Gilded The Gilded Series (Book 1) by Christina Farle

This book with its lovely cover drew me in. Jae, who has been raised in LA, has recently lost her mother to cancer, and her father takes a job in Seoul, Korea, moving Jae back to her father's country. Jae has been raised with Korean food and speaks the language, but in Seoul, she attends an internationally acclaimed school where the students are ultra-focused on their grades.

Into her new life, her grandfather and father are at odds because Jae's grandfather believes in the old gods, and he is afraid that Haemosu will take Jae as the oldest daughter. Their families have been linked for thousands of years and through thousands of princesses from her family.

Jae, at first unsure what to believe, begins to work with her aunt, her grandfather, and the attractive but enigmatic boy from school. She is attracted to Marc, but even more, Marc can help her save the world.

This is book 1 in the series, and while there's room for more stories, this book has good characterization, a lovely plot arc with a good beginning, great climax, and resolution. Jae is also lucky that she has a father who loves her, a grandfather to help her, and an aunt to train her instead of some of the paranormal books with absent families.

I would own this and recommend it to my class,

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.