Audity

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

4.5 Stars

Fantasy

Time it took to finish: 3 days
Price: $17.00 (US)

Length: 471 pages

This book was really lovely despite what my friends had told me about it. Katsa is a wonderful character, the struggle between doing right and wrong with her Grace is obvious with her actions. We read a few chapters, fully registering the extent of her powerful Grace and what she could achieve with it. Then comes in Po, yet another beautiful character that brings Katsa light. He's patient, kind, supportive and just a bit self-confident. It's action-packed with just the right amount of romance dabbed in there. 

In the middle of the story, Graceling does get a bit slow. It drags on with endless details and situations that don't seem quite important. But over these pages, you can really see the friendship development that the characters go through. 

Summary:

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 skills, 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.