2.11.2008

Sneak Peek: Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Oooooh, everyone, I am in the middle of a way cool YA book: Graceling by Kristin Cashore. Don’t bother looking for it; its pub date isn’t until October 2008. When I went to dinner with Harcourt at ALA Midwinter, Ellen Greene (marketing gal extraordinaire) had arranged for all of us to get this ARC and she also did this fabulous Cosmo-style quiz where we find out which of the characters in Graceling we most align with and which Grace we have. I got the relationships grace, shared by Princess Bitterblue. So I’m about one-third of the way through the book and Princess Bitterblue hasn’t appeared yet – I can’t wait to read about her! But Walter Mayes was sitting at my table and he got the fighting grace, aligning himself with Prince Po. Now I’m reading all about Prince Po…who is rather strong and dashing…but I keep seeing Walter’s face with that big ol’ beard. Weird. Nevertheless, this is proving to be an excellent read…and I don’t normally go for fantasy. Keep an eye out for this one in the future!

And I’m consciously not giving you any more information about the book because I don’t want to be one of those bloggers that gives everything away and causes the publisher to stop giving out ARCs. Without this ARC, I’d be reading the book 7 months from now and, thank you, I’d rather be reading it now. So mum’s the word.

4 comments:

Erin said...

You've got me really intrigued. :)

Unknown said...

Oh, Miss Erin, you should definitely be intrigued. And I apologize for being so stingy on the details. In addition to not wanting to spoil it, I was also only 1/3rd through when I wrote my post. I assure you that, when I finish it, I'll give more info. Luckily (?!), my kiddo is home sick today, which means that I called in a sick day, she's a zombie on the couch, and I get LOTS of reading time in. 8-)

Walter's Giant Blog of Books, Theatre, and Whatever the hell else I come up with... said...

You'll be pleased to know that the "big ol' beard" is quite trim of late. Getting ready to play Cervantes/Don Quixote later this spring, so who knows what it will look like by the time we are all in Anaheim this June...

Walter, who *likes* the idea of me as Prince Po...

Unknown said...

LOL! Oh, dear, it did sound awful, didn't it, Walter? If it helps, I told Ellen Greene that I was lucky to be sitting at the same table as you - I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at one of those dinners before. I won't soon forget you yelling across the room, "Who's the killer?!" And that cheesecake...oooooh, that cheesecake....

I hope to cross paths with you at some point in Anaheim!