It has been eight long years since King Leck's death at the hands of Katsa. His daughter, Bitterblue, is now the Queen of Monsea. However, remnants of Leck's horrific thirty-five year reign still endure. Through his grace of mental manipulation, the mad King put the entire nation under his spell, allowing him to commit heinous crimes. Bitterblue embarks on a journey to piece together the puzzle of her father's reign, and piece together a nation shattered by a madman, her father. Her quest for the truth takes her across the capital she once knew and forces her to unearth secrets that would, if revealed, shatter Monsea in it's entirety. Through her crusade, she discovers two thieves that may hold the answers she seeks. One of them, a Graceling with an unknown Grace, or an extraordinary gift, may hold her heart in the palm of his hand. As questions are answered and more arise, the stakes change. Bitterblue traces Leck's corruption and atrocities to a place where she least expects, and where she most fears.
Bitterblue is the second book in the Graceling series, third if you put the books in the order they were written by Kristin Cashore. Of the two that I have read to date,
Graceling and
Bitterblue, I haven't read
Fire yet, I would probably say that Graceling is my favorite. However, Cashore's Bitterblue is still a truly amazing book, with likable characters and plots twists that leave you gaping, like me. One unexpected facet of this book is the development of the character Leck, and the reader's gradual realization of how twisted Leck truly was.
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