reubenalbatross 's review for:

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Well. Fuck. Me. 
 
For the last 166 pages my eyes were literally glued to the page and I read them all in one 3ish hour sitting. Completely unheard of for me.
 
One of the things that astounded me the most was the authenticity of every single character. They were incredibly well rounded, and the dialogue was so natural. I could completely see them as real people walking about in the world.
 
So fucking relatable, intriguing, magical, mysterious, devastating. A bloody wonder.