Graceling

Pure unadulterated fun. Graceling is very much a light YA read- I'd recommend it to readers as young as 10. It can be very surface level at times; there is minimal depth to the book- the big villain dies easily and isn't even fleshed out. The so called “feminist agenda” isn't as prevalent as some would have you think, and it is purely pushed through the views of Katsa- never through events or people which is something I'm grateful for.

Don't go in expecting anything amazing. Read Graceling and except it for what it is- a well written, if simplistic YA book that avoids most pitfalls of the genre without doing anything special.