Odd Eyes Never Looked Better

In this Young Adult fantasy, Kristin Cashore changes a few of the rules, but leaves reality as we know it essentially intact. The story takes place within seven neighboring kingdoms operating under a standard feudal system. Government, economy, and daily life follow traditional courses; the twist lies in the human element: the Gracelings. Many of these Gracelings, including the main character, Katsa, are made servants to kings, who exploit their exceptional abilities to satisfy their own greed and ambition. At first merely a cog in the wheel of the great political machine, Katsa soon rejects her assigned role and begins to write her own story. Driven to fight against corruption and cruelty, Katsa must examine the natures of power, freedom, and justice in order to discover her true self and claim her rightful place in the world.

I found that this book was a really interesting read. A lot of the books I read, as I have said maybe three times now, tend to be more action based, but having a book which does tie in with the economy and the government was actually quite good. Now, the point of this blog is not for spoilers, but with this novel, I just can’t resist. So...

WARNING SPOILER ALERT!  

Now that that’s out of the way, the story follows Lady Katsa, she is one of the few Gracelings in the seven kingdoms. Now, she feels that her grace is a killing grace, and is employed by a court to do their dirty work shall we say. This is the interesting part :P She soon finds a friend in Po, another Graceling, and he came to her asking if she knew anything about his grandfather’s disappearance. Sooooo! They set out on a mahooosive journey to one of the other kingdoms. On the way back to Po’s castle, they pick up little Princess Bitterblue, here’s the point okay! RIGHT! On the way there, they get ambushed and Po falls off his horse into some water, hitting his head. He begs Katsa to leave him, and after some tears and some disagreements, she reluctantly does. And then they get to the castle where Po’s father and Bitterblue’s father is there, then Po’s father gets all “OMG!!” cause Po gave Katsa his ring. And there’s some arguements and a ton of stuff I forget. BUT! When Katsa goes back for Po.... He tells her he’s blind D: Now, I literally cried at this point, so I will say, those who are majorly sensitive, get some tissues.

Now the spoilers out of the way! Right, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone I meet because, quite frankly, it’s AMAZING!

Keep reading my little Booklings!!!!!