Marissa Meyer has done it again! Loved this sneak peak! It was so good, and I can't wait for the book to be released. Retold fairy tales are one of my favorite genres, and Meyer does it so well. Can't wait to see where she takes this.

Gilded was an intriguing look into Marissa Meyer’s new book! I love the story of Rumpelstiltskin, so I immediately jumped at the chance to read this extended sampler. The world within is magical and dangerous. It follows Serilda as she gains a reputation for a storyteller. The only problem is, no one believes her when she meets the Erlking one night. Serilda is in deep trouble when put to the test about whether she can truly spin straw into gold. I was very interested to see what would happen next with the boy she summoned! This story seems like it draws on classic aspects of well-known fairytales, but with an attention to detail and characters that can only come from Marissa Meyer. I will definitely look forward to Gilded releasing this fall! Gilded releases November 2, 2021. Thank you to Marissa Meyer, Feiwel & Friends, and Netgalley for a free extended chapter sampler in exchange for honest feedback.

OMG! When queen of retellings decided to write about Rumpelstilskin, only thing you can do is clapping, hurraying this decision and getting extremely exciting about this book!

I didn’t simply read 64 pages of this extended sampler of the book! I just devoured it! It was the happiest 28 minutes of my life! But when it ends with magical cliffhanger: two characters’ meeting at a dungeon in extremely difficult circumstances, the only thing I achieved was scream-crying; because I needed more, I wanted more, I literally craved more!

This is fascinating start of legendary retelling! I think this has great potential to be my favorite fantasy book of the year! I cannot wait to read the rest of it!

So many thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group/ Feiwell& Friends for sharing this extended sampler with me in exchange my very honest opinions.

Upon seeing that Marissa Meyer’s new book would available for preview, I was absolutely sold. Her books have a special place in my heart and I couldn’t be more excited for a chance at a sneak peek!

The premise takes a spin on a classic fairytale (as do most of her books): Rumpelstiltskin. It incorporates various elements from German mythology which I found to be very interesting and really takes the inspiration for this book back to its roots.

Meyer also introduces an exciting new fantasy world which I can’t wait to explore when the book officially debuts! My sole hang-up is probably the main character, Serilda, who, to me, seems a little too naive? As the preview was only a small portion of the book, I’m hoping she will undergo some rigorous character development.

Overall, this is a promising new book and I would definitely recommend picking up a copy when it comes out!

I received an extended sampler on NetGalley for review.

Wasn't really sure where else to post it since there's not a "book" listed for the exact one yet.

We meet Serilda, a girl of 18, cursed or blessed by the God of Lies, giving the pupils of her eyes the look of having gold spokes. Because of this curse or blessing, you can never tell with gods- she tells wild stories, which get more elaborate with each retelling. Although some of them begin with a kernel of truth, buried beneath.
But one night she is awakened by the Wild Hunt of the Erlking who is hunting the creatures of the forest. Aiding two of them in refuge, she accidentally comes face to face with the Erlking himself and fibs to cover her story of why she is foolish enough to be outside at night.

Not fooling anyone, and knowing what he was robbed of he comes to collect her, declaring she hold up to her claims, or forfeit her life.

There were 10 chapters in this, they moved fairly quickly. And a certain magic boy shows up right in our 10th chapter to clearly strike a bargain, or just to mess with the Erlking. I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes. Serilda is smart, quick to adapt and because of her gift, very good with convincing words.

Marissa Meyer's done it again! The first 10 chapters had me hooked. The writing was engaging and I really liked the main character Serilda. I cannot wait to read this book once it's published!

As usual, Marissa Meyer has grabbed my full attention with another fantastic novel. These first 10 chapters are wonderful and I cannot wait for the rest of Gilded.

Thank you NetGalley, Marissa Meyer, and Feiwel & Friends for this ARC extended sampler in exchange for an honest review.

As a big fan of Marissa Meyer and her work, I was so excited for this new series and I can say that I haven't been let down yet! These first few chapters were good and intriguing to me and I can't wait for more!

I'm excited to read the whole thing in a few months!! This is a great start. Marissa Meyer writes fantastic fairytale retellings.

I got access to the extended sampler and so far so good! I can’t wait until this comes out and I can read the rest!!! I love marissa meyer and her work and this is no exception!

I have read most of what Marissa Meyer has written and I cannot wait to finish this one as well. I love the books she writes, especially her fairytale retellings. I can't wait to read what happens next!

Marissa Mayer couldn’t write a bad book even if she tried! I am still impatiently waiting for the rest of this book, dying to read the rest! Incredible!

It seems the publication of Gilded will mark yet another successful fairy tale retelling for Marissa Meyer! The first 10 chapters are whimsical and vibrant, and set up a promising story.

I adored The Lunar Chronicles so I was quite excited to see another retelling from Marissa Meyer! Although I felt like this sampler was slow, it was meant to world-build how Serilda ended up in Rumpelstiltskin. The story truly begins picking up once the stakes are raised: Serilda goes from being a simple girl who tells lies to one that got in a lie too big, she's now fighting for more than just her own life. I'm excited to see the rest of the story as the author has such a way to telling an atmospheric story. I look forward to seeing Serilda's character development as well as this snippet didn't yet cover it!

The first 10 chapters of this book is not enough because I am hooked on this book and need the rest of it. I love how dark and magical Gilded feels. Cannot wait for the release of Gilded so I can finish the story.

Another win for Marissa Meyer, Gilded takes the framework of a familiar "Once, Upon a Time" story and spins it in an entirely new way. Don't pick this up until you have time to spend, you'll want to binge-read this page-turner all the way to the end.

We all know Marissa Meyer is the master of the fairytale retellings. Well, she’s back at it—this time with a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek of the first ten chapters and this is what I can tell you about it.
Serilda is an eighteen-year-old girl who lives with her father in a small house on the outskirts of a remote town. During the day she helps at the school, but her greatest joy comes in spinning tales. She regales the schoolchildren, townspeople, even her father, with stories that grow continuously more fantastical.
One night, a noise from outside pulls Serilda from her bed. Before she knows it, she finds herself face-to-face with the Erlking who is in the middle of the wild hunt. Filled with fear, she does what comes naturally—she spins a tale and walks away unscathed. But the Erlking doesn’t take kindly to being made fool of and their next encounter may prove more than Serilda can lie her way out of.
Marissa Meyer has set up a deeply dark and dangerous world. Gilded promises to be another brilliant novel set in a world that is so familiar, yet so much more than we ever imagined and I can’t wait to read the rest!

*I received a sneak peak of Gilded from MacMillan Children’s Publishing and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

Marissa Meyer wrote one of my favorites series, The Lunar Chronicles and one of my least favorite trilogy Renegades, so I was a little wary when I started reading this sample.
But I shouldn’t have been because right in the first chapter I fell in love with Serilda and this amazing world Marissa created.

Serilda was touched by the god of lies and as thus love to spin tales and stories to the people of her village, just as it happens one day two moss maidens appears at her door in the middle of the night, they are being hunted by the wild hunt, a group of bloodthirsty warriors who thrives on killing animals and creatures alike.

Serilda help those two moss maidens by lying to the Erlking, the leader of the wild hunt and it was then that I knew Serilda would became one of my favorites characters, I love her energy and cleverness, she’s such a fun character to follow around, I can’t wait to know what she’s doing next, what tales she’s going to spin and how she’s going to get out of the stick situation she got herself in.

But while the character were good the best part of the sample was Marissa writing, it’s so very whimsical and magical that I was transported to this foreign land covered in snow and filled with magical creatures and mysterious forests.

Waiting to read the full book in November it’s going to be torture, I already know it’s going to became a favorite.

Thank you for the free preview ARC. I cannot wait for the book to come out, I have loved the series and this one does not disappoint. I would like to do my review after I read the book.

I liked the writing style of how easy it was to read because it actually read like a fairy tale to me. I found the story overall to be very compelling despite the fact that I do not know the tale of Rumpelstiltskin very well. I wish this were the full book because it ended on a cliffhanger but know that I will be awaiting for this title to be published in November!