7/7/2023 0 Comments Gilded marissa meyer español![]() ![]() Which doesn’t sound like high praise but I think I’m quite easily irritated when it comes to books. ![]() The romance is vaguely meh but also sort of cute? I wouldn’t die for them or anything but they don’t irritate me. In fact, it’s very dark, and I applaud some of the things Meyer wasn’t afraid to do. On the other hand, it moves quickly, and it’s surprisingly dark for a YA book. Plus, I read this thinking it was a standalone, and discovering there’s a cliffhanger ending did not endear the book to me. I also found the writing stilted at times. It’s a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin set in a Germanic fantasy world, only sometimes the characters speak in a weirdly modern way and it really threw me off. But love wasn’t meant to be part of the bargain.ĪRC received in exchange for an honest review – thank you! ![]() In despair, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious young man to her aid. ![]() The king locks Serilda in a castle dungeon and orders her to spin straw into gold, or be killed for lying. 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. 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? ![]()
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