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I took Graceling with me Law School scouting last summer. No, seriously, I looked at my to-do list, and saw “Write Graceling review” and felt a little ashamed of myself. So, anyway...
Kasta was born with a grace, the supernatural gift of killing. Ever since she was a child, she has been able to kill anyone as quickly or as slowly as her king wishes. Kasta hates her grace, and hates being the king’s hitwoman. But with a mysterious danger rising in the seven kingdoms, and a prince from another kingdom with his own lethal grace arriving in her home, everything is about to change.
( “Watch for the blue-eyed green-eyed one,” they would whisper. “She killed her cousin with one strike. Because he complemented her eyes.” )
Graceling is a powerful, absorbing read and was just as wonderful the second time around as the first. Cashore’s worldbuilding sometimes falters, but her characterization and plotting keeps me from minding.
Kristin Cashore can be found online at her blog, This is My Secret.
Kasta was born with a grace, the supernatural gift of killing. Ever since she was a child, she has been able to kill anyone as quickly or as slowly as her king wishes. Kasta hates her grace, and hates being the king’s hitwoman. But with a mysterious danger rising in the seven kingdoms, and a prince from another kingdom with his own lethal grace arriving in her home, everything is about to change.
( “Watch for the blue-eyed green-eyed one,” they would whisper. “She killed her cousin with one strike. Because he complemented her eyes.” )
Graceling is a powerful, absorbing read and was just as wonderful the second time around as the first. Cashore’s worldbuilding sometimes falters, but her characterization and plotting keeps me from minding.
Kristin Cashore can be found online at her blog, This is My Secret.
