I was excited to see an Exclusive Sampler of Gilded available on NetGalley since I am a new bookstagramer who had never read any of Marissa Meyer’s books!
Gilded opens in what I would call an extreme close-up in which the reader is not given any exposition to the scene playing out whatsoever, so I was immediately drawn in by sheer curiosity of trying to situate the players in the scene. Finally, Serilda comes into focus, and she is authentic from the start: a self-admitted liar who is frank in her thoughts and feelings about the villagers around her. I think Serilda’s two-natured aspect makes her wildly human and complex: she is accused of being a liar, but she is brutally honest about how she feels about the people around her.
I think Gilded is a perfectly spooky fall read. I don’t often feel creeped out by scenes, characters, or descriptions, but Meyer had my spine-tingling when Serilda could hear the howls of the wild hunt through the distance in the dead of night. I remembered all too clearly the magical safety of your bed, so long as you stayed tucked in with your eyes closed (maybe with the blanket over your head!). I could tell the ghostly hyjinx were only getting started in the first quarter of this story, and the magic was just beginning!
I cannot wait until the release of this book on November 2nd to find out what happens to Serilda in the realm of the Erlking!
Gilded opens in what I would call an extreme close-up in which the reader is not given any exposition to the scene playing out whatsoever, so I was immediately drawn in by sheer curiosity of trying to situate the players in the scene. Finally, Serilda comes into focus, and she is authentic from the start: a self-admitted liar who is frank in her thoughts and feelings about the villagers around her. I think Serilda’s two-natured aspect makes her wildly human and complex: she is accused of being a liar, but she is brutally honest about how she feels about the people around her.
I think Gilded is a perfectly spooky fall read. I don’t often feel creeped out by scenes, characters, or descriptions, but Meyer had my spine-tingling when Serilda could hear the howls of the wild hunt through the distance in the dead of night. I remembered all too clearly the magical safety of your bed, so long as you stayed tucked in with your eyes closed (maybe with the blanket over your head!). I could tell the ghostly hyjinx were only getting started in the first quarter of this story, and the magic was just beginning!
I cannot wait until the release of this book on November 2nd to find out what happens to Serilda in the realm of the Erlking!