Seasparrow

SEASPARROW is one of the most character oriented books I've read recently. It's deeply about Hava, Bitterblue's half sister and the POV character. Hava had to learn to hide in order to protect herself from her abusive father. She's a graceling, and as a lovely metaphor, her grace allows her to hide in plain sight but not looking like herself. In order to become a full human being, Hava has to learn to show herself as she truly is, especially to people she cares about, but even to herself. The book contains harrowing events--one stretch so stressful that I had to read it in small bits. But the events are the means to what this story is about, not the end.