I loved Bitterblue! I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Bitterblue and her dealing with a post Leck kingdom that was shrouded in pain and lies. I liked seeing her grow up and really become a glorious queen. It was AMAZING how all the Graceling books tied together in Bitterblue!! This whole series never disappointed. Even when I had a few issues with some of the heroines, they are all strong, brave, compassionate and multidimensional characters. Also, I am a romance lover but I really think Kristin Cashore did something amazing with these books. They all had a romance to root for in them, but there was so much more going on, each one of these women had a purpose bigger than romance. Most of them got their happiness without giving up their noble causes, I really liked that!! I really hope that this isn't the end of what's to come from Kristin Cashore, she created a pretty fantastical world here, and I would be very interested in reading more of her work.