Graceling
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In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.
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Add a SummaryFrom the inside flap: In a world where people born with an extreme skill, called a Grace, are feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden of a skill even she despises: the Grace of killing. She lives under the command of her uncle Randa, King of the Middluns, and is expected to execute his dirty work, punishing and torturing anyone who displeases him. When she first meets Prince Po, who is Graced with combat skill, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change. She never expects to become Po's friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace- or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away... a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.
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Add a NoticeSexual Content: This title contains Sexual Content.
Sexual Content: Couges: News flash: Katsa and Po are very committed, and the book presents marriage as being unsuited for the temperament of the characters. Nowhere does it promote marriage in general as undesirable. Also, (and here's the real news flash) life is riddled with pre-marital sex, and marriage is unnecessary. So I don't really see what you're complaining about.
Sexual Content: This book is riddled with pre-marital sex, celebrates non-commital relationships and promotes marriage as undesirable and unneccesary.
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Add a QuoteThey would assume she was a boy, because in her plain trousers and hood she looked like one, and because when people were attacked it never occurred to anyone that it might have been a girl.
She cried like a person whose heart is broken and wondered how, when two people loved each other, there could be such a broken heart.
“I'm not going to wear a red dress," she said. "It would look stunning, My Lady," she called. She spoke to the bubbles gathered on the surface of the water. "If there's anyone I wish to stun at dinner, I'll hit him in the face.”
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Add a CommentIt was a good story with a certainly intriguing plot and the action was pretty awesome, I must admit. However, Po? Worst name ever. I kept picturing this seriously fat panda beating people up...and he was supposed to be a dashing prince. Other than that, great book!
The story was interesting and the idea even more so. A world where a person can be born with a "grace" which makes them inhumanly good at something is intruiguing. Unfortunatly I did not like or understand the main character, I found her distant and arrogant. In addition her way of treating others was cruel and detestible. Although I did enjoy one section of the book where she saves a young girl this was the only exception.I read it but I would not recommend it.
Graceling was amazingly, magnificently, beautifully written. It was just plain mind-blowing. I loved the idea of the whole book; 2 eye colours, grace, etc. I fell in love with Katsa's personality. She was just fierce and brave. The romance was absolutely asjksfkjdsg. I loved everything about this book; Katsa, Po, the Seven Kingdoms, Bitterblue, akfjndkjgrnh. Even Kristin Cashore...
I've read a lot of books, but this makes it into my top 3 easily. AMAZING!
I absolutely love this book! Its one of my favorites.
this is an awesoe book where some people have awesome powers, it a really good book!!!
There was so much I admired about this book, but the ending really fell apart for me.
The book was well written and thought out. she explained the conveluted world in a way that made perfect sense. I honestly thought i wouldn\t lke this because it is fantasy but it really was amazing. I woudl definaty reccomend and i am looking forward to read the next ones
this book is simply amazing i want to read more books like this
I didn't read this book but I listened to the audio recording and it was absolutely amazing. I love Katsa, she is a strong female character and I liked that she is a rebel. I was quite entertained when listening to it. it was fantastic and I would recommend it :)