Waiting on Wednesday (Week Seven)

Title: Fire
Author: Kristin Cashore
Release Date: October 2009
Publisher: Penguin
Graceling's prequel-ish companion book, takes place across the mountains to the east of the seven kingdoms, in a rocky, war-torn land called the Dells.
Beautiful creatures called monsters live in the Dells. Monsters have the shape of normal animals: mountain lions, dragonflies, horses, fish. But the hair or scales or feathers of monsters are gorgeously colored-- fuchsia, turquoise, sparkly bronze, iridescent green-- and their minds have the power to control the minds of humans.Seventeen-year-old Fire is the last remaining human-shaped monster in the Dells. Gorgeously monstrous in body and mind but with a human appreciation of right and wrong, she is hated and mistrusted by just about everyone, and this book is her story.Wondering what makes it a companion book/prequel? Fire takes place 30-some years before Graceling and has one cross-over character with Graceling, a small boy with strange two-colored eyes who comes from no-one-knows-where, and who has a peculiar ability that Graceling readers will find familiar and disturbing...
Reasons I am waiting on this:
1. Um... Prequel of Graceling
2. It has a gorgeous cover. Though I like the UK verison more.
3. The summary sounds really good.
4. There is a lot of Hype already.
5. Kristin Cashore has a great blog and is a great writer

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Grade: 5/5

Summary: Graceling is about a teenage girl named Katsa. She lives in a world, where people are born with amazing gift. They can climb trees, have super strength, automatic knowledge of weather, and many other graces. Graces are born with two very different eye colors. Katsa is one them. She killed a cousin when she was 8, causing her to become a henchwomen for her uncle, King Randa of Middlun. She also runs The Council with the help of her friends, that tries to put justice and fairness into the 7 nations. She meets a stranger, named Po, who is also graced. He is the first one to challenge her and they embark on an amazing journey.

Notes: I though it was a very well written. I like the characters, they were very in depth. I think it was an excellent first novel. The ending did surprise me, but it was still pretty amazing. I am looking forward to the prequel, Fire and Book 3.

Also check out Kristin Cashore at her blog:

http://kristincashore.blogspot.com/

There is also a Book Trailer at Amazon.com. So check it out. Also,if you like The Hobbit,you might like this... my dad is reading this and likes it so far.

Happy Reading, Sarah.