Lady Katsa is a Graceling, a person born with an extreme skill, called a Grace. Gracelings are easy to detect in the land of the seven kingdoms, for they have eyes of two different colors. Katsa, with her one blue eye and one green eye, is well-known throughout the kingdoms. Her Grace is killing, and her uncle Randa, King of the Middluns, exploits her Grace by forcing her to do his dirty work, killing people who displease him.By the time she's 18, Katsa has founded a secret council whose members work to rid the kingdoms of corruption. It is during one of her Council missions that Katsa meets Po, Prince of Lienid, whose kidnapped grandfather Katsa has just rescued. Po, too, is Graced, and his gold and silver eyes mesmerize Katsa.
Katsa and Po join together to unravel the mystery surrounding the kidnapping of Po's grandfather. As they travel together, it is Po who makes Katsa question the path her life is on, Po who makes her heart race, Po who truly understands her. Their journey leads them to the Monsean kingdom, where Po's aunt is queen. It is in Monsea that Po and Katsa find themselves in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy, one that threatens their very lives.
I really, really liked this book; it was a captivating read. There were a couple of things that bothered me, but I still highly recommend Graceling! Read it. You'll fall in love with Katsa and Po, and find yourself sighing with pleasure as they fall in love with each other. Po not only took Katsa's breath away, but mine as well, and I have to give kudos to Kristin Cashore's writing skills. She not only wrote a beautiful love story intertwined in a story about killing and survival, but she has written two very strong characters, who will stay with me for a very long time. It's hard to believe that Graceling is her first novel! I look forward to reading more from her in the future.
4.5/5
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