many different stories happening at once， but with long stretches of nothing really happening at times。 I just wish things were a bit more concise， especially since this is clearly leading into a series。 I feel like some things could have been cut or left for the next book in the series。I did enjoy the audiobook narrator and they created many unique voices so I could easily tell who was talking。 They kept me engaged even during some of the duller parts of the book。Thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan audio for the advanced listener copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Chris G。
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Serilda’s distinctive eyes give her away - they mark her as a liar and she is mistrusted and shunned。 This creative retelling of the Rumplestiltskin story has all the Meyer hallmarks; intriguing characters， an interesting setting， and best of all， excellent themes for readers to ponder。 What is storytelling but the art of lies？ When can lies become the truth？ Fans will love this， new readers will be added to the fandom， and everyone will be on tenterhooks until the sequel。
A clockwork reader
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ITS COMING OUT TOMORROW！
Marija
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Marissa Meyer weaves together a variety of German fairytales into her retelling of Rumpelstiltskin。 Her setting is vividly detailed， which easily captures the attention of readers， adding intrigue to her tale。 However， one might wish that the characterization of Meyer’s protagonists， especially Serilda was as evenly stitched as the setting。 Serilda veers from cluelessness one moment to super sleuth the next。 Throughout the story， she is provided with the tools to help her decode the mystery pres Marissa Meyer weaves together a variety of German fairytales into her retelling of Rumpelstiltskin。 Her setting is vividly detailed， which easily captures the attention of readers， adding intrigue to her tale。 However， one might wish that the characterization of Meyer’s protagonists， especially Serilda was as evenly stitched as the setting。 Serilda veers from cluelessness one moment to super sleuth the next。 Throughout the story， she is provided with the tools to help her decode the mystery presented; but she tends to procrastinate rather than use these tools to her advantage。 When the revelations inevitably occur， Serilda is arguably derisive， making observations that poke fun at the failure of others to come to the same conclusions。 While some readers might be able to gloss over Serilda’s bombastic rhetoric， others might struggle with these carelessly facetious remarks。 While Meyer’s tale offers a conclusion， there are a few revelations that support the opportunity for a sequel。 Meyer’s work in weaving together various tales into her retelling is excellent。 If a sequel is in the works， one would hope that the revelations offered at the end of this installment would allow for opportunities that would promote character growth and maturity。 。。。more
KC
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This is a deeply intricate and layered fairy-tale retelling with a lot of elements and whilst at times it teetered on overwhelming it pulled it together and presented a pretty amazing fantasy book。 It was fairly straightforward in terms of plot and pretty much all of the 'surprises' were obvious from the beginning but it worked。 Serilda is a great character。 She's complicated and nuanced and has a lot going on but is easy to root for and whilst I did feel like her romantic plotline left somethin This is a deeply intricate and layered fairy-tale retelling with a lot of elements and whilst at times it teetered on overwhelming it pulled it together and presented a pretty amazing fantasy book。 It was fairly straightforward in terms of plot and pretty much all of the 'surprises' were obvious from the beginning but it worked。 Serilda is a great character。 She's complicated and nuanced and has a lot going on but is easy to root for and whilst I did feel like her romantic plotline left something wanting， she was still great。 Gild was super sweet but again that whole plotline I felt could have been a little more intense。 The children were so lovely and I liked every scene they were in。 The worldbuilding was very strong and explained simply and clearly and complimented the writing style which as always with a Meyer book was consistent and very good。 I think this is the first book I have read that is a retelling of Rumplestikskin and I have to say， it impressed me。 Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an arc of this in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Alya
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Marissa Meyer is back at it again with her magical fairytale retellings。 Her latest book is Gilded which is a Rumpelstiltskin retelling。I dove into this novel without any idea of what was going to happen because I only read about Rumpelstiltskin as a very short story back in gradeschool and I don’t think I can remember any other element from it aside from the MC asking for his name to be guessed。 ？_？With a little background from the “main” story this was based on， this whole lot of story felt ne Marissa Meyer is back at it again with her magical fairytale retellings。 Her latest book is Gilded which is a Rumpelstiltskin retelling。I dove into this novel without any idea of what was going to happen because I only read about Rumpelstiltskin as a very short story back in gradeschool and I don’t think I can remember any other element from it aside from the MC asking for his name to be guessed。 ？_？With a little background from the “main” story this was based on， this whole lot of story felt new to me。 Did I like it？ Yes， I did like parts of it。 However， it felt flat for a Marissa Meyer book for me。 It did not have the same adventurous feels Meyer had done for her past books。 There were too many characters that did not add anything special to the story。 The whole point of the story just revolves around Serilda， the Erlking and （few parts） with Gild。I also find the romance problematic。 Serilda is already in love with Gild after 2 or 3 monthly encounters？ I don’t want to judge but maybe it was possible to be madly deeply in love with the person who’s always saving your butt。 Lol。Overall， I’d still give this story 3-stars and will still wait for the sequel just to know if the Erlking will have redemption and be the good guy （but that was already done by SJM😂， mybad）。A copy of this book was provided to me by Tor-Macmillan through Netgalley in an exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Tegan
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An eARC of this book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I had the chance to fall in love with The Lunar Chonicles earlier on in the year so you can imagine my excitement when a new Marissa Meyer book appeared on NetGalley。 A Rumplestiltskin retelling， too （I fell in love with Small Favors recently， another Rumplestiltskin retelling）， and I have a huge soft spot for any kind of fairytale or folklore influence。 This one is set in Germany with a lot of nightmare horror and g An eARC of this book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。I had the chance to fall in love with The Lunar Chonicles earlier on in the year so you can imagine my excitement when a new Marissa Meyer book appeared on NetGalley。 A Rumplestiltskin retelling， too （I fell in love with Small Favors recently， another Rumplestiltskin retelling）， and I have a huge soft spot for any kind of fairytale or folklore influence。 This one is set in Germany with a lot of nightmare horror and gothic elements， and it truly feels like Meyer did her research when weaving in these elements。Everything about this book felt like it was made just for me。 But I was still disappointed。The pacing felt。。。 off。 The first 60% of the book moved slowly and any scenes between the climactic moments dragged and the climactic moments felt repetitive。 I would’ve been happy if we had one less round of spinning straw。 The threats were diminished too quickly and easily， and I wasn’t invested in the stakes。 My interest picked up somewhere in the 60-80% area， and I was rushed into the finale in a way that felt exciting rather than rushed。 Overall， the book just felt far too long， a short fairytale dragged out to over five hundred pages which becomes bland when you’re already familiar with the story。 It ends in a way that leads perfectly into a suspected sequel which is also part of the reason why I wished this book was around a hundred pages shorter。There were also too many scenes for my enjoyment where something exciting happened and then the main character woke up on the next page， leading to me being genuinely confused which of these scenes were really dreams （or nightmares） or if I was just misinterpreting the story。 And these dreams were more enthralling than many points of the real plot （see: weird pacing）。 But， I will accept that this is more a point about me not enjoying this aspect of the genre rather than judging the book too harshly: I didn’t know this aspect about the book before going in。However， I do really love the god of lies also being the god of stories， even though one of my recent reads had that quote almost word for word， so I did love the plot twist （or maybe just a reveal） at the 90% mark。 Storytelling and blurring the lines between truth and lies played a large role in this book and I loved that it was used in a way to further the present plot and also tell the past without having to dip into flashback scenes and other narrators。 I also did love Serilda as a character even though I didn’t love the romantic storyline that she ended up falling into。 It felt out of place and unnecessary。 There was such a sharp contrast between storylines when Serilda’s fighting for her life but her mind is busy thinking about kissing a boy。Overall， I would rate this book more like 2。5 stars。 There were some moments I enjoyed， but it was ultimately overshadowed by other books that did it better， and moments that fell flat in comparison to what I already love from Meyer。Rating: ★★★☆☆ （2。5 stars） 。。。more
Holly Marshall
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I knew I was going to love this the second I heard about it but I didn't know I was going to love it that much。 Fairytale retellings are hands down my favorite type of novel and Marissa Meyer has proved once again she is a Queen at writing them。 I loved the characters in this one， especially Gild。 The plot was thrilling and kept me reading and I found it really hard to put down。 And the ending！ wow！ I wish I could go back to the beginning and read it all over again and I really doubt it will be I knew I was going to love this the second I heard about it but I didn't know I was going to love it that much。 Fairytale retellings are hands down my favorite type of novel and Marissa Meyer has proved once again she is a Queen at writing them。 I loved the characters in this one， especially Gild。 The plot was thrilling and kept me reading and I found it really hard to put down。 And the ending！ wow！ I wish I could go back to the beginning and read it all over again and I really doubt it will be long before I find myself doing that。5 out of 5 stars 。。。more
Camille Kent
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Rumpelstiltskin is one of my favorite fairytales and after Spinning Silver I am so excited to read this。 Also because it's Merissa Meyers I know this retelling will be perfect。 Rumpelstiltskin is one of my favorite fairytales and after Spinning Silver I am so excited to read this。 Also because it's Merissa Meyers I know this retelling will be perfect。 。。。more
Bee Loves To Read
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A huge thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for granting me an Arc of Gilded。 This is the first book I've ever read of Marissa Meyer's and I wasn't disappointed。 I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting but I thought it would be quite lighthearted and I was very wrong。 There are some dark scenes that came as a total shock to me， especially towards the end。 Serilda was born with a gift， though most see it as a bad omen。 Gifted by the god of storytelling， Serilda wows the children of her vil A huge thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for granting me an Arc of Gilded。 This is the first book I've ever read of Marissa Meyer's and I wasn't disappointed。 I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting but I thought it would be quite lighthearted and I was very wrong。 There are some dark scenes that came as a total shock to me， especially towards the end。 Serilda was born with a gift， though most see it as a bad omen。 Gifted by the god of storytelling， Serilda wows the children of her village with her elaborate stories， much to the chagrin of the villagers who believe Serilda is a curse on their village。 Along with her gift of storytelling Serilda is excellent at telling lies， though this costs her dearly when she tells a lie to none other than the Erlking， the vicious king of the Wild Hunt。 Taken from her home the Erlking calls her bluff and demands that she spin gold from straw or else face death and the death of her father。 Resigned to her fate she's saved by a mysterious boy known only as Gild。 As the months go by， the pair find themselves drawn closer and closer together and Serilda is faced with choices that will change her life forever。 。。。more
Kristina Miller
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A unique and captivating re-telling of the familiar yet often forgotten Rumpelstiltskin tale--and from Marissa Meyer， so you know it's going to have expansive character development， sparkling worldbuilding， and layers upon layers of history and emotional And yet。。。。。I didn't enjoy this nearly as much as all her other books （especially the Lunar Chronicles， another insanely creative re-telling universe）。 Maybe it was that Serilda was sort of bland as a main character， and so her POV， narration， a A unique and captivating re-telling of the familiar yet often forgotten Rumpelstiltskin tale--and from Marissa Meyer， so you know it's going to have expansive character development， sparkling worldbuilding， and layers upon layers of history and emotional And yet。。。。。I didn't enjoy this nearly as much as all her other books （especially the Lunar Chronicles， another insanely creative re-telling universe）。 Maybe it was that Serilda was sort of bland as a main character， and so her POV， narration， and interior dialogue fell flat more often than not。 There just wasn't a lot to keep me reading， except for the fact that I was hoping it would get more interesting。It did， by the way--the last quarter of the book really picks up！ I just wish the rest of it didn't drag as much， so that it lessens my engagement almost to the point where I didn't want to keep reading to reach that point where I started to actually care about the story and the characters。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
DTBooks
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This was an original story that had intrigue and heart。 Well written and entertaining。 This story had me invested and eager to turn each page to find out more！
Reference
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