I loved the first two Graceling books, and I think I would have enjoyed this more if I hadn't listened to the audio version. My commute just isn't long enough to listen to large chunks of this at one time. So, it felt like it went on far too long. And it probably would have helped if I listened to this closer to when I read the others.

But I loved the conspiracy, and Bitterblue's gradual awakening and the ways in which the people fought back. All in all, it was very satisfying fantasy.