Week 51 Review: Gilded

From Goodreads:

In Gilded, #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer returns to the fairytale world with this haunting tale.

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.

My Review:
I really enjoyed reading this book! This world was interesting, with Serilda a result of her dad helping a god-but that was a god of lies, and that shapes basically all aspects of her life. I really enjoyed her as a character, dealing with all that suspicion that surrounds her, as she's very creative with the truth!

This is a Rumpelstiltskin retelling. That Serilda is cursed by the god of lies, that all her stories are true but everyone thinks she's lying, it's a horrible situation. But that this boy comes to help her...I loved this take on the tale! 

This book just kept me wanting more! I loved being in this world and with these characters, and the situation that Serilda is in is not good. I had to know what was going to happen next, and this story kept delivering and it was so good!

Gah, that ending! It's definitely setting up for a fantastic sequel, I can't wait to see where it goes from here! I'm rooting for Serilda and Gild! After everything that they've been through, they deserve a happy ending,and I hope they get it!  

This was a fantastic read, and I can't wait for the sequel! 

Author: Marissa Meyer 
Series: Gilded #1
Read: December 22nd, 2021
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really good, and it's a 2021 Retelling Reading Challenge Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Feiwel Friends
Published: November 2nd 2021

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars