Bitterblue is the third book in a wonderful series by Kristin Cashore. It is the sequel to the book Graceling and the companion to Fire. Both of those books are also wonderful. The have a different story that I have not read in many other fantasy books.
I will give you a brief over view of the other two books and some background info before I tell you about Bitterblue.
Graceling centers around a girl named Katsa. She is "graced". In the Seven Kingdoms there are people who are born with two different colored eyes. These people are born with special gifts like not having to sleep, mind reading, baking, reading, being strong, and many many many other things. Katsa is said to have the grace of killing people. The first book follows her story and near the end you met the main character of Bitterblue, Bitterblue. Katsa returns in Bitterblue.
Fire is a completely different story. This story takes place in a different kingdom on the other side of a impassible mountain range. This story centers around Fire, who is what they call a monster. The monsters have the ability to control peoples minds. Monsters are not only human there are also monster animals. They are known by their strange colors. Fire's hair is a mix of brilliant orange, red, and pink, hence the name fire. She also makes an appearance in Bitterblue.
Bitterblue takes place in one of the Seven Kingdoms. Bitterblue become queen after her horrible father's reign of 35 years. The kingdom she takes control of is in shambles. King Leck, her father, was graced with the ability to control peoples mind. He did many many horrors as king, and the kingdom is taking a long time to come out of his shadow. At first the task of bring her kingdom out of Leck's fog seems impossible to Bitterblue. She herself does not remember much about her father and her time with him. To bring peace to her kingdom Bitterblue must look into the past to figure out what is happening in the present. Of course she does not complete this task alone. There is a wonderful parade of characters some new and some familiar from the other books.
If you need a quick and easy but wonderful read I would recommend picking up this book.
Read on, dear readers.
Lindsey
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