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Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)

Kristin Cashore

Start date: June 1, 2016

Finish date: June 30, 2016

Why we're reading this: June 2016 Themed BOTM
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Mar 17, 2015 Michelle rated it really liked it

Shelves: reviewed, audiobook, young-adult, romance, science-fiction, fantasy, 2016

Surprised how much I liked it by the end! A bit of a slow build up, but I ended up loving how it came together.

Katsa is my favorite kind of heroine. Strong, smart, and flawed. The supporting cast is good, too. Po and Bitterblue help make Katsa who she is by the end. And she is flawed, to be sure. There were times in the book where I wanted to shake her. She has some messed up ideas about marriage, and love, but I'll give the girl a pass because of how she was raised. And the grace system is int ...more

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Dec 09, 2012 Arcade Annie rated it did not like it · review of another edition

What did I think? I think this book was WAY over hyped for what I got in this story. The only really interesting thing about the characters were the Gracelings with their different colored eyes. The world-building didn't seem extraordinary to me. It was just a run of the mill fantasy story. I've built stronger worlds in RP games in a few hours of dice rolling. I really didn't get the hype. The characters are ordinary, and by page 100, I'm wondering where the story is. Katsa is strong and doesn't ...more

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