Reader's Response 8

Graceling                   completed                                       read for 9hrs.


         Graceling takes place in a world where people hace gifts where they are exceptionally good at things, called graced. These people who are graced have two diffrent colored eyes, so they are easily spotted. Katsa, the main character, is a girl graced with killing. She is under the control of her uncle, the king of one of the seven kingdoms. her uncle makes her torture and kill people who have bothered him. Suddenly, after meeting another boy graced with fighting, she has a change of heart and runs away from her uncle. She and the boy go on a quest to assanitate a cruel and perverted king who tortures animals and children.

         I liked Graceling. people told me that it was very predictable, but i found that it wasn't. perhaps it is because of genre. It is harder to predict fantasy than realistic fiction, because the author may throw something completely impossible or unreasonable at you. There were some parts in the book I didn't understand, but it was well written.

         One of my main problems with the book was the attitude of the main character. She won't marry the guy she loves, even after they get really romantic. it just kinda bothered me.

         I would give this book 4 stars.