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The Graceling Realm is a land of Seven Kingdoms, each one governed by a King, and independent from the others. In this world, there lived two kinds of people: the Graced and the Ungraced. Gracelings are those born with "Grace", a special skill that made them exceptional compared to others. It varies widely from singing or cooking to predicting the weather or mind-reading to sword-fight or hunting. A Graceling also has one distinct physical characteristic: each eye colored differently, a heteroch
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There have been many great reviews for this book, and they're well-deserved. I may have mentioned this before, but often fantasy is plot- not character-driven. Here, much of what happens is Katsa and Po's own doing.
Katsa is a independent, fearsome and capable. Graceling is one of the rare reads that is slightly feminist. Meaning, when it comes to Katsa versus Po, she can beat him easily. Usually, the girl has to depend on the guy to help her, but not he ...more
There have been many great reviews for this book, and they're well-deserved. I may have mentioned this before, but often fantasy is plot- not character-driven. Here, much of what happens is Katsa and Po's own doing.
Katsa is a independent, fearsome and capable. Graceling is one of the rare reads that is slightly feminist. Meaning, when it comes to Katsa versus Po, she can beat him easily. Usually, the girl has to depend on the guy to help her, but not he ...more
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