A review by lermonysnickers
Graceling by Kristin Cashore

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is a debut novel. You can tell while reading it that it's a debut novel. There's nothing wrong with that, but it does mean that the story is a little bumpy. The disability rep is also not great and thoughtlessly plays into negative tropes, but at least this gets acknowledged in the newer edition's author's note. This book is a perfectly fine read, it's just in no way amazing or particularly noteworthy to me.