You might wonder why a blog post at this hour? I literally just finished reading 'Graceling' by Kristin Cashore. Since the events, characters and phrases from the book keep echoing and resonating around in my mind i feel that i must post about it now. Otherwise i may never sleep and hope to wake in time (im supposed to be up in approximately 3 hours...) for uni.
I enjoy the buzz so much of being thoroughly sucked into a story- even now my mind is racing with the crazy adventures Katsa endured :) So i wont say too much for fear of spoiling a brilliant read for future fans.
I picked up the book 3 days ago i believe- and haven't been able to set it down ever since. If you don't believe me- see if you can get hold of it. It didn't take me long to get sucked in (about 2 chapters i'd say).
It features an interesting notion of people gifted with a grace and one kick-ass heroine- which reminded me a little bit of the book 'Poison Study' by Maria V. Snyder (which features Yelena- another very strong lead). In fact now i think about it- i'm mostly drawn to stories with independent and strong female lead characters. No wonder 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' bugged me so much... I hate reading about struggling women. Interesting self-discovery...
Anyway back to main point of this post: if you can get your hands on this book i would definitely recommend it: effortless prose, descriptive landscapes, compelling characters and a plot that is ever evolving- always engaging. Splendid job Kristin Cashore
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