A Curse Dark As Gold

Let’s just make this perfectly clear: I loved this book. Fairy tales retold are pretty much a sure thing with me, but this one’s a humdinger. You think you know Rumplestiltskin? Think again. Elizabeth Bunce refers to her work as “historical fantasy” and she’s dead-on. One of the main strengths of A C......more

not to brag or anything, but i distinctly remember reading this book for a school project at the age of 12 and hating it so much that it had a butterfly effect on every historical fiction book i'd read for the rest of time. and it was my own fault, because i picked it from the non-required section of......more

I don't think I've ever read a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin before this. (view spoiler)[Apparently, I have. It's just my shit memory. (hide spoiler)] The bar is now set high. The setting is a mill run by Charlotte Miller. <--all the names are like that. Shearing is the name of the town where they shear sheep, Hart is the name of th......more

If you, like me, are hard-pressed to find truly chilling gothic fiction, then A Curse Dark as Gold is not one to pass up. As a re-telling of “Rumplestiltskin,” this novel is haunting, poetic, and – most importantly – whole. Out of all the fairy tales in the world, “Rumplestiltskin” is easily my leas......more

I LOVED this book! Loved the way this retelling of Rumplestilskin was fit into a real setting, loved the way even despicable characters had their moments when we felt sorry for them, loved the magic and the mystery. I loved the words, too. I'm living in a non-English speaking country and sometimes I......more