Review: Gilded

Gilded by Marissa Meyer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Serilda loves to tell stories.  This has become such a natural part of who she is, sometimes she can’t help herself.  She has been warned that it will get her in trouble someday and that day has arrived.  To help some girls in need, Serilda tells a tale to the Erlking and his hunting party.  She thinks she is lucky, until the next full moon when she is captured and taken to the Erlking’s castle.  He commands her to spin straw into gold … or lose her life.  Serilda thinks her life has reached its end until a boy appears and offers to help her … if she can pay.  Serilda makes it out alive, but is her time in the castle over?  What will she learn about herself and her ability to tell tales?

 

Gilded is the first book in a new fantasy series.  This is a fairytale retelling, so there is some predictability in the story, yet Meyer has taken a well-known and beloved classic and made it relatable to a teenage audience.  This book is listed as part of a series (on Goodreads), yet the series title is still listed as “Untitled.”  When I got to the end of the book I could see why the story could be continued, but it may also be setting up for companion stories too.  I am excited and look forward to more books in this newest fantasy world.

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