A review by eerie_de_sense
Graceling by Kristin Cashore

5.0

The whole concept is so cool and the whole journey and the REVEALS like his whole power and them bonding and understanding each other in such a mundane but meaningful way and how they CARE about each other sooo much and like her realizing that she is not a product of what the king made her — oh my it is so BEAUTIFUL AND WELL DONE. And like Poe out in the woods and like the sacrifice and love and understanding and acceptance of themselves and each other. It is a beautiful story in one of the most mundane ways a romance/fantasy can be. It isn’t lust or trauma bonding (though there’s a little of both), but truly emotional intimacy that brings them together. It is a beautiful love story - yes there’s fantasy and so many other elements but at its core it’s about love and emotional intimacy.