For 35 years the people of Monsea lived under a spell of a madman.
Father is the King of Monsea. No one knows he has two different colored eyes of a Graceling; no one wonders, for his is a terrible Grace hidden beneath his eye patch: When he speaks, his words fog people's minds so that they'll believe everything he says. Usually, he lies.
Nine years have passed since King Leck was killed. Bitterblue is now queen. She is 18-years old.
Bitterblue notices that everyone flinches away from direct reminders of the time of Leck's reign, or fall apart.
The more I see and hear, the more I realize how much I don't know.
I want to know everything.
Bitterblue begins to question her advisers and sneaking outside of the castle to find out what's really going on in her kingdom. She is willing to risk everything to save her kingdom.
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars
*language, sexual inferences, homosexuality, rape
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