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Title: The Grace YearAuthor: Kim Liggett
Published: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 408
Rating: 2/5
Summary:
Set in an isolated village, a sixteen year old girl is about to be sent away for her grace year; a year spent out in the woods with other girls her age, so they can dispel their magic which makes them capable of making boys lose their minds and drive wives mad with jealousy.
Review:
I'm always intrigued by books claiming to be feminist dystopias and I'm glad I read this one; it had a lot of things in it that I liked, but unfortunately a lot of things I didn't.
I think this book starts off very well. I really enjoyed getting to see this little village and try to figure out how everything works there. The society, religion and rules of the place was fascinating and set up the story really well. I think the characters started off pretty good, if a little stereotypical, and I liked seeing these girls set off into the woods and the dynamics that start growing between them. There are also several parts that were really atmospheric that I liked.
About a third of the way through the book, it sort of went a little downhill for me though. Parts of this is personal preference, but I really disliked when a huge chunk of the middle of the book ended up being about a romantic storyline which didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I also found the end quite disappointing.
I do think this could be pretty great for a different kind of reader though; if you enjoy a lot of YA and you like romance, you might not mind the parts I disliked as much. The world really is pretty cool, so I feel like it might be worth reading for that.
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