Bitterblue

     I am finally getting to the end of the Graceling series, and I am very excited to see how Kristin Cashore ties all of the seemingly random facts together. In my last reading post, Fire, I was upset about the devastating ending, so hopefully this will not happen again. I am pretty much still in the introduction stage of the book, which is very long, so I can't really say exactly what Bitterblue is about. So far, it is about King Leck's daughter, Bitterblue, the new ruler of Monsea, and her quest to undo the mental damage that Leck's reign has caused the people of Monsea. Bitterblue is now 18, approximately 9 years after Katsa and Po rescued her from Leck and his brainwashed army. So far, I do partially see how Kristin Cashore is going to make the books in the series relate to each other, and Kristin has already filled in most of the gaps about King Leck's past, including what he did to make Bitterblue and her mother try to escape.
     To answer your questions, Emelia,  it was interesting to get to learn more about the characters' backgrounds, but yes, I would have preferred for it to have been done in a different manner. It seemed too random, like she was required to give the information, but didn't know where to put it. It almost seemed like she decided to put a fact about a different character in every other sentence, and not relate it to anything immediately. Kristin Cashore has already, within the first few pages of Bitterblue, tied together some facts, so I am anxious to see how the rest will fit in. Also, the original characters of the series, Katsa and Po, are back in the book, but not as the main characters. (They work together to help Bitterblue rule Monsea properly.) I am glad that some of my questions have been answered, but I am excited to read on and see how the characters in Fire play a role in this book, Bitterblue.

Reading Log:

Bitterblue, Kristin Cashore
9/8 - 120 min.
9/9 - 40 min.
Total: 160 min.