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Lädt ... Die Königliche (2012)von Kristin Cashore
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Seit dem Tod ihres tyrannischen Vaters ist Bitterblue die alleinige Herrscherin eines ganzen Königreichs. Während sie langsam in ihre Aufgabe hineinwächst, muss sie sich unausweichlich der Vergangenheit stellen: Wer war ihr Vater, König Leck, wirklich? Was gehört zu den Lügengebäuden seiner Herrschaft und was ist tatsächlich die Wahrheit? Für ihre Nachforschungen schleicht sich Bitterblue Nacht für Nacht verkleidet aus dem Schloss, schließt unter falschem Namen ungewöhnliche Freundschaften in den Straßen und Wirtshäusern und verstrickt sich ihrerseits in ganz neue Lügen ... I'm actually not quite sure yet what I think about 'Bitterblue', so this review is subject to change, when I have thought some more about it. This is my opinion of it shortly after finishing the book. Summary 'Bitterblue' is set eight years after [b:Graceling|3236307|Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)|Kristin Cashore|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1331548394s/3236307.jpg|3270810] and continues the story in several aspects. The then 10-year old Princess Bitterblue (after whom the book is named) is now Queen of Monsea. In the past years she has been kept in the dark about many things and now she begins more and more to ask questions and find out more about the past and herself. She leaves the castle at night to see her own city and befriends some of her subjects under a false identity. Those friends and soon also Bitterblue are in danger from an unknown enemy. Some other characters from Graceling also make an appearance in Bitterblue, among them Katsa, Po and Helda. Review 'Bitterblue', like Graceling and [b:Fire|6137154|Fire (Graceling Realm, #2)|Kristin Cashore|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1331535456s/6137154.jpg|6128277], tackles some serious questions. While both Katsa in Graceling and Fire in Fire have to find out how to use their powers wisely, Bitterblue has to learn how to rule a kingdom wisely and be a good queen. This is especially difficult because there are people who try to prevent a terrible past from being known. Bitterblue, on the other hand wants to know about the past and is convinced that her people can only begin to 'heal', if they know about the past. The fact that Bitterblue deals with this problem in a quite interesting way has raised my opinion of it in the end from three stars (which I intended to give it when I was about halfway/three quarters through with it) to four stars. Bitterblue as a character is very aimiable. I liked her. She is insecure in her role as Queen in a believable way, trying to do the right thing but being overwhelmed with the imensity of it. Still, she does really try instead of just complaining. Also, I like that there is no obvious love interest for her and that the book is not centered about a lover. She does feel attrackted to somebody and there is some romance in Bitterblue, but I don't see it as the main theme. Still, it seems to lack something. I loved Graceling when first reading it and I absolutely adore Fire and could listen to it over and over again. I like Bitterblue and will probably listen to the audiobook again, but somehow I don't feel the same intense love for it than for Graceling and Fire. It seems to lack some of the feeling and humour the first two books conveyed. This is why I first tended towards three stars: I liked it but not as much as the first two books, and it seemed only fair to me to compare it with them. However, the theme of the importance of knowledge of the past has given it another star, which takes it up to four (if we had half-stars I'd probably go with 3 1/2). As I said in the beginning I might chance my mind on some aspects of this review once I got a chance to think about it some more or even have listened to the audiobook. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Eighteen-year-old Bitterblue, queen of Monsea, realizes her heavy responsibility and the futility of relying on advisors who surround her with lies as she tries to help her people to heal from the thirty-five-year spell cast by her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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