Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Gilded by Marissa Meyer

20 reviews

crashedandburned's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Gore, and Slavery

passionatereader78's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is an enjoyable dark fantasy. I like the writing and the dark world Marissa has created.  Serilda goes out on the night of the full moon and runs into the Erlking. She tells him she can spin straw into gold to save her life. On the next full moon the Erlking comes for Serilda so she can show him her gift. This begins Serilda's dark journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Confinement, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy

thelittlestmermaid's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Slavery, Pregnancy, Blood, and Torture

Minor: Medical content, Abortion, and Miscarriage

honuzbubbles's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Child death, Violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Torture, Slavery, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

amberelaine94's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Child death, Blood, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Slavery, Kidnapping, and Murder

abookwithreview's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Serilda and Gold's story is a tragic one, marked by a long history of child death. While nothing in this book is overly graphic, there is so much murder of literal children, that I found it just a tad too much to give this one five stars.

I listen to the audiobook of this one, and it was absolutely phenomenal. Serilda and guild are likable. The ending, while setting the stage for a sequel, is very hopeful and fulfilling. Great story, full of very subtle twists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Slavery

outer_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a great one to read! I enjoyed it and it was so much fun!

I enjoyed the first few chapters until right before the last few ones. Those where I enjoyed the introduction to the world, to the German Folklore creatures and not just Rumpelstiltskin. The writing was so good! It was the most atmospheric.

I also refused to believe that this was a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin! I refused! I had no knowledge of this book and have never read any works of Marissa Meyer until this one but have heard of and been in my wishlist for so long! And this made me want to keep on reading here amazing work because if this type of writing is the same within all of her books then I would be happily to swim in it.

The only complaint about that I have to give was the romance. I felt nothing towards it, there was no chemistry there but I understand it. These are two people who had never experienced romantic and yearning love ever, BECAUSE OF REASONS, and they share that common reason. Makes sense to me and I know it might not to others but I do wish to see more interactions between them, a chemistry build up and something to form together in the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Violence, Death, Slavery, and Child death

Moderate: Stalking, Torture, Grief, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

catorureads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, and Child death

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Torture, and Slavery

Minor: Vomit

sunrae_booknook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

First book of the year down. I loved this. I always forget that Marissa Meyer has such a way with words that really makes yourself get lost in the book.  I love retellings and she’s the Queen on them. Can’t wait to jump into Cursed! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Abortion, Gaslighting, Confinement, Slavery, and Panic attacks/disorders

reading_ani's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.75

Absolutely loved this retelling! It’s pretty dark and I have to be honest, at the beginning, I thought the Erlking would be the love interest or he would at least be part of a love triangle, but oh boy was I wrong… or who knows, maybe in the sequel?! I loved the direction the story took and that even

Rumpelstilskin didn’t know his actual name or his past.

I also absolutely love the foreshadowing of no book containing the history of the castle. It’s VERY evident what will happen in the second book, but hey, it’s YA, so…. that’s okay. I love the direction the story took and can’t wait to read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Slavery, and Toxic relationship