Gilded is one of those books where I liked the idea of it more than the actual reading experience. After that, I thought things got repetitive, convoluted and a bit boring. The first hundred or so pages were fantastic, really well-written and compelling, right up to where the first round of straw has been spun into gold.

I'm still deciding my rating as I write this review. And what the miller had not understood is that the god of stories is also the god of lies. 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.īut there are two sides to every story. Love isn't meant to be part of the bargain. In her desperation, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious boy to her aid. The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods. 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. 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.

Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author, returns to the fairytale world with this haunting retelling of Rumpelstiltskin.

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