![]() ![]() I was disappointed that there was no map included in the hardcover edition of the book, if only to get a better sense of the world and how it was laid out. Gilded takes place in a German-inspired fantasy world, incorporating folklore beyond just the tale of Rumpelstiltskin to create a wonderfully dark story. It set up the stage nicely for a second book, but I can’t help but feel that this would have worked better as a single story. I also didn’t realize that this wasn’t a standalone the ending, while interesting, seemed abrupt and didn’t lead to any revelations that I hadn’t already predicted. ![]() ![]() I really struggled with the pacing: it’s fairly slow-paced to begin with, but it became repetitive after the first hundred or so pages (once straw is spun into gold for the first time). Gilded is longer than the books I’d usually pick up, clocking it at 500 pages. It’s been a while since I read a book by Marissa Meyer! After how much I enjoyed The Lunar Chronicles and Heartless, I had to give this Rumpelstiltskin retelling a try. ![]()
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