{"product_id":"9781473233270","title":"Bitterblue","description":"Author: Kristin Cashore\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781473233270\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Jan 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 576 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;h3\u0026gt;Return to Kristin Cashore's captivating Graceling Realm with a heart-wrenching tale set eight years after the events of \u003ci\u003eFire\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026lt;\/h3\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEight years have passed since the young Princess Bitterblue and her country were saved from the vicious King Leck. Now Bitterblue is the queen of Monsea, and her land is at peace.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisers, who have run the country on her behalf since Leck's death, believe in a forward-thinking plan: to pardon all of those who committed terrible acts during Leck's reign; and to forget  every dark event that ever happened. Monsea's past has become shrouded in mystery, and it's only when Bitterblue begins sneaking out of her castle - curious, disguised and alone - to walk the streets of her own city, that she begins to realise the truth. Her kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year long spell of a madman, and now their only chance to move forward is to revisit the past.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhatever that past holds.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo thieves, who have sworn only to steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck's reign. And one of them, who possesses an unidentified Grace, may also hold a key to her heart ...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eBitterblue\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBitterblue\u003c\/i\u003e features a cast of \u003cb\u003ewell-written, compelling side characters\u003c\/b\u003e, a hilarious appendix written by an actual character, a cast that is around \u003cb\u003e70% queer and 90% characters of colour\u003c\/b\u003e, a f***ing \u003cb\u003eglorious slow-burn mystery\u003c\/b\u003e, a f***ing \u003cb\u003eglorious character arc\u003c\/b\u003e for a young woman in a tight space, and a narrative around colonialism that sticks out in my mind to this day. \u003cb\u003eI cannot get past how much I adore this book\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This book! It was \u003cb\u003eso wonderful and so sad\u003c\/b\u003e at the same time! \u003cb\u003eThe feels.....................\u003c\/b\u003e I love Queen Bitterblue so much!' Goodreads reviewer, \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBitterblue\u003c\/i\u003e met all of my hopes and expectations (and they were high, let me tell you) . . . I can truthfully say \u003cb\u003eKristin Cashore is one of my favorite authors ever\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eI will wholeheartedly devour anything she writes\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This series breaks my heart and patches it all back together again'\u003c\/b\u003e Goodreads reviewer, \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBitterblue\u003c\/i\u003e is near perfect. I haven't been this captivated while reading in a long, long time'\u003c\/b\u003e Goodreads reviewer, \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#1108","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46375433207966,"sku":"ADS-9781473233270","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781473233270.jpg?v=1767670372","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781473233270","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}