Serilda’s been through a lot recently, from being kidnapped by the Alder King and forced to spin straw into gold to finding out she’s pregnant and agreeing to a sham marriage with her kidnapper to protect the spirits of five children he murdered “as a gift for her.” (Phew.) And yet, she’s still fighting, doing what she can to figure out a way to release herself, her magical more-than-friend, Gild, and the spirits of the children from the Erlking’s clutches. It’s literally sitting on a mountain of monsters. But looking more closely, it’s their jacket that turns into and/or is dragging what looks to be a large stream of blood behind it, and maybe that person belongs in that frightening place after all?
If you’re caught up, however, feel free to continue below.Īt first, I wanted to tell the person on this cover to turn back-that is not a castle one should enter. If you have not read the first book in this series ( Gilded ), man your battle stations turn away now, as there might be spoilers in this review. Red alert! Cursed is the second book in the Gilded duology. Soon Serilda realizes that there is more than one secret hidden in the castle walls, including an ancient curse that must be broken if she hopes to end the tyranny of the king and his wild hunt forever.Content Warning: In addition to battles against gruesome fantastical beasts and demons, Cursed includes scenes of (fictional creature) animal abuse and the death of an infant*. Love isn’t meant to be part of the bargain.
In her desperation, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious boy to her aid. The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods.
When one of Serilda’s outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move. Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller’s daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue. In Gilded, #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer returns to the fairytale world with this haunting tale.
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