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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

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Faber & Faber (November 2, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 500 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0571371582
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0571371587
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.1 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 1.18 x 7.8 inches

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Marissa Meyer is a fangirl at heart, with a closet full of costumes, a Harry Potter wand on her desk, and a Tuxedo Mask doll hanging from her rear view mirror. Han and Leia are still her OTP. She may or may not be a cyborg.

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Samantha

Brilliant!

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023

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This was one of the best books I’ve read in a long time! Held my interest from start and finish, and I’m so angry I waited to order the second one, because now I have to wait to continue the story.

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Rumpelstiltskin Re-Imagined...A love story, a haunted castle and a curse.

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2022

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***“But there are two sides to every story. The hero and the villain. The dark and the light. The blessing and the curse. And what the miller had not understood is that the god of stories is also the god of lies.
A trickster god.”***

Marissa Meyer is the Queen of fairytale re-imaginings and I have loved her since first picking up the Lunar Chronicles years ago. Gilded is the first book in The Gilded series which is currently set to be a duology completely re-imagining the lore for the Rumpelstiltskin tale. I wasn't as excited for this book as Rumpelstiltskin is one of my least favorite of all the well knows fairytales but Marissa Meyer has worked her magic and given this well known story a huge revamp.

The story is told from the view of the miller's daughter, Serilda. She is somewhat of an oddity in her town, blessed by the god of stories, better known as the god of lies, her eyes shine with the wheels of fate in them. Apparently, very disconcerting for the townsfolk of her village, but the children love her. Stories and tales roll right out of her mouth. It is easier for Serilda to spin a tale than to make small talk.

And that is what got her into trouble you see, she spun a tale to save some forest folk on the night of the hunt and the Erlking lost his pray when he got wrapped up in her story. The night of the next full moon and the wild hunt, he is back to make her prove her tale true, that she can spin straw into gold. She has until morning to do it or she will die in his strange castle surrounded by dark ones and the ghosts that haunt this place.

Serilda is at a loss, it was just a story, how was she supposed to know that it would put her in such dire straights. When a boy shows up and says he can spin it for her, well that is where our tale is the same. What is different? It will be the two of them against the Erlking and as Serilda spins tales while Gild spins gold something special forms between them.

***“So. The Erlking brought a mortal to the castle and locked her up. A bunch of straw, a spinning wheel. Easy enough to guess what he wants.”
“Indeed. He wants some straw baskets for storing all the yarn that’s going to be spun on this wheel. I think he means to take up knitting.”
“He does need a hobby,” said the boy. “One can only go around kidnapping people and butchering magical creatures for so many centuries before it gets tiresome.”***

This is really an exceptional re-imagining in my opinion. I love how it is a semi mash up between the lore of the Wild Hunt where the fae come to steal your children in the night and Rumpelstiltskin. The world with gods and magic bestowed to mortals touched by them is interesting and the deeper story of what the Erlking is really trying to get with the gold horrifying.

This is a darker re-imagining. The Erlking is brutal and uncaring of mere mortals, he will use them however he sees fit. Especially if it will get him closer to his real goal. He is an easy villain to hate, especially when it is discovered what he did to Gild and his family. While not a cliff hanger, this ended in a place full of tension and worry. How will Serilda, the girl blessed by the god of stories, get herself and hopefully the others she has come to love out of this mess? Better yet, how will she make the Erlking pay for the horror he has brought to her life? I do not know but I'm excited to find out to be sure.

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Rebecca Soler is one of my favorite narrators of YA. She has done all of Marissa Meyer's re-imaginings and every time she does a fantastic job of bringing the story to life. I was able to listen to this at my usual 1.5x speed.

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Love the Rebecca Solaire/Marissa Meyer duo!

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2022

This book is just as good as the Lunar Chronicles, and I loved listening to it. Rebecca Solaire does a great job bringing Marissa Meyer's books to life. A reimagining of Rumplestiltskin, this is a creative and compelling story from beginning to end. Looking forward to the next installment!!

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Brilliant Retelling of Rumpelstiltskin!

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2021

Gilded by Marissa Meyer
Narrated by Rebecca Soler
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Publication Date: November 2, 2021
Genre: Teens & YA, Fantasy

Gilded by Marissa Meyer is an amazing retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. It is captivating and brilliant and I could not get enough of it!

Once again, Marissa Meyer had created a world that draws the reader in that is filled with a vibrancy, wonder, and magic!

I did not want Gilded to end! I loved the characters and the story was filled with so many interesting things! It is fast paced and filled with so many twists and turns, and an unexpected romance. This book truly has it all! I am looking forward to the next book because I need to return to this world! I will definitely be re-reading this book!

I highly recommend this book to fantasy fans and fairy tale lovers! You will love every minute of it!!!

The narration by Rebecca Soler was breathtaking! She gave each character a voice and added another dimension of suspense to the book.

I'm so grateful to Marissa Meyer, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.

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Confessions of a Book Stalker

What a great Rumpelstiltskin retelling!

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2022

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If you love losing yourself in fairytale retellings then you must read this retelling of Rumpelstiltskin that tells the story of a girl who befriends a gold spinner after she’s taken by a ruthless king.

I love how Marissa Meyer described Gild. The kindness and friendship he had with Serilda that later evolved to something more and yet something unachievable and doomed set a deep emotion in me. It makes us wonder who the true villain in thai tale of Rumpelstiltskin really is because it sure is not Gild.

After an exciting beginning the books set in a slow pace, picking up everytime the Erlking arrived to get Serilda and the ending was absolutely brutal. I despise the Erlking with all my might so Marissa did a great job with the character but I’m afraid a much bigger villain is coming in the sequel...which is set to be released a year from now….be still my beating heart..it’s a long way there....

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Jenn

Dark and gruesome with romance, a heroine to root for and a villain you love to hate!

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2021

A charming, whimsical fairytale this is not. This is a story of a young woman blessed by a god to tell stories. Only she tells a story about a blessing from a different god, one that grants the power to spin anything into gold. She tells this to the wrong entity, the villain of our story, the one who captures her and forces her to spin gold or forfeit her life and the lives of all she loves.

With help from a charming poltergeist, she is able to sell this story, but make no mistake, this is just the beginning. While romance blooms, we see a world with nightmare after nightmare and mystery layered upon mystery. There are magical beings, ghosts, ghouls, gods, witches and more. It’s dark, and, at times, gruesome, but it captures your attention and leaves you wanting more.

I don’t know this was originally marked as a duology, so I’m excited to see what’s next, but it’s unfortunate that we’ll have to wait a year to read the rest. With Meyer it’s a retelling, so you might have a good idea about the destination, but she makes the journey really fun!

I did listen to this on audio and think the narration was fantastic.

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Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2022

This book was so great. I loved all the twists and turns. Definitely recommend!

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emilia kruk

Captivating

Reviewed in Canada on September 10, 2022

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I did not know what to expect from this book but as the story unfolded I became inthralled and did not want to stop reading. Some parts I did find slow and a little boring but they were important parts to the story. As the story unfolds you start to put pieces together and realize some things so instead of them being big reveals it’s more of a confirmation of your suspicions but it happens in such a way that it doesn’t ruin the story, it just made my wonder how Serilda would get through it or what she could possibly do to fix things.this story is so rich in imagination . The author really makes you hate the Erlking but also makes you curious about him that as dark and evil as he is to the reader you want to learn more about him and how it is possible that he can still Loves someone other than himself and so many of his current actions are in order to be a hero of his own story. It is a slow book and yet not slow ,boring but not because it is so interesting. I love Serilda . What a great fun character.

Audrey

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 17, 2023

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I will read anything by this author any day. The story sucks you in and you only want more. The only downside is to wait for the next book. But when it’s out, it never disappoints

Verinja

Wow!Klasse geschrieben!!

Reviewed in Germany on June 9, 2022

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Ich bin begeistert!Das Buch hat mich Anfang bis Ende gefesselt und bis zur letzten Seite blieb die Spannung aufrecht!Eines der besten Bücher der Autorin,wenn nicht sogar das Beste!!Ich kann die Fortsetzung nicht erwarten und freue mich schon drauf auch diesen Band nochmal zu lesen! Hoffentlich kommt bald die Fortsetzung!

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A tale superbly woven!

Reviewed in India on December 2, 2021

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A tale superbly woven!
I read this as a part of a Read-along, and enjoyed every bit of this fantastical tale.

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Fairy stories aren't real, are they?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2023

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An interesting story which keeps your interest throughout. At the start you wonder where the very descriptive stories come from. Its only later that you realise the truth.

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