RE READ: Brought it down to 4 stars just because the plot in the middle is really repetitive and quite slow and the romance was far too sudden for my tastes. Nevertheless, still really really like this one and agree with everything I said down below. Can’t wait to pick up the sequel ASAP!

FIRST READ: Marissa Meyer has done it again!! I absolutely adore the way she writes characters in all her books. All her characters are so unique and have such heart and personality; they leap off the pages and make themselves at home in my heart. I also love the way she retells fairy tales. She turns them into something completely new in such a way that makes you almost forget that it’s a retelling. This Rumplestiltskin retelling was no exception! I thought there were a lot of cool twists and turns in Gilded, and it’s a lot darker than anything I’ve read of hers yet. Loved that! Her writing is at its best that I’ve seen it; utterly captivating!! The concept is really cool! I love Serilda’s storytelling power; I have never read about an ability like that, and her stories were all so beautifully told! I also enjoyed how those stories tied in with the book’s narrative. The world is not super developed, but that didn’t turn out to be a problem for this particular story. The whole book reads like a fairy tale and feels like a nice cuddly blanket. I am dying at the thought of waiting for the sequel!! Ugh!!