Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Title: Graceling
Author: Kristin Cashore
Series: Graceling #1.
Genre: YA fantasy
Reason for Reading: Practically everyone I know has been forcibly detaining me in order to tell me that this book is awesome.
Pages: 472
Copyright Date: 2008
Cover: A fancy silver dagger. Some painted flowers in the background.
First line: "In these dungeons the darkness was complete, but Katsa had a map in her mind."
Best part: Extremely original.
Worst part: It doesn't have one.
Imaginary Theme Song: "Bitterblue" by Cat Stevens
Grade: A
Recommended for: Anyone who likes fantasy. Girls with anger management problems. Girls who like martial arts. Girls!
Related Reads: It's hard to compare this book to anything, but there is a companion book coming out in a few months called Fire. There are also faint similarities to Tamora Pierce's Keladry series.

Jingo by Terry Pratchett

Title: Jingo
Author: Terry Pratchett
Series: Discworld #21
Genre: Comedic fantasy, satire
Reason for Reading: Pratchett's cheering powers
Pages: 323
Copyright Date: 1997
Cover: Murky water. An island with a palm tree on it is a bomb under the surface.
First line: "It was a moonless night, which was good for the purposes of Solid Jackson."
Best part: "There was a second bowman!"
Worst part: I didn't really enjoy the political satire aspects as much, and that was a large part of the book.
Imaginary Theme Song: "War" by Edwin Starr
Grade: C-
Recommended for: Those who like political satire in their comedic fantasy.
Related Reads: Other Discworld books, mostly.