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This was a book full of twists and turns. My stomach was in knots at the end trying to figure out how Cashore was going to bring the readers any peace. Bitterblue has been a loveable character since Graceling and you get to see her growing into her role as queen and trying to solve the mysteries of her father‘s reign. Be prepared for a lot of mystery and intrigue as you go through the queen‘s reign.

I‘m glad I stuck with this series as book #5 was much better than 4. Told from the POV of Hava, most of the book takes place on the ship heading back to Monsea. New friendships and formed and loyalties are tested but it‘s really healing for Hava. This last book also had more action and adventure. I‘m satisfied with the Graceling series ending so I am glad I stuck with it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 stars. #serieslove2023 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

I feel like I read a lot of books in February but my #bookspinbingo board doesn‘t seem to reflect that! Seasparrow was a #chunkster so maybe that‘s why. I got to my #doublespin but not my #bookspin; the latter has just come in from interlibrary loan. No bingo, but I‘m not really expecting to get any this year.

This is a book about the long, painful task of overcoming trauma, largely through experiencing more trauma, and through caring for others. Hava goes through a great deal in this book, and at times—especially toward the end—I did get a little impatient with her. But she learns… and also learns about ships, and relationships, and chemistry, and telepathic blue foxes. This is longer than Winterkeep, which has 3 or 4 POV chars, but it‘s all Hava!

This reminds me of my own wedding! 🥰 I wore a flower crown and it kept sliding backward every time I looked up at my husband! Luckily, mine was made of fabric and not metal, so my hairpins kept it from escaping entirely 😂

I love reading this book set in the far north, seeing the aurora borealis, right after I was in the far north and saw the aurora borealis!

One strange thing, though: The narration is mixing past and present tense with no system that I can recognize. Sometimes it seems to be Hava‘s thoughts in present tense, just skipping the italics, but sometimes it clearly isn‘t. I don‘t remember this issue with the other Graceling Realm books!

I love this! More books should tell you up front about the useful info in the back—the number of times I‘ve puzzled through words and phrases from context only to find a glossary once I‘ve finished the book…

This book also has a world map and a detailed diagram of the ship! 🥰

And it looks like I‘ll have plenty of time to read it since I just tested positive for COVID 😷

What a treat to revisit this world after so many years! I love this series and Bitterblue was no exception.

#winterreadathon book 6 finished @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I loved how this had several familiar characters from previous books. I also could relate to Bitterblue who was the main character.

This wasn't really easy book to read because this wasn't happy at all - more like disturbing.

This was a bit too long and for that wasn't as intriguing as this could have been. Still this had realistic characters and I enjoyed the world.

#SeriesRead2022 #TheSupernaturalYear (Symbols) #JumpStart2022 #JoyousJanuary

Cashore has shown readers that she can write any number of strong female leads of all types, and with bitterblue, she has rounded out the emotional spectrum in all 3 books. This book was much darker, heavier, and more serious than the 2 previous, and aptly so. Being able to see our favorite characters later on, surviving and processing trauma, was a deeply emotional experience to read but go into it very carefully.