The long-awaited companion to New York Timesbestsellers Graceling and Fire. Eight years after Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisers, who have run things since Leck died, believe in a forward-thinking plan: Pardon all who committed terrible acts under Leck's reign, and forget anything bad ever happened. But when Bitterblue begins sneaking outside the castle--disguised and alone--to walk the streets of her own city, she starts realizing that the kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year spell of a madman, and the only way to move forward is to revisit the past. Two thieves, who only steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck's reign. And one of them, with an extreme skill called a Grace that he hasn't yet identified, holds a key to her heart.
Mrs. Lassley's Review
I will be honest with you, I have been waiting for this book to come out for many years. The title has been known since Fire came out, I had been watching Amazon and Barnes and Noble for a release date. So my expectations were high!
Overall I was very happy with the book, as most readers are going to be. Although a little slow getting started, the author does a great job of setting up these worlds that transport you to Bitterblue's kingdom. You get a chance to catch up with old characters, as well as meet some new ones. As I said before, it is slow getting started, but about 200 pages in it will be hard for you to put the book down and by the end you will be wanting more. (And there is room for more.) :-)
(Disclaimer: The book will not be at the Stafford Library until next fall.)
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