How long does it take to read Gilded?
Gilded by Marissa Meyer takes about 9 hours 10 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of Gilded
Next: Cursed
About 9 hours 10 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2021. 500 pages, about 137,500 words. Written for young adults.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 17 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 10 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 8 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
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. Or so everyone believes. 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. The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods. In her desperation, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious boy to her aid. He agrees to help her… for a price. Love isn’t meant to be part of the bargain. 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.
Subjects: Fantasy, Young Adult, Retellings, Romance, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
