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I did love this book. I must say that I agree with many of my friends and wish this book was not marketed to young adults due to the attitude about anti-marriage and no-committment lovers (although the sexual content was brief and vague). I loved the concept of Gracelings, although not original, Cashore put a nice twist on it with the eyes and belonging to the king only. I liked the love story between Po and Katsa. I love that Po's grace so perfectly fit Katsa's, allowing him to understand her despite her inablility to communicate and allowing him to keep up with and challenge such a strong woman, yet be gentle and kind. I also felt the villian Lek was great. I was intrigued by someone whose grace could sway minds even when his words were passed as rumors. I still don't understand how Bitterblue finally broke his spell on her. I did not want the book to end and wanted more adventures with Katsa and Po. I hope the author writes more about these two and and world of the seven kingdoms.

I read this book before traveling to Australia and thought it was excellent. Bryson is a great storyteller and seamlessly transitions from stories about his travels to scientific explanations and history.