OVERALL 3/10 WHAT’S IT ABOUT, ANYWAY One day, Bitterblue, Queen of Monsea, finds that a nation across the sea — called Winterkeep — has been cheating her out of a valuable resource. She sets out to give them a piece of her mind. In Winterkeep, a daring teenager student of political science is dealing with …

OVERALL 7.5/10 IS IT GOOD? If you like slow-paced stories that deal with truth-finding, various relationships, compelling minor characters, and a heroine with a quiet strength, this book is it. WHAT’S IT ABOUT, ANYWAY Eight years after the event of Graceling, Bitterblue is now Queen of Monsea. The book deals mostly with Bitterblue’s exploration of …