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This was such a wonderful tale in the Graceling realm. To see the rise of Queen Bitterblue as she finds herself and travels to new kingdoms is amazing. I‘m excited for the next one to see how these travels impact her kingdom.

So I read the Graceling series years ago and I thought it was only a trilogy. Imagine my surprise when I saw books 4 and 5 were out! After a quick refresh I dove into book 4 and found that it wasn‘t as good as I remember. This one hardly had any mentions of the Gracelings and I found the storyline underwhelming. I‘m still going to read book 5 as I‘ve made it this far and am curious how the series will end. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 stars #serieslove2023

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This was super fun! It really makes you think differently about the book. Thanks for the tag! I‘m working my way through the Graceling series so this mood board really depicts book 4 Winterkeep.

#currentlyreading Taken me two years to get to this and I am not sure why. Love this author to bits. #prettyflowers

This started off in a VERY surprising manner. I‘m hooked!! Glad to return to the Graceling books after all these years.

I loved new characters, and there were even some familiar characters from the previous books. And to be honest I might have enjoyed even more for new non-human POVs!

I liked how this had so much action & mysteries from the first pages - that made this really fascinating read. I loved the world and how this all the time made me to try to guess what's happening.

#SeriesRead2022 #TheSupernaturalYear (Business) #JumpStart2022 #20in4

If you like her other books, you'll enjoy this one too, though it lacks the same adventure and excitement of her other stories. Her creativity is still visible and lovely to read, and I enjoyed the story, but it was much more complex in the characters and development than any straight forward quest.

"If I have children someday," said Lovisa, "I won't expect them to blame my parents for the wrongs I do to them. They get to blame me."

I love the Graceling Realm books, but the new world-building in this one didn't hold up for me- too many characters and subplots, five narrators (?!), convoluted details, and about 100 pages too long. But where it's good, it's really good! Our new character Lovisa is a stunner, and I love the arcs for our old friends Bitterblue, Gidden, Saf, and Skye. I likely won't re-read this one, but I'm glad to have read it once. Also, those endpapers! 😍😍😍

I was so excited when I found out there would be a new book in the Graceling Realm series, and it did not disappoint! Bitterblue and Giddon felt like old friends to me despite the fact that it‘s been years since I read Bitterblue. I enjoyed getting to know the country of Winterkeep and characters like Lovisa and Nev—Lovisa isn‘t exactly lovable in the beginning, but it was wonderful to see her grow.

Here‘s my #bookspinbingo card for May! Yes, with Winterkeep already colored in 😁

I woke up in the middle of the night to a sharp muscle pain in my back. 😨 I‘m not sure what the heck I did to it but it does seem to require a hot bath with bath salts (“Dominique” from Wonderful Body Co—lavender and peppermint) and this fabulous book.

#bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo list!

These endpapers! 😍 I‘m so excited to read this! $21.19 of #pennyperpage well spent.

Late to the party and had no clue this was happening till I walked into my local indie today and saw a wonderful surprise on the shelf! I love the Graceling realm books and am so excited that the story continues. #Graceling #NewIn

Just finished Winterkeep, the newest book in the Graceling series by Kristin Cashore. I adore this series! I feel like it is a YA fantasy series that gets overlooked often and doesn't get nearly as much hype as it deserves! It's seriously so good! Aside from having badass female characters, it also deals with things like sex and trauma recovery in mature and insightful ways.

I'm still mad they changed the covers though! The new covers are 😍!

Another beautiful reading day at the park! I'm trying to take advantage of this nice weather while I can, because it's supposed to get cold again this week! 💕📚🌿

Just me and the deer and this wonderful story in the park today! 📚💕🌿

Sunshine and a beautiful blue sky! ☀️💙🌿

It follows after Cashore‘s Bitterblue, as yet more kingdoms have been discovered. It was not as spellbinding as the first three, which i still reread every now and again, but still really well written. Also loved knowing more about how Bitterblue gets on with reigning her country and all the little bits of information about past characters.

Finished. Loved it. I‘ll never get tired of this world. #24in48

Halfway through book number 2!
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Can we talk about this stunning #EndPapers ?

I have no self control.

Getting ready to start book 4 and I am really loving these new covers!! 😍

Not only is this dust jacket gorgeous, but look at the surprise waiting on the cover! A beautiful blue fox! 💙🦊💙 There are also beautiful blue fox endpapers as well! 😍

1. Thank you a million times over for the posts about two of these books Ryan! These three are favorite book series I‘ve read as an adult- and Cashore and Turner can do no wrong as far as I‘m concerned! I‘ve only read the first Kemmerer but it was perfect for a #beautyandthebeastretelling
My heart is content beyond belief ❤️ Also, my feijoada is finished. Spicier than I expected with vegan chorizo so vegan sour cream adddd. #foodandlit

Such a beautiful Cover for Winterkeep. This is book 4 in the Graceling series. Now this is a “surprise“ or extremely long awaited 4th book, as book three came out a long time ago. The first book came out over 12 years ago, and I think it has been 9 years since book 3.

This is a great opportunity to rediscover an older excellent series that got overshadowed by HP and HG.

Out Jan 18
#COverLove #YAedition

I have enjoyed Kristin Cashore‘s writing over the years. I am excited to read this new book. Here is the article that reveals the book cover. https://bookpage.com/features/25589-cover-reveal-winterkeep#....