Stace's Book Review: Graceling

   This is a book that Steph told me about. It is a YA and its by Kristin Cashore. Graceling could be considered a fantasy, I suppose, because in it the characters live in Kingdoms and lands that are completely made up by the author. It is not hard to follow which sometimes can happen when you are taken completely out of the "normal" world.  

    Now, in this world that the author has created for us, there are some people who are Graced. A way someone can tell that a person is Graced is that their eyes are two different colors. I thought that was an interesting idea the author had. Being Graced means that you are exceptionally good at something whether it be swimming, cooking, or in the case of the main character Katsa, killing. Katsa is a 17 year old girl and she is basically the king of her kingdoms "thug." But, one night while on a mission, she meets Prince Po and he changes her life.

   Graceling is about the adventures they go through together and the hard things they have to endure. One of the things I really like about this book is that Katsa isn't too annoying. She can be a little bothersome at times but not too bad. I really really love Po, wish he had a better name, but I love him. Graceling is an easy read and it had more content and depth than I originally thought it would. 

   There is some violence, because you know there is a killing Grace, but not as much as one would think. There is no language. I would put the intimacy level at a 3 or 4, so not too bad. I feel like it would be appropriate for a fourteen year old to read. Graceling is also a book I had gotten from the library and ended up wanting to own it. That doesn't happen with every book I read so I thought that said something about the author's style of writing.  It's one I can and want to go back to.  Find it on Amazon Here: Graceling