Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Synopsis: in this world, there are people born with special skills labeled Gracelings. this book is about one particular Graceling, named Katsa, who is subject under her cruel Uncle's reign who is the King of one of the seven kingdoms mentioned in the book. Since her uncle discovered that her Grace enabled her the talent to fight with unbeatable skill, he has used her to carry out violent punishments since the time she was eight. Now Katsa has begun to have an internal struggle over her assignments from her uncle, which caused her to create a secret society called the Counsel in which the members would help citizens of the kingdom when the king would not. Everything about Katsa's life will change once she finally meets her match in a fight. A man named Po has come to her uncle's court and Katsa soon finds herself on an adventure of a lifetime that will challenge her physically, emotionally, and romantically.

Review: More! I loved it! I thought that the story was very original and interesting. The plot had just enough twists and turns to keep my mind entertained, not bored or overwhelmed, and the characters were very well developed. The ending was completely unpredicatble- in my opinion- and though I disagreed with Katsa's decision regarding her romantic life, I was still able to connect to her character. I will be reading this one again.