Graceling (Retail Edition)

Graceling (Retail Edition) - Kristin Cashore I listened to the full cast audio of this with my kids. It is categorized as YA so it was a little weird when the characters had sex. My kids and I weren't really comfortable listening to those parts together. That's my warning to those that may try the audio. As for the actual storyline, it is interesting. It isn't my favorite, but it is pretty entertaining as are the characters. I see that so many loved it, and I usually am crazy about YA so I'm wondering if I would have liked it better if I was reading the book. The audio moves very, very slowly, and the characters speak in tones that are overly dramatic. It seemed very choppy and repetitive. Again this may not have felt so much that way if I would have been reading instead of listening. I do not recommend the full cast audio. I don't know if there is a different audio version for those wanting it. If not, I would try to just read the story instead of listen if I were you. The full cast audio is told in the way for a small child with sound effects, music and drawn out speech pitch. My 8 yr old loved it except the sexual parts.