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Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3)

Kristin Cashore,

Ian Schoenherr (Illustrator)

Start date: May 1, 2012

Finish date: May 31, 2012

Why we're reading this: It's the sequel to Graceling and the companion to Fire.…more
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Feb 03, 2010 Dichotomy Girl rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, 2012, own-kindle-read

I've been avoiding writing the review for this. Not because I didn't like it, and not because I liked it so much, but because I have so many mixed feelings about it. There were parts I loved (view spoiler) and parts that frustrated me (view spoiler) ...more

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Mar 16, 2011 Naomi rated it really liked it

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second reread: I think this has my favorite and least favorite bits so far in the series. On one hand, I love Bitterblue. Everything is so complicated and there is so much trauma and so much she has to deal with and she's so young. On the other hand, I feel like this book is super long with SO MANY characters and so many things going on. (view spoiler) second reread: I think this has my favorite and least favorite bits so far in the series. On one hand, I love Bitterblue. Everything is so complicated and there is so much trauma and so much she has to deal with and she's so young. On the other hand, I feel like this book is super long with SO MANY characters and so many things going on. (view spoiler)

On reread: So I remembered very little about this. Going into my reread, it was basically like reading it for the first time. I enjoy Bitterblue as a main character. I liked the discussion of trauma and PTSD and complex emotions that we get here. Bitterblue is definitely going through the most shit of any of the main characters in this series. More than Bitterblue though, I loved Katsa and Po in this. We don't get them the whole time, but getting to see them eight years later, working through things, still fighting and making up and loving each other and being intense was great. I liked that they had conflict and made peace with it. I love both of their relationships with Bitterblue. This book is very dark as far as content matter, and it makes sense, as discovering the full extent of Leck's crimes are the main plot here. It wasn't very surprising, all the revelations (view spoiler) I'm off to get my hands on the new book in this series. ...more

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Sep 08, 2010 Tressa (Wishful Endings) rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, 2012

I really love this series even though it doesn't really meet my clean requirements. The first book is my favorite, but this was still a great read. Great characters, plot, and I definitely didn't know exactly how things were going to go or what to expect. Such an adventure! :) I didn't realize at first that it is a companion book, so the second book of this series is going on in the neighboring country at the same time this one is. ...more

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Mar 07, 2012 Books_the_Magical_Fruit rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2023-read-in, books-i-own, faves

Kristin Cashore can do no wrong. My only regret is that now I have to wait for her next book.

Re-read January 2023. I have to give this 4.5 this time. It’s the second time that I’ve felt like I’ve had to slog through parts. The book needs to be about 100 pages shorter, maybe. Still, Cashore is an amazing author, and I love her writing, especially her afterword here about the process of writing the book. I aspire to write like her!!!

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