Fire and Flood - Victoria Scott

HEYLOOOO! It's Mad :D I haven't been on for a while, cuz I been SUPER busy, but I just read this book O.O I mean, I read A LOT. I've prolly read about 30 books (most likely more, but I don't keep track. Ain't nobody got time for that) So anyhoo... I just picked up this book, like oh, pretty cover, not expecting much and WHAM! I was hooked from the first page. This book is effing amazing. So anyways, after I finished I was like I MUST TELL THE WORLD ABOUT THE AMAZINGNESS THAT IS THIS BOOK. So here I am, taking a break from my busy life, because this book is just WAY too great to not rant about. Enjoy :D!!!!!!!

Fire and Flood

By: Victoria Scott

Fire and Flood by Victoria Scott

305 pages

Mad: FRIGGEN ADORES THE CRAP OUT OF THIS BOOK!!!! The main character is pretty much the funnest MC ever and if she existed in real life I'm positive we'd be besties. Then there's the PANDORAS! Oh my goodness you cannot resist the adorable!!!!!!! Just love. That's all I can say about this book. LOVEEEEEEE it.

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Tella Holloway is losing it. Her brother is sick, and when a dozen doctors can't determine what's wrong, her parents decide to move to Montana for the fresh air. She's lost her friends, her parents are driving her crazy, her brother is dying—and she's helpless to change anything.

Until she receives mysterious instructions on how to become a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed. It's an epic race across jungle, desert, ocean, and mountain that could win her the prize she desperately desires: the Cure for her brother's illness. But all the Contenders are after the Cure for people they love, and there's no guarantee that Tella (or any of them) will survive the race.

The jungle is terrifying, the clock is ticking, and Tella knows she can't trust the allies she makes. And one big question emerges: Why have so many fallen sick in the first place?

Victoria Scott's breathtaking novel grabs readers by the throat and doesn't let go. (goodreads)

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Mad's Review <3

Where do I even begin?! This book is just so fricken amazing! I can't even...! Words are failing me! It's so...! EEEEEEE!!! I LOVES IT. 

Okay firstly: Tella. Otherwise known as 'I'm pretty sure someone stuck a mind reading device in me, collected my thoughts for a year or two and then crafted a character out of them' I swear! She's me from a parallel universe or something!!! I didn't see a single instance in the ENTIRE BOOK where she didn't do pretty much exactly what I would've done in the given situation. Well done Victoria Scott, well done.

For starters, she gets this wonderful little high tech ear device thingy that tells her about this competition called 'The Brimstone Bleed' that winning would give her what she needs to save her brother. So what does she do? Immediately runs off into the night to a sketchy location to join it. HECK YEAH CHICKA! *dances around* Worried about the fact it's called 'The Brimstone BLEED?' Nah. Carry on, I am just way too legit to care about such trivial matters as creep names. Hair's bothering me? Lop it off. I just fricken love her to pieces. And then how she is with Madox?! I'm like: I just love you so much!!! Was there ever a more perfect main character? NOPE. I assure you there is not.

She's just SO great! I'm all like: *giant creepy smile* You want to be my friend!?

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"I close my hand around the lid and pull it off. Inside is a tiny pillow. I imagine all sorts of miniature animals using it in their miniature beds. But that's dumb, because how would they ever find a pillow case to fit?"
-Fire and Flood pg. 7

"Turns out I never properly appreciated the awesomeness that is toilet paper. Next time my mom asks me to pick up a jumbo pack at the store, I will hold my head high."
-Fire and Flood pg. 61
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Then there's MADOX. And may we just take a moment to recognize the perfection that is that name? *moment of silence* Mmmmkay moving on, so I can fawn over him some more:  *squeals loudly* HE'S JUST SO CUTE!!!!! *kisses all over his entire face* I can't say too much about him cuz it'd be spoilers... but seriously!!! I fricken adore his face off!!!!! I just wanna cuddles with him and kiss him and MEH!!!!! Dang, Victoria Scott, I gotta give you major props for Madox, because I'm fairly certain I have never come across a single more perfect thing in a book. Ever. Seriously. I mean he's like tied with Will Herondale for perfection. Like seriously. MAJOR perfection. Pretty much the whole book is just perfection.

THE PANDORAS!!!!!!! At first I heard pandoras and I'm like... okayyyyyyyy.... Then I read the first scene with one and now it's more like PANDORAS!!!!!!EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! PANDORASSsssSSsssSSSSsssSSsSsSSSssSSSssssSS!!!!!!!!! *fills with massive amounts of giddy glee* Yeah. I'm not gonna say much about them, cuz again, spoilers, but, just know. THEY'RE SO LEGIT!!!!!!!!! And I don't think I've ever loved any single person I've never met better then Victoria Scott simply for the reason that she came up with the legit, awesome, adorable, I FRICKEN WANT ONE- ness that are pandoras.

Then there's Guy. (unfortunate naming choice in my opinion, but it's okay, he makes up for it in sexy) On a level of broody to sullen Guy starts off somewhere around a 'Touch me and you DIE. Heck don't even look at me. You know what? Don't even THINK about looking at me, cuz I will know, and I WILL glare, and you know, possibly murder you in your sleep.

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The guy looking down at me is very tall, or maybe he just seems so because I'm still on the ground. He appears to be about my age, though the broad width of his shoulders tell me he may actually be a couple of years older. His eyes are blue. Not in the way that makes me buckle at the knees and start naming our children, but the kind of blue that makes my breath catch. A cold, hard blue that looks more like a statement than a color.
-Fire and Flood pg. 31
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So obviously the proper response is: BEEP BEEP BEEP Backin' up!!! Please don't kill me!

But after you get to know him a little it's more like: *drools* Oh HELLO O.O  

Then about half way through the book, just be prepared to fall into a pile of panting mush whimpering 'kiss me, please, just kiss me.

So how to sum up this book....

Fire and Flood is an addicting, exciting, fun as jumping off a cliff and magically sprouting wings type of read. It's a don't bother me, I'm-reading-and-crap-just-got-real kind of book. It's a book that makes you grin uncontrollably and accidentally burst out into hysterical laughter in the middle of math class. 

I dare you to not read this book. I just DARE you. 

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Liebster Award *winks*

Yesss the time has come.......the Liebster Award post is finally finished and ready for readers :P ....do you know just how much effort goes into blogging?! I had no idea before I started XD All the scouring though HTML *flexes sore shoulders* I've been in this chair for waaayyy too long. So I'll just cut to the chase ;D Here you are: *unravels scroll*

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This is sooooo cool! We just received an award! :P *FANGIRLS*

(Cass: *Cassafrass sneaks in and whispers behind camera* No actually, Bellzie, we're nominated. XD We didn't technically win anything *giggles and retreats backstage*
Belle: *whines* Ehh. Don't rain on mah parade! XD I'm trying to do a speech here *pouts*.......*clears throat and starts again*
Cass: *sighs* Whateva you sayyy ;D *looks to audience*...*jabs thumbs over shoulder at Bellzie and rolls eyes* XDD)

Ookayyy okayyyyy!! *slows breathing* Yuuppp don't worry I'm good now I'm good now.......XD
So. The Liebster Award is an award given in recognition to promising new blogs to help.......uhhh.......*tries to remember the lines*.......blehh. To help spread the blogger love and introduce new blogs and bloggers into the blogger whirlpool, I guess XD
Thank you so muchh Spiffy Books for nominating us! *beams* You're awesome. Everyone go follow her noww *shoos* XD

Alriiightyyy.....*adopts thick Aussie accent*......let's get down to business! :PP

Here are the rules:

Link back and thank the blogger who nominated you in your post.

List 11 facts about yourself.

Answer the 11 questions asked by the blogger who nominated you.

Pick 5-10 new bloggers (must have less than 200 followers) to nominate and ask them 11 new questions. Do not renominate the blogger that nominated you.

Go to each new blogger’s site and inform them of their nomination.

11 Facts about me (well..us.):

MissOddball™ (Cassie)

1. I'm 14. (XD A fairly boring fact, yes I know)

2. Kinda antisocial... Kinda. Just a tad bit. Or maybe a little more....:P

3. I have previously owned 2 turtles, 4 dogs, 2 hamsters, 5 rabbits, and 10 fish. Well not all at once, obviously. Plus helped 3 lost dogs and a cat. XD (Does this count as one fact? o.O)

4. I'm on bad terms with maths, unlike MissBloodsucker the genius over theree...*pouts*

5. I don't go anywhere without my iPad, Luna.

6. I name inanimate objects. What will they call themselves when they come alive at night? Now I think y'all have some naming to do.

7. My inspirations/rolemodels are Luna, Hermione, Neville, Tris, Wanderer (I know XD), Alynne.

8. I have terrible eyesight, mostly due to reading in the dark when I was youngerr...*sheepish grin* I can hardly see 7cm in front of me now :/ (Yeshh I measuredd) Lesson learned: Do Not. Read. In. The. Dark. Of course, sometimes I can't help it, but anyways. XD
9. I live on the 32nd floor O.O 

10. Mixed handed ;) So convenienttt! 

11. I want to skateboard, bungee jump, skydive, rock climb ect. before I turn 30.

MissBloodsucker™ (Belle)

1. I'm currently 15! When you're......fifteen! Hahaha TaySwf :P

2. I think I relate the most to Sydney Sage from Bloodlines (Richelle Mead)

3. I LOVE ALGEBRA!!!! (yeah I just had to throw that in......*cackles*)

4. I despise mushrooms from the bottom of my heart!

5. I'm pretty quiet in 'real life'.......*frowns* It's not like I'm really, really shy or anything tho, I just don't have anything to say.....and most convos are boring anyway :P

6. I have a sweet tooth, but honestly, who doesn't?!?!

7. I'm a total environmentalist! :DD

8. I have a pitiful physical book collection o.O Weird right?! As in, not even ten books :(

9. I j'adore my iPad. You touch it, you won't have a hand.

10. I have really bad eyesight :/ It wasn't always like that; but about two years ago it just went poof! Gone. And left me by my lonesome with terrible eyesight *cries* Now anything an arms length away starts to blur. But I still refuse to wear my glasses most of the time.....I know, I'm foolish, but no one asked you so husshhhhh XP

11. I'm really short. (so is Cass, so we're almost like twins lol) As in, hardly hitting 1.5m........:/ I've been called a hobbit before, a HOBBIT!!!!! *indignant look* Does it look like I have hairy feet?! Hmph. XD Besides, it's certainly not my 111th birthday *winks*

MissMadness (Mad)

1. I'm 15 toooooo!!! 

2. Well I woulllllllld say I'm most like Tessa from The Infernal Devices, but lately I've just read Fire and Flood and Tella is pretty me. Exactly. 

3. My book hubby is Will Herondale, and I swear if you proclaim love form him or anything along those lines, I will disembowel you, and trust me, I know how, I dissected a fish today.

4. I fricken ADORE animals. I have a unicorn named Angel, a baby wolf named Liam, a baby elephant named Jade, and the twins, Nightshade, a black panther, and Punishment, a lion. (all fictional, of course)

5. I LOVE to write. I'm gonna auth a book one day. It's on my bucket list, therefore it must come true. *nods seriously*

6. I want a motorcycle. A sparkly plum purple Ducati. It also, is on my bucket list.

7. My bucket list also includes things like: getting or making a bag completely made of shark teeth, having a tiara collection and wearing them out in public on a regular basis, swimming under a natural waterfall, preferably in the rain forest. Raising a baby wolf...

8. I'm a brunette. (I know exciting right?!) I wish a was a ginger, just so I could call myself a ginger. If i was gonna dye my hair though, I'd dye the tips deep purple.

9. My thumb drive is shaped like a penguin head and I loose it on a regular basis, so I'll go running around the house frantically screaming 'WHERE IS MY PENGUIN HEAD?! WHERE IS IT?!!!! I NEED MY PENGUIN HEAD'

10. I love Oreos. A LOT. Seriously, I would do bad things for a package of Oreos. *whips out hairspray and a lighter*

11. I have violent tendencies.

Questions from SpiffyBooks *claps hands together*:

1. Where are you from?

Cass (Oddball): Koreaaa! Asian girly in da housee *waves*
Belle (Bloodsucker): I'm from Australia! *confetti* And the other Misses are situated around the globe! So I guess you could say we're global hehehehe *gigglesss*

Mad (Madness): USA. Exciting right? Even more exciting? Utah. whoo.

2. What is your favourite genre to read?

Cass: YA, of course ;) Contemporary and dystopian, mostly.
Belle: YA. Full stop. I live young adult, but then again I AM a young adult so I guess that makes sense. If you want me to specify further, I'd say probably fantasy........but of course that means YA fantasy :P
Mad: YA. Duh. I AM a hormone ridden teenage girl after all.

3. Do you read one book at a time or 10 like me?

Cass: Err, normally I like to read one at a time, but right now I'm reading like 7 because everything I'm reading is really boring..so I try a new one, but that turns out to be hecka boring..adds a new one, boring, boring- you get the point XD It just starts to pile up pretty fast .-.

Belle: I used to read one at a time but ever since I found Goodreads last year and got to meet all those wonderful fellow booklovers, I've gotten into a habit of reading a few books at the same time XD Never more than 5 at once tho, that'd be too hectic for me! :O

Mad: Meh. Depends. Like if the book is the best thing ever there's no way I would put it down for a single second to read something else. But if I'm reading a dull book, I sometimes stray...

4. What novel do you with is turned into a movie?

Cass: THE DARKEST MINDS!!<33 THEY BETTER GET THE CASTING FOR MY DEAR LIAM RIGHT WHEN THEY DO. OR I'LL SUE THEM XD
Belle: Hmm. Many, but I'm always worried if they're gonna ruin it.........and unfortunately that happens a lot, especially with YA adaptions. While I'd love for lots of books to be adapted, I think that novels with the dystopian theme tend to be more likely to achieve at least relative success because fantasy is much harder to bring alive and onto a screen with so much more up to our imagination. So with that in mind I'd probably say The Darkest Minds! ......*double takes* WOW! We're totally twinning Cass! XD
Mad: The Infernal Devices. But they'd most likely screw up the casting for Will and I'd have to go kill them all sooooooo.... maybe not.

5. Do you have any pets?

Cass: One dog. Maltese :D
Belle: I've got two totallyy cutesyyy cats! Purebred British Shorthairs <3 I luuvvv them to death!
Mad: Nope, my parents don't love me. *sobs* But I have fictional ones :D

6. What hobbies, besides reading, do you have?

Cass: Hmmm. Well I like sleeping and eating, if you count those as hobbies XD I honestly dont knoww. Maybe just browsing Goodreads and taking walks. Oh and texting! and bloggingg ;D Who knew blogging could be so time consuming o.O
Belle: Uhhh, I like to play puzzle games and video games, watch moviesss!! I luuvvvv moviesss! Listen to music? Watch VD (that one is totally on you Natta).....OHH and I dance! <3 And stalking Goodreads......newly blogging as well, of course *winks*

Mad: Besides reading.... Ummmmm being antisocial? Punching things? I play soccer (goalie) and I write and I love doing crafts and building things and watching shows and staring at attractive males... *coughs* The Hemsworth brothers *coughs* Logan Lerman *coughs* Theo James *coughs* Oh sorry, must be coming down with a bit of a cold.... OH! Also stalking Cassandrajp's tumblr, she draws AMAZING YA fiction art!!! 
LOOK AT IT!

7. What is the most adventurous thing you have done? 

Cass: I live a pretty secluded life, hence the want of doing extreme sports XD Seriously, the most adventurous thing I've done is gone on a trip when I was 8 with only mah classmates/teachers that involved a plane and train rides *facepalm* I need to get out more.

Belle: Yeaaahh. I know. We're twinning again but my life is pretty boring so far as well! ;( So idk. Going on a roof maybe? *shrugs helplessly* I'm totally gonna skydive and all that one day tho! ;D

Mad: *shrugs* I dunno... Zip lining and repelling in Mexico? We rode mules!!! They was SO CUTE!!!

8. If you could meet anyone from any era, who would it be?

Cass: Tough onee! I'd say J.K. Rowling :P
Belle: Depends, can they be fictional? *waggles eyebrows* XD No? Darrnnnn! *pouts* Well then, maybe..........a VIKING!!!! I've been watching the TV show, Vikings! Soooo awesome btw....*cheers*......and I think it'd be pretty cool to find out if Ragnar Lothbrok and Lagertha existed xD Don't you think that would be awesome?! XDD Well.......as long as we could actually talk instead of them killing me or sumfin.......'caus......you knoowww, I actually value my life, surprisingly.....*grins*
Mad: Will. My Will.

9. What is your favourite book?

Cass: Easy. Harry Potter, duh. Darkest Minds and Book Thief in close second!
Belle: Well that's just mean *narrows eyes* XD But if I had to choose, I'd probably pick Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas <3
Mad: Ughhhhhh? Really?! I can't choose ONE!!! Maybe The Mortal Instruments? There is just too many great books out there, I hate to limit myself to ONE favorite.

10. What is your least favourite book?

Cass: *thinks* I have a few.. either Twilight, Taking Chances, Mockingjay, or Under the Never Sky. I'll say...Taking Chances. Dont read it XD Yuck.
Belle: Ooooo now that's a question I don't see often *grins* I might have to say Twilight because I found Bella (who is not related to me in any way.....my name is Belle, not Bella yah hear? *grumbles* XD) to be an extraordinarily weak charrie.....huh? Ohh, charrie means character ;D .....and if there's one thing I hate in books, it's weak female presence. Blehhh.
Mad: I try not to be a hater... But the third book in Delirium (Which I loved by the way), Requiem, Was AWFUL!!! Nothing happened the ENTIRE BOOK. And she never chose between the love interests at the end and that was THE LAST BOOK IN THE SERIES!

11. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

Cass: Italy! No wait, America. Australiaa..No..Italyyy...*torn* XD Sigh. Italy it isss. Because Europe has beautiful roads and architecture<3 Plus Italy is the land of spaghetti XD Yum
Belle: Where to goooo........*scratches chin* I'm honestly not sure, and it doesn't help that I'm seriously lacking in geography studies *pouts*........maybe France? Idk whyy but I like the idea of going to France :D I really wanna see what Christmas is like in winter! XD You always see it snowing at Christmas time in movies and stuff, but since I live in Australia aka in the SOUTHERN hemisphere........yeaahhh ;-/ So at least SOMEWHERE in the northern hemisphere! :)

Mad: Ummmmm. *curls up in a ball* I DON'T KNOW!!! TOO MANY CHOICES! DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE!!!!!

Blogs I Nominated:

1. My Addiction Books

2.Life and Other Stories

3.And So The Book Begins

4.Jillian's Books

5.Eternal Books

6.Bimsebamse's Book Reviews

7.My Crazy Bookish World

Our Questions For Nominees *mischievous smirk*:

1. What's your name?

2. How long have you been blogging?

3. Belle: I can't think of a good question, so what's the weather like where you live at this very moment? 
Cass: Duude. Belle. No. Don't waste a valuable question like that XD *clears throat* 
When did you become a official bookworm with what book?
Belle: Yeaaahhh that's much better ;D What she said.
Mad: I think you should answer this: If you had a tail what kind of tail would you have? (and yes, you have to have the tail, loser)
Belle: *scratches head* Maybe answer them both then? o.O 2-in-1 questions!! *giggles* We're making new trends!! Ohh yeaaaahh! XDD

4. If you could live in a book world, which would you choose and why?

5. What's your fav book series?

6. Why did you decide to start blogging?

7. Have you read Throne of Glass? (if you haven't you should hehe xD)

8. Is there a place in the world you wouldn't want to go to?

9. What's your favourite book-to-movie adaption?

10. How many languages do you know?

11. What book character do you relate to most?

Thanks for reading peeps! <3

—MissBloodsucker™ All Sucked Out!
—MissOddball™ Over and Out *salutes*
—MissMadness I don't have a tm thingy or a signature thingy but... BYE! Kisses! Happiness:D

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The Winner's curse by Marie Ruthkoski

The Winner's Curse 

By: Marie Ruthkoski

The Winner's Curse by Marie Ruthkoski

355 pages

Mad: Likes; It was a super intense read. Slavery and murder plots, evil guys, cool heroines named after birds and a fiiiiiiine love interest. And that ending.... O.O WELL then...

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Winning what you want may cost you everything you love 

As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. 

One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. 

But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined. 

Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart. (Goodreads)

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Reviewed by Mad <3

Okay coming into this book I reeeeeeeeealy wanted to hate it because of Kestrel's name. Not because I hate it, the opposite in fact. I write stories and I could not find a good name for my MC for FOREVER so I looked on baby name sites and looked up translations of words in other languages and looked at animal names that could be used as names. After very extensive research I decided to do a bird name and found KESTREL! It was PERFECT for my character and I was so proud of myself because it's not a real name so OBVIOUSLY no other main character would have it. and then SHE COMES ALONG AND HAS THE SAME NAME! 

But I most certainly did not hate it. It was too dang good. (to my utter dismay)

I am obsessed with the idea of slaves in YA novels so I just couldn't resist this book. I wish she would've gone a little more into the slavery system of her world though. 

Kestrel was an amazing character even if she did steal my name. I kinda love and kinda hate that she didn't have kick butt ninja skills like most female heroines in the the YA genre. But she was kick butt in so many other ways, she was stronger in mind than body and  I found that really unique and refreshing. 

Arin is a lovely love interest. I found myself  adoring him or wanting to hate him right along with Kestrel He may not be in the category I classify as 'sexy beast' but I feel like he might obtain that coveted position sometime throughout the coming books in this series, because he's pretttttty dang close to it. Quiet and broody? check. Silent inner passion? check. Nice to look at? (wellllll figuratively speaking anyways.... *grins*) check. Kick butt battle skills? check. Need to protect his lovey? check. Yep. Very close to being sexy beast. 

I loved the world she created. It was so.... real. I especially loved the way she created her villains. Not just one villain who dies and then magically reappears over and over again as the plot demands. No, I really liked how her villains act the way they do in real life, they act with an actual purpose and  even when she finally takes care of one there's another one lurking around the corner.

And the FEELS. Oh my goodness! I felt myself constantly having to fight back tears. Their lives and relationships go through so much in this book and instead of those sappy, happy lets-go-lie-in-a-meadow-and-run-our-fingers-over-each-other's-lips scene's there's "Is he/she dead? I really hope not, because I love them and am going to spend my life and death in misery if he/she died hating me." scenes.

So yep. I pretty much loved this book. Not the best book I ever read but, very, VERY good. If you don't like cliff hangers you'll probably have a problem with this book though.

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Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Well this is Mad :D...

Anyhoo... so (duh duh duh DUH!)

GRACELING

BY: Kristin Cashore

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

471 pages

Mad: LOVES. Katsa is a kick butt ninja, the story line is awesome, the scenery's great and Po is what happens when you combine sexy beast and adorable.
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  Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight - she's a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king's thug.

When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change.

She never expects to become Po's friend.

She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace - or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away...  (Goodreads)

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-Mad's Review-
  
  I LOVE this book. I love it soooo much. Did I mention I love it? I do. Yep.

  You HAVE to read this books. This was one of the first books I read when I was just getting into YA fiction and it's still by far one of the best I've ever read. 

  I love the world that Cashore created, the mystical mixed in with what could have been kingdom's in our worlds past. The surroundings immediately suck you into the story and hold you there. 
  
  Then there are the gracelings. I love this idea so much. That some people are randomly born with a certain talent. Like seriously HOW COOL IS THAT?! But wait. It gets cooler, the way they tell who's graced is by their eyes. GRACELINGS EYE'S ARE TWO DIFFERENT COLORS. I don't know about you, but I kinda have an eye fetish and that's right up my alley. DIFFERENT COLORED EYES! Not just plain ole brown and blue though! NOPE! They have to be all legit colors like violet, and silver, and gold. I would kill for purple eyes. You think I'm joking. I'm not.

  Another amazing aspect: Katsa. Can a heroine get anymore kick butt ninja than her? NO. No, I think not. She, by nature is a bit violent and her grace just gives her even more of an edge. She is SCARY. I love this soooo much in a heroine. Like: "oh hey Katsa, you're uncle is trying to turn you into a monster and you're starting to feel like one and you're all confuzzed and stuff... you wanna go hide in a corner and sob now? I prolly would..." but she's all like: "Nah. I gots this... Imma go kill something and demonstrate my mad ninja skills and work this out logically without having a major meltdown and needing someone to come save me." Yeah. I like Katsa.

  And then there's Po. Oh Po.... You can make even having the unfortunate name choice a fat kung fu panda seem sexy. He is a fricken sexy BEAST (and I really do not use that term all that lightly... You might hear it a lot at first as I'll be reviewing my favorites first... but for realzies, it beith a term of honor) His eyes are SILER AND GOLD... SILVER AND GOLD!!! *swoons* He'd have me there, but he gets even better. He's also a kick butt ninja, maybe slightly less so then Katsa, but the way he handles being less kick butt then her is so swoon worthy that it makes up for his lack of ninja which is still WAY more ninja than anyone beside's Katsa's ninja. The way he handles Katsa is so so so swoon worthy too. Not one of those guys who has to be more macho than his lady but not a weenie who just sits around and waits for her to saves him either. They act like equals which is rare in books like these. He lets her be her own person and I love that they're two separate entities instead of just an extension of each other as some YA novels tend to make their characters. The romance is different and refreshing and one of my personal favorites.

  You MUST read this book. If I had a grace that allowed me to influence your thoughts through the computer screen I'd be using it right now. *tries to use graceling mind powers* But sadly my eyes are not all awesomely violet and gold... or maybe one a scarlettey crimson color OH! Or maybe like a super bright neon color (What colors would you choose? It's harder than you'd think to pick... so many options! *giggles giddily*) Anyhoo.... READ IT. You won't be sorry. (cuz it's amazing, also wonderful... did I mention amazing?) READ IT!

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