Graceling by Kristin Cashore

In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.

Well, the rating for this one is a difficult thing. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, I loved the main characters (and side ones too), I felt engaged in the story. It was funny and quite easy. Honestly, it is not a literary masterpiece, and the plot is not the strongest suit of the novel. However, I loved it, and it is all that matters to me.