Gilded by Marisa Meyer

A reimagined telling of Rumplestiltskin with a decidedly Marissa Meyer spin. Serilda lives in a small village with her father and stays away from most people because her eyes mark her for a storyteller known to exaggerate (and by that I mean lie). Her gift of stories makes her beloved to the children but gets her in trouble when she is brought before the evil Erlking who is terrorizing the locals with his bloodthirsty hunts. He and his legion of dark monsters, castle full of ghosts and the cursed make life hell for Serilda. Of course it helps that a handsome poltergeist named Gild is there to bale her out of her spinning straw into gold duties. Delightfully dark and creepy, this new world is a mixture of fairy tale and dark tales of vampires and monsters as well as a young girl yearning for the mother who is gone and the boyfriend she can't have. Young adults will devour it as we all do Meyer's other books and adults will become new fans. This will appeal to fans of gothic tales, horror classics and fairy tales for adults.  4 1/2 stars