Item: Bitterblue
Rating: 2.00
Author: cfiel25

by Kristin Cashore

The long-awaited companion to New York Times bestsellers Graceling and Fire

Eight years after Graceling, Bitterblue is now queen of Monsea. But the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisors, who have run things since Leck died, believe in a forward-thinking plan: Pardon all who committed terrible acts under Leck's reign, and forget anything bad ever happened. But when Bitterblue begins sneaking outside the castle--disguised and alone--to walk the streets of her own city, she starts realizing that the kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year spell of a madman, and the only way to move forward is to revisit the past.

Two thieves, who only steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck's reign. And one of them, with an extreme skill called a Grace that he hasn't yet identified, holds a key to her heart.

Actual: 2.5 stars

Kristin Cashore and I, we're not really meant to be. I really didn't enjoy books 1 and 2 so why the hell did I even pick up this one? Not crazy, just simply suffering from OCD. I can finally tick off this series from my list.

Ok, I didn't wholly hate this book. As a matter of fact, I enjoyed this more than the first two. I enjoyed how it tackled Bitterblue's struggles in becoming queen. But then, after 50%, I was already convinced that this book is out to annoy the hell out of me. Bitterblue is a fucking incompetent Queen and only relies on people who are not even Monsean. And the way she handled Saf's theft of her crown, that was just so fucked up in the most negative way. I can't even. There are still so many thing that I want to say about this book but I don't think that I can still spare another precious moment writing about this book. >,

Bitterblue (Graceling Realm, #3)

by Kristin Cashore

Reviewed by KitsuneBae on Feb 7, 2016

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