Kristin Cashore

REVIEW:  Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

REVIEW: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

Dear Ms. Cashore, While I really liked your debut YA fantasy, Graceling, I was less keen on your second novel, Fire. Graceling had a strong heroine, Lady Katsa, who, along with the man she grew to love, sought to rescue a child princess from an evil king, guarding her independence the whole way, but Lady(…)

What Janine is Reading — April and May 2012

What Janine is Reading — April and May 2012

My hot reading streak in February and March turned into a reading slump in April. For a little while there, I couldn’t get more than a few pages into anything I picked up. I couldn’t even tell you guys what I tried to read at that time, because I didn’t make it far into anything(…)

REVIEW: Graceling by Kristin Cashore

REVIEW: Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Dear Ms. Cashore, As usual, I’m late to the party.   I meant to review your debut YA fantasy when it first came out but for various reasons, I fell behind.   That said, one reason it took me a bit longer than expected is because I had a difficult time getting into the book.   I’m ultimately(…)