Graceling is a book that I have been interested in reading for a long while. I'm really glad that I finally got the chance to pick it up and give it a try. It definitely did not disappoint me.
In the world that Kristin Cashore has created, certain people are born with a grace. Their grace can manifest itself as a variety of different skills, such as being able to swim like a fish, being a graced fighter who is unbeatable, being a skilled storyteller, being a mind reader, or any number of other skills. Everyone knows who the graced are because of their eyes. At an early age their eyes turn to two different colors. Katsa, our main character, has one blue eye and one green eye. When she was ten years old, her grace became obvious when she killed a man for touching her. Her uncle, the king, has used Katsa as an assassin ever since. Katsa hates killing for her uncle, but she feels she has no choice. Everything begins to change for Katsa when she meets another graced fighter who is almost her match. She and Po travel together to solve a mystery and uncover a terrible secret in a far away kingdom. Along the way, she must decide whether she can trust someone other than herself.
There are two companion books to Graceling - Fire, and Bitterblue. Unfortunately, from what I have gathered, these two books do not focus on Katsa and Po. I felt that these two were very interesting characters and I would like to learn more about their adventures.
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