Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)

by Kristin Cashore

“My name is Helda, and I come from the western Middluns. Your eyes are so very pretty, my dear. Good-bye.”

This made me burst into tears. She’s the first person in Katsa’s life to genuinely complement her. 😭💕

When a monster stopped behaving like a monster, did it stop being a monster? Did it become something else?

😭💕