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Gilded

by Marissa Meyer

Our rating

Spice 0/5 Darkness 2/5

Spice: none. Darkness: some dark moments.

Rumpelstiltskin from the miller's daughter's side. Serilda's tall tales catch the Erlking's attention, he locks her in his haunted castle to spin straw into gold, and a ghost boy named Gild does it for her. Long and slow in the middle, but the Wild Hunt is properly creepy.

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Is Gilded spicy?

No. Gilded has no sex on the page. If there's romance it stays at kissing or happens off-page, so it's a safe pick if you want zero spice.

How dark is Gilded?

We rate Gilded 2 out of 5 for darkness (some dark moments). The big content warnings are kidnapping, murder, death of a loved one, physical or emotional abuse. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read Gilded in order?

Gilded is book 1 of Gilded, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.

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Content warnings

Show 4 content warnings for Gilded
  • Kidnapping
  • Murder
  • Death of a loved one
  • Physical or emotional abuse

These are our own notes, not a complete list. If something matters a lot to you, check reviews too.

Details

Series
Gilded, book 1
Series status
Complete
Pages
500
First published
2021
Genre
Romantasy

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