This is a fantastic and unique retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. Serilda has been God touched, but people believe she brings misfortune anywhere she goes. She's a master at storytelling and she just can't help herself to the point where people don't believe her even if she's telling the truth, but at least the children love her entertaining stories. Her storytelling did get her into trouble as she told Erlking she can spin gold from hay in order to save herself. The background story is thorough and you're left wondering about the mystery of the castle and why there are ghosts and phantoms lurking the halls. There's a deeper and darker story of the boy, Gild, who has helped her spin gold. I really enjoyed the book and look forward to the sequel. The cover on this also drew me in, it really does a good job representing what the book is about. Highly recommend!