Bitterblue

I have really enjoyed the graceling books. The dialog and plot of this book seems geared to a young audience, but the content is mature and disturbing. There is a lot of violence and discussion of atrocious acts similar to those described during the world war II Holocaust, except it's set in a fantasy setting. The descriptions are very dark and I'd be very hesitant to recommend it to young readers.
I do appreciate that there is a theme about the damage covering up mistakes can cause. I do like that the author describes that avoiding problems and putting our head in the sand makes problems larger and more complicated. The themes are good, but the writing is sub-par. I had difficulty getting to sleep at night after reading this book due to the content.