This time it's Rumpelstiltskin.
Sort of.
We have the miller's daughter and the lie that she can spin straw into gold, but the king who requires the feat is uber evil. In fact, not even human. And the offer of the firstborn child in payment for help is made to the gold spinner, rather than a demand coming from him.
And then there's the whole intricate tapestry of the dark, twisted, nightmare side of faerie tales that most of us don't hear, even if we devoured all the grim Brothers Grimm stories.
Whew! Worth the wild ride (even if it involves the Wild Hunt), rich with detail and heartache and humor ... but buckle your seatbelt and brace against whiplash, when the book comes to a sudden stop even though the story itself is nowhere near completion. Yep, there's got to be another book, hopefully coming soon, because the fate of Serilda the miller's daughter is nowhere near set in stone, even if it's so achingly grim and hopeless.
Can I hear a "wow" from the peanut gallery?
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