Book Review: The Grace Year | Kim Liggett

The Grace Year

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BOOK: The Grace Year

AUTHOR: Kim Liggett 

Publisher: Wednesday Books @wednesdaybooks

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Published: October 8, 2019

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The Review

āœØ The Title/Cover Draw:

  • I love dystopian novels and this one was talked about a lot. The plot really intrigued me. 

šŸ’œ What I liked:

  • This is an important book when it comes to the discussion of womenā€™s rights and equal rights. The writing pulled me into the world immediately, so much so that I finished it in a day and couldnā€™t put it down. This story is filled with imagery and mystery. 

šŸ˜± What I didnā€™t like:

  • Some of the ā€œvillainā€ characters didnā€™t necessarily get their due, and thereā€™s a few clunky parts that I had to re-read but overall, it’s great.

šŸ’ā€ā™€ļø The Characters:

  • Tierney, Kiersten, and Gretchen are among the grace girls. There are a few boys that Tierney knows like Michael (her best friend), Ryker (a poacher), and Hans (a guard).

šŸš¦ The Ending:

  • Even though the subject matter is kind of dark, the end is full of hope and life. I didnā€™t feel depressed at all. 

šŸ’­ Reminds me of:

  • Lord of the Flies meets Handmaids Tale.

All thoughts and opinions are my own. 

šŸ“˜ Summary:

No one speaks of the grace year. Itā€™s forbidden.

In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood. Thatā€™s why theyā€™re banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive.

Sixteen-year-old Tierney James dreams of a better lifeā€”a society that doesnā€™t pit friend against friend or woman against woman, but as her own grace year draws near, she quickly realizes that itā€™s not just the brutal elements they must fear. Itā€™s not even the poachers in the woods, men who are waiting for a chance to grab one of the girls in order to make a fortune on the black market. Their greatest threat may very well be each other.

With sharp prose and gritty realism, The Grace Year examines the complex and sometimes twisted relationships between girls, the women they eventually become, and the difficult decisions they make in-between.

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