This book I finished just this morning because I was so bored and
I woke up at 5:30 AM for some odd reason. I actually started it last Saturday
because my family was driving to Quebec City for the Spring Break and I was
getting bored in the car. I've been reading it continuously for I think two
nights and then two hours this morning.
Well, I found out about it because a friend of mine (the same
friend who recommended me a lot of books on this blog ((I think she should
write this instead of me...))) had told me about it, but she said it was
boring. I looked at the cover and then read the summary. It seemed like a good
story. I didn't know what could be so boring about it. I have yet to ask her
about why she found it boring, but to me it seemed quite interesting. Then one
day I requested it from the library. It took me a long time, but finally I got
to read it.
Here's the cover (I have written it in my to do list to draw the
sword on the cover since I liked it so much)-
In the seven kingdoms, the Graced are
either exploited or completely shunned by society. Enter Katsa, a girl Graced
with killing who has been used by her uncle King Randa to do his dirty work in
killing people and going on rescue missions. One day, the prince of the
neighboring kingdom Lienid visits Randa's castle to have him aid the boy in his
search for his missing grandfather Prince Tealiff. Prince Greening or Po as he
is called is Graced with the talent of fighting. Katsa brings Po to his
grandfather who is living with one of Katsa's friends in Randa City. Po really
had no need to go through all the trouble of finding him because only a few
days before, Katsa and her friend Oll had rescued him from the dungeons of a
kingdom far away.
The problem is that Tealiff can't remember
who kidnapped him. Katsa and Po come up with a list of suspects and narrow it
down to King Murgon of Sunder or King Leck of Monsea. On their adventures,
Katsa and Po find Leck and try to kill him. It ends badly with Katsa's mind
getting warped when she tried to shoot Leck.
They meet Princess Bitterblue, the
daughter of Leck, who is scared of them at first. Po and Katsa determine that
she could be useful in their killing of Leck. When they fight Leck again, Po
hits his head and receives amnesia. He can't seem to remember what they were
doing in the forest.
Bitterblue and Katsa have to cross through
the treacherous mountains to reach Sunder where they will catch a ship to go to
Monport where Leck's castle is.
My thoughts-
A very good first novel. It is interesting
and I can't wait to read the sequel and the companion book. I have to admit that
the beginning is a little boring and it doesn't pick up speed until page one
hundred where Katsa and Po set out on their adventure.
I was pretty happy to see their goal
acheived and Leck dead. Actually, I liked how Katsa was only spared from Leck's
mind-ensnaring Grace for a moment and she threw her dagger at him. It hit him
not in the heart, but went through his mouth and pinned him to the wall with
his mouth open. I thought that was quite interesting for some very odd reason.
Honestly, this was a good first novel for
someone who is quite new to the writing profession. Hey, I'm a real newbie.
I've only been seriously writing since about fourth grade which was three years
ago.
((If you like this one, read the sequel Bitterblue and the companion novel Fire))
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