Review of "Bitterblue" by Kristen Cashore

Hello again everyone! To finish my three part review, I am writing about Kristen Cashore's Bitterblue. If you read Graceling, you should already be familiar with Bitterblue, but if you haven't, I'm not telling you who she is. Sorry to go back on my previous statement, but I actually have to say a bit about Bitterblue if I'm going to be reviewing a book where she is the main character. Bitterblue is an eighteen year-old girl who longs to escape the responsibility of her life. She begins to live a secret life outside of her home every night. She meets two boys who are her age, and their sisters, and develops a strong friendship with them. However, their friendship is tested when her new friends find out who she actually is. Bitterblue lives in a dangerous time, and after a while uncovers a secret operation being carried out by some of her most trusted advisors. Most of the original cast from Graceling returns to aid the young girl, including Katsa, Po, King Ror of Lienid, and Helda, as well as others. There is a new cast of characters that are unique to Bitterblue, and some other familiar characters from elsewhere. A tunnel is found that leads to a place that only one person knew of in Graceling, and the story brings together both Graceling and Fire. For anyone who has read the other two books, Bitterblue is one of the best ways that the story could be wrapped up, and for anyone else, the story is still magical. However, the ending was disappointing, and I sincerely hope that Kristen Cashore decides to tie up some ends that were left loose. Finally, I don't remember whether or not I gave an email address last time, and if I did it may have been incorrect. Anyway, the best way to email me would be at morganwaas@yahoo.com. Leave a comment or an email with suggestions of the next book I should do. Thanks and I'll talk to you soon!
PS. I just read over this, and it looks a little confusing. Sorry about that. I would fix it but I don't want to give anything big away.

Review of "Fire" by Kristen Cashore

Hey everyone, I'm finally back! Sorry about the length of time that has passed since my last post, but dont worry because Im trying to be more consistent. Anyway, this is the second of my three part review on Kristen Cashore's books. The second in the series is Fire. Fire is centered around a woman named Fire, who is the last of the human monsters living in her area of the world, which is a land called the Dells. The Dells are across the mountains from the world seen in Graceling. The character list is almost completely new, with only one character from Graceling found in it (spoilers). The term "human monster" is used to describe a race of people that are more beautiful than normal humans, and have some sort of magical power. The smell of their blood or the sight of their hair (often much different than human hair) strongly attracts the other monsters of the valley. Like I said before, Fire is the last of these monsters. She is a skilled archer and fiddler (is that even a word?). Fire follows Fire's journey from her home to the capital, where she works closely with the king and prince of the Dells to help in a war against a neighboring kingdom. She also takes part in a more secret and sinister plan. When Fire's best friend goes missing, she gets herself accidentally captured but goes after him. When she finds out what happened, she exacts vengeance and begins to travel home. However, on the way, she loses something very important to her, but she makes it home alive. Near the end of the book, Fire finds an unexpected comradeship that changes her view on life in general. If you read Graceling after my last review and you enjoyed it, you should definitely read this, too. But don't skip this one and go straight to the last book, because Fire is well worth your time. Thank you for your patience with my inconsistencies, and I'm thinking I'll update this every two weeks to a month, unless I've already read the book, in which case it will probably be about once a week. Expect Saturdays or Sundays. Oh, and by the way, I have confirmed an e-mail address, it is morganwaasful@yahoo.com. Feel free to send me messages or any suggestions there, as well as leaving comments. Thank you all so much! I'll talk to you later. BYE!