Graceling

Many people have recommended this book as entertaining YA, and it is a fun, quick read. It's taken me so long to get to it because of that phenomenon so often noted here--once you have a book in your possession, all of the newer and library books suddenly take precedence. It is definitely YA, focusing on Katsa and her feelings throughout. The only drawback is that it would have been interesting to see more of other people in that world, and to get more of an idea as to what the consequences of being Graced were, especially since so many were of an innocuous nature. Perhaps the other books of the series will provide more in that area.