![]() ![]() This is not a bad novel it’s just not for me. The chapters are very, very long and it’s hard to figure out where to take breaks. I liked how self-reliant Tierney is, and the twist that explains what was going on was actually surprising, but the rhythm was a little too slow to really engross me completely. Women are awful to each other but they can change. Most are, but some are either misguided or really good. It’s refreshing how not all men are horrible. Maybe it’s because it’s YA and younger people need to be hammered over the head with strong ideas but it was too much for me. I liked the story, it really drew me in, but I found its message too heavy-handed. Nobody talks about what happens there, but it’s not pretty. ![]() They are secluded “to burn off the magic” that otherwise would wreak havoc among men. Like her mother and sisters before her, she gets to go away for “the Grace Year” along with all other 16 year old females in her county. A feminist dystopian YA story self-described as “in the vein of The Handmaid’s Tale,” The Grace Year tells the story of Tierney. ![]()
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