{"product_id":"gilded-the-queen-of-fairy-tale-retellings-booklist","title":"Gilded: 'The queen of fairy-tale retellings!' Booklist","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll magic comes at a price, but love was never part of the bargain . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe look he was giving her. Serilda had never been looked at like that before . . . The intensity.\u003cbr\u003eThe heat. The raw astonishment. He was going to kiss her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCursed by the god of lies, a miller’s daughter has developed a talent for storytelling – but are all of her tales as false as they appear?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen one of Serilda’s stories draws the attention of the devastating Erlking, she finds herself swept away into a world of enchantment, where ghouls prowl the earth, and ravens track her every move. The king locks Serilda in a castle dungeon and orders her to spin straw into gold, or be killed for lying. In despair, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious young man to her aid. And he agrees to help her, for a price. But love wasn’t meant to be part of the bargain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compulsive read, and as bewitchingly good as you''d expect from a YA bestselling author. You will stay up all night reading this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Gilded glitters as brightly as the stories and gold that Serilda and Gild spin.'' Kate Corr (The Corr Sisters), authors of The Witch''s Kiss trilogy and A Throne of Swans duology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Forget spinning straw into gold, Meyer can spin words into magic and worlds into reality.'' Alexandra Christo, author of To Kill a Kingdom, Into the Crooked Place and City of Spells\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''The queen of fairy-tale retellings is back, this time with Rumpelstiltskin as her inspiration, and the result is a gorgeously intricate tale that will have readers locked in from the start [...] Meyer weaves an enchanting tale filled with whimsically magical moments and some serious suspense.'' Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Meyer explores the power of fiction in this inventive Rumpelstiltskin reimagining [...] Intricate worldbuilding and star-crossed romance help temper the Erlking''s brutality [...] well-drawn characters will leave readers craving a sequel.'' Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribe \u0026 Sign","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56974437056777,"sku":"9780571371587","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/0845\/7481\/files\/9780571371587.jpg?v=1775728509","url":"https:\/\/scribe-sign.com\/products\/gilded-the-queen-of-fairy-tale-retellings-booklist","provider":"Scribe \u0026 Sign","version":"1.0","type":"link"}