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I really liked this book. It was fast-moving and the characters were well-developed and likable. If you're looking for a light, fantastical story that's imaginative and provides a nice escape, this is it. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
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I have to be honest in saying that I felt Graceling started out a little slow. But, the story builds very quickly until you feel like the book is going at breakneck speed towards the end. I was fascinated by the idea of the Gracelings. Gracelings are people born with rare talents and can be distinguished from regular people by their different colored eyes. The lead character Katsa is one of them. Her grace is killing people. As she struggles with her Grace, her Uncle’s command of her, and her ow
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I am learning about my trigger warnings. Violence to children. Violence to animals. Violence to women. Really evil people. I did not finish this, stopped a little over halfway through, but did read the epilogue.
3.5/5 stars.
There’s so much great stuff in this book but I felt like some of the pacing and dialogue was stunted/strange. I felt like some characters weren’t fleshed out as much as they could’ve been. I think I just wanted more at certain parts and less at others. Still a good read, and I’ll pick up the next two books at some point.
There’s so much great stuff in this book but I felt like some of the pacing and dialogue was stunted/strange. I felt like some characters weren’t fleshed out as much as they could’ve been. I think I just wanted more at certain parts and less at others. Still a good read, and I’ll pick up the next two books at some point.
I really enjoyed this book. I also loved the idea of people being 'graced' with special abilities & i am looking forward to reading the next 2 books in this series but i do hope there will be more of Katsa & Po in them!!
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