A review by badbrhireads
Gilded by Marissa Meyer

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

was sloggin along for the majority of the book. felt as though there were scenes that added nothing to the plot.

aka why was the teacher even a pivotal character, like the death scene just felt out of nowhere and had no tension. it felt like the protagonist made every wrong decision.

the romance was fast, but i could look the other way since its a fairytale. i will say the last bit of the book did pull me in and got me excited for the next book i just wish that the pacing was similar throughout, i also really loved the asyltal scene it gave me cottage core fairy vibes that i really wished was more apparent