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A review by freckles_13
Gilded by Marissa Meyer
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-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
I want to adore this book but it was … okay.
Meyer is one of my fave authors so I’d hoped I’d love this, but I didn’t. It felt like the story took a while to get going yet the characters were progressing so quickly into relationships, even when they had met on 2 days out of 2 months.
The last 100 pages or so wee quite enjoyable in itself, quick and constantly leaving me wanting to know more. But the rest? I’m not quite sure.
No spoilers, but it has one of the tropes I dislike near the end so maybe perhaps that’s why I didn’t enjoy it as much as I wanted to.
I have mixed feelings about this one, but I do think I’ll buy the sequel to see what happens.
Meyer is one of my fave authors so I’d hoped I’d love this, but I didn’t. It felt like the story took a while to get going yet the characters were progressing so quickly into relationships, even when they had met on 2 days out of 2 months.
The last 100 pages or so wee quite enjoyable in itself, quick and constantly leaving me wanting to know more. But the rest? I’m not quite sure.
No spoilers, but it has one of the tropes I dislike near the end so maybe perhaps that’s why I didn’t enjoy it as much as I wanted to.
I have mixed feelings about this one, but I do think I’ll buy the sequel to see what happens.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Animal cruelty