Graceling

by Kristin Cashore

Summary: Set in a land where some people are "graced" with special gifts, the story follows Katsa who has the unfortunate grace of killing and is used by her uncle King to carry out his threats. It's follows her journey to find herself and her humanity. And oh yes, there is a romance in the story.

My thoughts: I was engaged and entertained by this story. It's definitely YA fiction, although it may be listed as YF. There's more mature content than is appropriate for any kids though. If you like the Poison Study series, you'll like this one. There were many similarities overall, but enough differences to not be tiresome. And it is in a series, so there wasn't enough closure for me yet.