I was lucky enough to read an advance copy of Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore – lucky because this book is cover-to-cover enchantment. Cashore’s richly drawn characters, lush settings, and gorgeously detailed descriptions paint a vivid picture in the mind’s eye of Queen Bitterblue’s world, a world still healing eight years after the death of King Leck. This extended healing period is most definitely not due to the loss of a beloved king, though. Oh no. Quite the opposite, for King Leck was a mad sadist with the extraordinary Grace (that’s “˜superpower’ to us mortal geeks) to get deep inside people’s heads and make them do stuff. Bad stuff. We’re talking the most heinous, unforgivable crimes imaginable – and quite a few that would never pass through a sane mind even in its most depraved nanosecond. And he did these things purely for his own pleasure.
Attention book lovers: We here at Geeks of Doom have been given a wonderful opportunity to grace one of you fine bibliomaniacs with a copy of Bitterblue“”the brand new, highly anticipated sequel to Graceling and companion to Fire, from noted fantasy author Kristin Cashore.
You would think that would be enough, yes? But read on, friends. For there’s more! That winner will also receive a $50 Visa Cash Card, all courtesy of the wonderful people at Penguin.
Check out all of the tasty tidbits about Bitterblue, including a sweet book trailer, here below after the jump. And keep an eye out for our review later in the week.
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