Graceling
Summary
Katsa lives in the Seven Kingdoms where some people are born with a Grace—a special talent. Katsa's Grace is killing, and as the king's niece, she is forced to use her lethal skills as his brutal enforcer. When she stands up to her uncle and leaves the kingdom, she embarks on a dangerous journey while confronting questions about her identity, power, and freedom.
At a Glance
💬LanguageMild
⚔️ViolenceHeavy
💋Romance & SexSignificant
🍷Drugs & AlcoholMild
📋Other ContentHeavy
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Graphic Violence / Gore:
Disturbing / Frightening:
Explicit Sexual Content:
Heterosexual Romance:
Heavy Emotional Themes:
Deception / Lying:
Language
💬 Does Graceling have profanity or strong language?
ProfanityMild
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
Crude / Childish LanguageNone
Racial / Ethnic SlursNone
| f-word | |
| sh*t | |
| *ss | |
| b*st*rd | |
| b*tch | |
| bl**dy | |
| bug**r | |
| d*mn | |
| c-word | |
| h*ll | |
| cr*p |
Violence
⚔️ Is Graceling violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreHeavy
Disturbing / FrighteningHeavy
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
Bullying / Verbal CrueltyModerate
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in Graceling
Explicit Sexual ContentSignificant
Sexually SuggestiveModerate
Kissing (Light / Peck)Mild
Kissing (Passionate)Moderate
Heterosexual RomanceSignificant
Homosexual RomanceNone
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in Graceling
Illegal Drug UseMild
Legal Alcohol UseMild
Implied / Referenced UseNone
Other Content
📋 Other content in Graceling
Medical / Body ProcessesModerate
Heavy Emotional ThemesHeavy
Deception / LyingSignificant
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