Gayle B. (glbirch) reviewed on 8/6/2011 + 205 more book reviews

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I really enjoyed this book. The only issue I had with it was that (spoiler alert) the two main characters decide to become lovers. It is especially troublesome to me because the girl decides she never wants to marry - essentially because of societal pressures/norms on her as a wife. I felt the characters were strong enough that they could have overcome these expectations and it would have made more sense to me. This also kept me from putting it in my school library, as I had intended. It does state high school age on the back, however. I plan to read more books in this series. Cashore is an excellent writer whose characters are compelling! I especially liked the way the main character realizes her grace isn't killing as everyone had presumed, but survival, hence, life!

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