โ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐. ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ.
๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐.โโMarissa Meyer
What starts off feeling like a fairytale quickly turns dark and twisted. Serilda is born with an ability to weave fantastical stories. While the townโs school children love her for it, most of the town regards her with distaste. Sheโs bad luckโblamed for every misfortune that comes their way. Soโฆshe mostly keeps to herself. When the Erlkingโs full moon hunt threatens to claim a couple of forest nymphs, Serilda weaves a story to save their lives, capturing His Grimโs attention. He soon returns to claim her for an impossible demand, a demand that she must fulfill or forfeit her life.
I adored the twist to Rumpelstiltskin! Thereโs a dark fairytale feel to this story, complete with romance and a witty MC. When sheโs summoned by the Erlking, Serilda must spin straw into gold not once, not twice, but three times before she finally stands up to him. Every time he demands it of her, she must sacrifice something dear to accomplish the task. The truth is, Serilda has no idea how to turn straw to gold, but Gild does. What she can do, is weave stories, which she soon discovers are more than just simple tales.
The Erlkingโs hunt is well known, even if most of whatโs known about him is myth. Every full moon, his retinue rides out with their hounds to hunt creatures all across the land. Those who hear the call and follow it, perish to their deaths. Some are claimed to the court of the undead, but most just wander too far from home and die gruesomely. A few return as zombies. Itโs well known that the hunt claims lives, and every full moon, those who donโt wish to be claimed stuff their ears with wax to avoid its call.
The Erlking is an undead being who lives beyond the veil. One night a month, the night of the full moon, the veil between his undead world and the human world vanishes. His castle comes alive with living dead, and each dawn following the full moon, the veil closes and the castle turns to crumbling ruins. It is here Serilda must attend to the Erlking to complete each of his demands. And no matter how she tries to run and hide, he always finds her.
She must uncover the secrets about the castle, the Erlking, and a charming young man named Gild, if she is to free herself. What she discovers is a harrowing tale that she herself has woven. Sheโs caught in it like a fly in a web. When the children of her town are threatened, she will stop at nothing to save them, even if it means betrothing herself to the monster sheโs determined to defeat.
This story took such an unexpected turn. I didnโt realize it was the start of a series, so I was hoping for closure at the end. Instead, there were twists and turns and lots of darkness. Iโm a little bummed that it didnโt conclude in one novel. But I am looking forward to the next installment. It was a fun and refreshing read. The world building was unique and felt very fairytale like. I enjoyed the romance between Serilda and Gild, especially. And as far as retellings go, a definite slam dunk!
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐.๐/๐โญ๏ธ
๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐.โโMarissa Meyer
What starts off feeling like a fairytale quickly turns dark and twisted. Serilda is born with an ability to weave fantastical stories. While the townโs school children love her for it, most of the town regards her with distaste. Sheโs bad luckโblamed for every misfortune that comes their way. Soโฆshe mostly keeps to herself. When the Erlkingโs full moon hunt threatens to claim a couple of forest nymphs, Serilda weaves a story to save their lives, capturing His Grimโs attention. He soon returns to claim her for an impossible demand, a demand that she must fulfill or forfeit her life.
I adored the twist to Rumpelstiltskin! Thereโs a dark fairytale feel to this story, complete with romance and a witty MC. When sheโs summoned by the Erlking, Serilda must spin straw into gold not once, not twice, but three times before she finally stands up to him. Every time he demands it of her, she must sacrifice something dear to accomplish the task. The truth is, Serilda has no idea how to turn straw to gold, but Gild does. What she can do, is weave stories, which she soon discovers are more than just simple tales.
The Erlkingโs hunt is well known, even if most of whatโs known about him is myth. Every full moon, his retinue rides out with their hounds to hunt creatures all across the land. Those who hear the call and follow it, perish to their deaths. Some are claimed to the court of the undead, but most just wander too far from home and die gruesomely. A few return as zombies. Itโs well known that the hunt claims lives, and every full moon, those who donโt wish to be claimed stuff their ears with wax to avoid its call.
The Erlking is an undead being who lives beyond the veil. One night a month, the night of the full moon, the veil between his undead world and the human world vanishes. His castle comes alive with living dead, and each dawn following the full moon, the veil closes and the castle turns to crumbling ruins. It is here Serilda must attend to the Erlking to complete each of his demands. And no matter how she tries to run and hide, he always finds her.
She must uncover the secrets about the castle, the Erlking, and a charming young man named Gild, if she is to free herself. What she discovers is a harrowing tale that she herself has woven. Sheโs caught in it like a fly in a web. When the children of her town are threatened, she will stop at nothing to save them, even if it means betrothing herself to the monster sheโs determined to defeat.
This story took such an unexpected turn. I didnโt realize it was the start of a series, so I was hoping for closure at the end. Instead, there were twists and turns and lots of darkness. Iโm a little bummed that it didnโt conclude in one novel. But I am looking forward to the next installment. It was a fun and refreshing read. The world building was unique and felt very fairytale like. I enjoyed the romance between Serilda and Gild, especially. And as far as retellings go, a definite slam dunk!
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐.๐/๐โญ๏ธ