I reread Graceling in the summer of 2012 because Bitterblue, the third book in the series, was released. It was as good as I remember it being. Katsa is a strong female character rivaling Katniss from Hunger Games and Tris from Divergent. If you like fantasy, give Graceling a try.
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[…] Graceling (along with its companions, Fire and Bitterblue) is one of my favorites, and follows Katsa of the Middluns, who is graced with the power of killing. She’s been the hired gun, thou she kills perfectly well without one, for her uncle the king but she really doesn’t want to be. […]
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