Bitterblue is the last novel of the Graceling Realm trilogy, which is one of the most bigger bookish delusion of my life and that's no mistery. But I will explain more of my "just no" feeling later. so, just a brief introduction: Bitterblue is queen of Monsea after Leck's death and now is ruling at the best of her ablities... which are terrible. 
 Bitterblue is a quite dispersive novel full of details and sub plots, with superficial and useless characters whom the main reason to exist in the novel is a big void, since for most part of the story they will appear like two times. 
 Let me say that Bitterblue is surrounded by crazy people and I was totally on a WTF moment for most of the book because that's not how you rule a kingdom. Just no. You have adviser but you also must spies that controlo the advisers and spy that check out onto the first group of spies and so on. You must know everything and not only rely onto four people... that where also inside Leck's council. I don't care if they've been controlled. You kick them out, find them lesser important job. End of the story. 
 But no, obviously. 
 That's how Bitterblue, after having reach an exasperation point, goes out in the city to check it by herself - because no one is going to recognize her, of course - and also that's how she meet Zaf and Teddy. 
 Then everything became a mees. 
 I had a bad times, unable to relate to the characters, not finding the details I needed for characters. Teddy is something - some kind of persone that move here and here, say things but count nothing - and Zaf... bad boy with anger issue? Probably. I don't really know. And it's quite amazing that after all this time I still have bad memories of this book. 
 But also... there are a lot of question. 
 How is possible to Bitterblue to left unnoticed? How guards don't ask themself where their queen - repeat: queen - is going in the middle of the night? 
 The most embrassing part and offensive for the poor Bitteblue is Katsa's arrival. The Graceling start to organize secret council whit her men and when Bitterblue try to take part, the kick her out beacuse her position as a queen make everyone feel in difficulties. 
 For Bitterblue is totally fine. 
 Also, Cashore tries to write about important matters: rape, hate for our own bodies, women rights... but again she unable to analize the arguments in a deeper level. 
 Honestly, if you have to read a decent fantasy trilogy, I would suggest to read something else because too many things lack of logic. The premise is always good but to me Cashore is unable to go further, to write a story without not losing focus. 
 The Graceling Realm trilogy was a bookish mess to me that probably will never make me pick up a book written by the author, yet a lot of people seem to love the series. I suppose it's me but I totally feel that I've read better books.