Graceling
by Kristin Cashore
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Kristin Cashore’s best-selling,
award-winning fantasy Graceling tells the story of the vulnerable yet strong
Katsa, a smart, beautiful teenager who lives in a world where selected people
are given a Grace, a special talent that can be anything from dancing to
swimming. Katsa’s is killing. As the king’s niece, she is forced to use her
extreme skills as his thug. Along the way, Katsa must learn to decipher the
true nature of her Grace . . . and how to put it to good use. This is a
thrilling, action-packed fantasy adventure (and steamy romance!) that will
resonate deeply with adolescents trying to find their way in the world. Awards: Winner of the Mythopoeic Fantasy
Award for Children's Literature, winner of the SIBA Book Award/YA, Indies
Choice Book Award Honor Book, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, 2008 Publishers
Weekly Best Book of the Year, 2008 School Library Journal Best Book of the
Year, Amazon.com’s Best Books of 2008, 2008 Booklist Editors’ Choice,
Booklist’s 2008 Top Ten First Novels for Youth, 2009 Amelia Bloomer List, BCCB
2009 Blue Ribbon List
Don’t miss the sequel Fire, also a New York
Times bestseller and ALA Best Book for Young Adults, winner of the 2010 Cybil
for YA Fantasy/Sci Fi and the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award.
My Thoughts
I was completely ensconced in this book from start to
finish. The characters are loveable and
the story is chock full of, on the edge of your seat adventure. This is a story about people with special
gifts called Graces. You could tell if someone was a grace by the two different
eye colors. The graces were different
talents in different people from swimming to mind reading. In the beginning of the book Katsa thinks her
Grace is killing but she soon finds out that is not the case. Katsa is a strong female character and does
not need a guy to come and save her. She
is basically a killer for hire, but she learns to care and begins to come to
grips with her humanity. The love story
between her and Poe is a sweet and caring love.
I enjoyed this book and it is well worth your time to read.
I give this book
Please check out Fire and Bitterblue
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