This book started off slow and then had me hooked! It reminded me a bit of The Handmaid's Tale with a little Lord of the Flies mixed in. It is a compelling story. Though it didn't tie up completely 100% at the end, I loved how it ended.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for this opportunity.

This checks so many boxes I can see why it's already been optioned for a movie!

Highly entertaining and imaginative dystopian novel that is reminiscent of The Hunger Games but with more of an emphasis on women and the lengths they will go to to survive.

This isn't an easy read. But the author does send a clear and powerful message by the time its all over: "Together we stand, divided we fall"

ARC provided by NetGalley

This book was an incredible read. While the author used a lot of the dystopian tropes that made me believe it was going to be just another dystopian novel, Kim managed to flip those tropes on their head. Additionally, the plot was filled with surprises, keeping the reader guessing. Finally, the main character was incredibly likable and the surrounding characters were absolutely fascinating.

Having these books fall into my hands was a godsend given that we are looking to add more dystopian books into our collection and more books that have females at the tippy top. Many of my students have stated they enjoy reading where females are leads, females are tough, and females overcome some pretty tough stuff…. The Grace Year is EXACTLY THAT and with so much more to it. I am sad to announce I have not READ the Handmaids Tale but I have WATCHED it and I can easily say the Grace Year throws in a heaping pile of The Handmaids Tale into it with ease. It brings in many of the ideas from the show into it but in a YA point of view that I absolutely love. The cover is gorgeous but does NOTHING to explain what you are about to read. Nitty gritty, harsh, wild conditions that just make you want to shudder. This book is the epitome of AMAZING grace.

It is so hard to find books that are written well in character development, plot, and female “tough” situations, but I think we’ve found a great one. The character design in this book is and was exquisite. I enjoyed reading all the descriptions, development, and love put into the characters from the very beginning. Many of the characters have found their way in the world that is so important to that character that I can’t help but love them. Tierney is one of those girls who does not end up coming back home right away when she is thrown into that forest to squash her “terrible” woman powers and I think she does a pretty damn good job in scaring even myself. She is a force to be reckoned with that even I, a female, would not want to come against.

There are many themes and ideas that come into this novel such as love, heartache, self-respect, protection, and more. I really loved delving into the world that the author created as it is such a magnificent creature in and of itself. The many traditions and customs that she created was great and I really enjoyed seeing that in a book—we don’t see that written so great often. The characters in this book caught my attention so much and I believe that students would be able to connect to the different characters as well (there is someone for everyone). This can be utilized for many grades and many different groups of people—it would be a great book club book.

I enjoyed the fighting, stealing, selling, and action that this book provides in a multi-dimensional way (nothing is just black & white here). The eating and selling of certain parts that the females hold dear (and magical) was kind of gross but absolutely necessary in the way the story was written. There is a lot of backstory that can help you understand what is happening cover to cover. I would suggest this book for a book club or even independent reading as it is not a difficult read and definitely has the high interest aspect to it that all students can get with. The characters that rush into danger is immediately something that my students would gravitate to and love to read—because who doesn’t love action in every form? Especially with a female badass at its helm.

This was a WILD read. It really was. That is the only word that I can think of when you ask me to describe The Grace Year. Once I could actually sit down and get into the story, I couldn't put it down. So, why the three stars?

I REALLY struggled with the main character. She wasn’t my favorite. And not in a good way. Sometimes you can really like the awful characters in a story. They can create an incredible story just from their characteristics and personality. But she truly made me want to scream. She was inconsistent. Wishy Washy. All over the place with her thoughts and beliefs. Most of the time I don't mind when main characters are like that. I can focus on something else whether it is the plot, setting, other characters, anything. But with Tierney, I just couldn't get my head around her.

Unpopular opinion coming in hot: The love story that is forced upon us just didn't work for me. It wasn't convincing. I'll just leave that topic alone and move on...

The Grace Year had a lot going for it. And with all of the above said, it was a pretty solid read. However-- there are books that I don’t ever want to end and then there are books like The Grace Year. I couldn’t wait for it to be done, and that was all because of Tierney. But because of the great imagination and incredible setting the author provided for us, it wasn't so painful to read when it was all said and done.

This was a great book along the lines of The Power and The Handmaid’s Tale. This trope is a little played out, as there a lot of things like this out there, but this was an interesting take on it. I found it very readable and wanted to find out what happened next.

In Garner County, the time for another grace year has arrived; a punishment for girls aged sixteen due to the town’s belief that they possess magic that creates temptations for the male inhabitants. This year, Tierney James is the next girl in her household to receive this suffering. She will be one of thirty-three girls sent into the woods to begin working on expelling her magic, battling the harsh elements, and avoiding death at the hands of poachers.

Once the girls arrive to their destination, one girl in particular seems to demand control over the others: Kiersten Jenkins. She begins making claims that her magic has already came in and sets out to release the magical abilities for others in the encampment. Tierney, however, does not feel like she possesses any type of magic and quickly becomes an enemy of Kiersten’s when she expresses that she is not interested in her offer.

It’s the beginning of autumn when the girls arrive at their encampment. They start assessing their surroundings and conclude that the confinement lacks clean drinking water, adequate food supply, and the resources to stay warm during the upcoming winter. Tierney’s father, the county’s healer, taught his daughter basic survival skills that prove to be beneficial; she builds rain barrels that will collect rainwater that is safer for the group to drink, she uses seeds her sister provided to grow produce, and chops down some trees to use as firewood. However, all her efforts go unappreciated by the other girls as they begin separating themselves from her and continue to obey the instructions of Kiersten.

As if the elements of nature wasn’t enough to worry about, the bigger threat remains in poachers. The poachers hide outside of the encampment waiting for a grace girl to venture outside the boundaries; the poachers hunt down grace year girls and offer up their corpses in exchange for payment.

At the end of their trial, only fifteen girls managed to survive. The events of the year have caused the remaining girls to be forever changed and they decide to join forces and leave the encampment in better conditions than previous years.

With shades of The Handmaid's Tale, The Grace Year takes the dystopian trope to a whole new level. Sixteen year old Tierney James must survive a year in the wilderness with her fellow female villagers because of their "magic". With fast pacing and vivid world building, this novel tackles difficult subjects in a fresh new way. With a sympathetic heroine and shocking twists, this novel is highly recommended for fans of feminist literature!

A special thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Rebellious sixteen year old Tierney James lives with her family in Garner County, where men rule the women, even though they are outnumbered.
Thought to carry dangerous "magic" during their sixteenth year that can drive men crazy, they are sent to an isolated camp for their Grace Year. Protected by guards during the journey, from poachers trying to kill and dismember them and then sell the parts as medicine.
Yet the most danger occurs once they arrive at the site and the girls begin to compete against each other. Tierney is banished from the camp and forced to survive on her own. She is helped by a sympathetic poacher who puts himself at risk for her. Despite all that is against them, they begin to fall in love.
Who will make it back from The Grace Year alive?!
This YA dystopian, horror thriller had it all! It kept me enthralled from the beginning with the believable plot and fast moving pace. A terrifying, powerful and emotional tour of a nightmare world of male domination.
Thank you to Wednesday Books for the e-ARC via NetGalley.

(4.5/5) I do not read a lot of dystopian books but I do like to change it up a bit when it comes to reading certain genres. This one sounded interesting to me so I wanted to check it out. I'm so glad I did because, man, what I page turner it turned out to be. This was gripping, terrifying and also moving. I loved sixteen year old Tierney James, loved her bravery and determination for a better, different life, and she's become a favorite character for me. I was surprised with the ending, though. Wasn't expecting that at all, but it is what it is and I'll just leave that right there. No spoilers! Overall, this was a very well-written book and just so, so good.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the review copy.

<b>4.5 stars</b>...

A very engrossing dystopian story about a society that banishes girls for a period of time so they can rid their magic and come back pure. This grace year is a little different though, as there's one grace year girl that doesn't quite believe in the rules and beliefs of their society.

I thoroughly enjoyed the story from beginning to end. It had its own unique flair to it and it kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Looking back on it though, I wish the author would have given a little more background on why the society believed the things they did and what led them to become this way in the first place; and I wish we were shown a bigger glimpse into the lives of the outliers and the poachers. I was also hoping for a little more change at the end but I completely understand the author's reasoning for the minuscule progress-change happens slowly. Some of this may have been held back with a second book in mind too. I know if that ever comes to fruition, I will definitely read it.

* I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher, Wednesday Books in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

I think this is going to be another YA read that you either love or hate...but I freaking loved it!

Tierney is turning 16 and entering a year known as The Grace Year. During this year, a group of girls are sent away to an encampment so they can release their “magic.” They need to burn off their magic before coming back home to become wives, maids or to work in the fields. Before being sent off to The Grace Year a select few are veiled by a young man claiming them as wives, the rest will find out their fate upon returning home. The kicker is...they have to survive The Grace Year first.

This book truly is like a mix of The Hunger Games, Handsmaid’s Tale, and Lord of the Flies. There is violence, and parts are horrifying and heartbreaking. However, the messages you take away about sisterhood and sacrifice are powerful. I appreciate stories that don’t have the happily-ever-after ending, but still make you feel good about how it all wraps up and leave you satisfied. This YA read is highly entertaining, and a compulsive page turner. Read This Book!

Thank you Netgalley and Wednesday Books for this copy. This book was published 10/8/19- do yourself a favor and buy it now!

What is the Grace year? Why does it occur? Tierney is sixteen years old. Where she lives, it is believed that girls have a power that drive men crazy and make wives jealous. It’s time for Tierney to take her grace year. Unknown to her is it is also a time to learn how to survive. Those who survive become brides or laborers or slaves. Why? Tierney must avoid the poachers as they will take them to sell their body parts. Tierney must decide who to trust or not trust to survive. The wrong choice could be the end of her.

This is a novel of where men are better than women. Women must follow and do whatever their husbands tell them to. Women have no power or say in their life. It is a high price to pay to live in that type of society. It is a disturbing yet moving novel. It is about finding your voice and not being afraid of your truth. I was completely involved with Tierney. In some ways, this is a novel about survival that is horror due to the struggles that happen in this story, along with romance and resistance. It is a book that I would recommend all women to read.

It’s been one week since I finished The Grace Year by Kim Liggett as I sit down to start this review. Y’all I still don’t know what to say! If you’d asked me if I liked the book while I was reading it, the answer would be no. But then something happened. The closer I got to the end, the more enthralled and horrified I was, the more I became invested in the characters, their plight, and what would eventually happen to them. If you ask me now if I liked the book, my answer would still be no because I didn’t just like it, I loved it!

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett is the most unique story I’ve ever read. I have nothing to compare it to. The blurb refers to The Handmaid’s Tale as do other reviewers. I haven’t read nor watched the series so I can’t make that comparison. What I can say is that this book stands on its own. It isn’t quite fantasy, more a historical dystopian and thriller. Basically take a dash of The Hunger Games and mix it with M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village and you get a taste of what The Grace Year is about.

Every year when the girls of Garner County reach the age of sixteen, they are banished from the community and confined in a small area of wilderness. Why? They are told that when they reach this age they hold magic. Magic to make men lust and women jealous, dangerous and tempting. They are to spend the year releasing their magic into the wild and return to the county purified and ready to take their place as wives in the county. Not all return from their grace year, some die, some go mad. Are you creeped out yet? Because I was!

The book follows one of the grace year girls, Tierney James. Unlike the other girls in the community, Tierney has a free spirit and dreams of a better life for herself. She doesn’t want to receive a veil, which will mark her as a wife when she returns. She wants the freedom to work in the fields and still look at the stars every night. I like Tierney. Her wit and her courage take her far in this story.

But it isn’t just Tierney that makes the book. It’s the other grace year girls. Each brings a unique look at the world. No one knows what to expect entering the grace year. It’s forbidden to talk about, but once they are there they share what little they do know from older siblings and parents. Poachers wait outside the walls, ready to take the girls and bleed them for the magic they possess. It’s horrific and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat.

Overall I really loved The Grace Year. I was shocked and horrified, tears were shed, and I did laugh at times. If you enjoy an edge of your seat read, I highly recommend you pick up a copy of The Grace Year. It will not disappoint!

Thank you St. Martins and NetGalley for an advanced copy. I voluntarily reviewed this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

The Grace Year
By: Kim Liggett

*REVIEW* 💖💖💖💖.5
I'm always interested to see whether books with a lot of hype actually fulfill their potential. Fortunately, The Grace Year exceeded my expectations. I won't rehash the plot because I know you've heard it by now. The magic of 16 year old girls is terrifying in this book, and honestly, reality seems to mirror this attitude in some ways. Young lovely girls have power far beyond their understanding. Women do, too, but are aware of it. The treatment of women as property, baby makers, witches, etc. is the outward manifestation of the insecurities of men. If the choice was left to women, would they send these girls to the woods and, possibly, death? I doubt it. This book is a great example of female suffering and mistreatment because of ignorance and ego. It's maddening to me when I read a book like this. How can society let this happen? I know change takes time, but it has to start somewhere. I love the heroine because she is brave, defiant and intelligent. These girls must survive the woods and each other. It's a shame the way they turn on one another instead of collaborating. It's very much like reality, unfortunately. The Grace Year is an important book, and I hope everyone reads it.

4 Stars

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid of Girls when they turn sixteen years-old and come into their magical powers!

It is “The Grace Year” and once it starts, the girls are banished for a year so that once they discover and then can conquer their magic, those that survive can be married off.

The girls are sent away to isolation, where they must learn to fend for themselves and where it’s survival of the fittest and where some have the mentality of kill or be killed. I’d say to run and run fast, but there really isn’t anywhere to go.. at least not anywhere safe.

Sounds a tad bit like both “The Hunger Games” and “The Power” am I right?

Some of the girls are close as can be and then their are the outsiders, the girls who just don’t fit in, girls like Tierney. For her, “The Grace Year” will be almost impossible to survive.

Talk about a thrilling novel! “The Grace Year” was nothing like I expected it to be and yet, it turned out to be oh so much more. I love fiction, science fiction, fantasy and dystopian novels and this novel was kind of a combination of all of those wrapped into a young adult novel that had an adult feel. In a word, it was stupendous!

I read this novel with Kaceey and both of us were highly impressed with how fabulous this novel actually was.

If you’re looking for something altogether different, this is the book for you.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and Kim Liggett for an arc of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

Published on NetGalley and Goodreads 10.20.19.

Some books you know are going to be one of the best books you've ever read from the very first page. Some books you want to last forever and yet need to sit and finish in one go, if only to go on Goodreads, rate it 5 stars and yell from the rooftops about it.

The Grace Year is most definitely one of those books.

Set in a dystopian land, The Grace Year has been likened to Naomi Alderman's The Power, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, and William Golding's The Lord of the Flies - and I agree with all comparisons. In their sixteenth year, the girls of the country must say goodbye to their families and make a two day trek across the countryside to an encampment, designed specifically for them to live out the year in, and lose their magic. This magic is why they're imprisoned for a year, it's what the men are afraid of, what the women have been made to feel ashamed about. 

As the girls set out, they have no idea what's about to come. Nobody speaks of the Grace Year - not their mothers, nor the girls' older siblings who returned so recently from their own experience. That's if they come home at all. With no protection against the guards who take them there, the poachers surrounding the encampment trying to claim the dead body of a girl as a prize, and whatever else lurks in the forest, it's unthinkable to the girls that their biggest danger out there might be each other.

This is an absolutely glorious book to read. And it feels weird to say 'glorious' about a book where teenage girls are abandoned, outcast, hunted, tortured, and so much worse. But when reading it, not only are the prose gorgeous and gripping, but Liggett puts into words the intricacies of being a girl in this world so well. She pinpoints the moments that make you uncomfortable about certain men's interactions with girls, she makes you angry about the tiny injustices that we've come to accept as just part of our lives. This is a heartbreaking book because it hits so close to home - even though the concept on a whole seems somewhat farfetched (there's no way that would ever happen in a million years in our society, right?) but the things that this world is built on is so realistic that it's scary.

There is news of The Grace Year being adapted into a film and I absolutely hope it actually happens and really brings this amazingly well written, well plotted book onto the big screen.

A very worthy 5 stars from me, and a definite contender for possibly my favourite book of the year!

An intense dystopian set in a world where women's worth is solely in their ability to be wives only this time, they're accused of being witches and are killed when charges are brought forward by the men in their lives.

Tierney has been dreaming, something that girls are not allowed to do in Garner County, and what she's dreaming about is even more unacceptable: rebellion. Tierney must keep these dreams to herself or she risks being banished from the county and her family and instead must hold her tongue. But Tierney is tired of holding her tongue and not just about her dreams, about everything that women must do in Garner County. They cannot speak, laugh, gather, or do anything without the approval of their husbands. They are chosen by the men for their beauty and used for their bodies to make sons, and when they cannot do that anymore, they are accused of witchcraft and killed. Tierney does not want that future, Tierney wants to be in charge of her fate, but as her Grace Year approaches, she must get ready to deal with whatever happens far away in the woods surrounded by no one but the other Grace Year girls. They leave for one year and there is no guarantee that they'll all come back alive.

Gripping and engaging from the first chapter, The Grace Year will keep you on the edge of your seat as you try to understand what is happening to these young girls and what will come of their Grace Year.

Review: 5 Stars

The Grace Year is a book I have been excited for ever since I first heard about it all the way back in February. I am always nervous when I start aa book like this that is receiving a lot of hype and I had hihg expectations for, but The Grace Year actually lived up to my expectations. The idea of girls getting magic at 16 years old and being sent into the woods for a year to release it so they come back to society pure was absolutely fascinating to me. But what made this book so good was the chaos between the girls.

I absolutely love books where the main theme is survival and The Grace Year is one of my favorite books that I've read with that theme. As the girls tried to survive out in the woods they turned on one another and the chaos felt so real. A group of girls turning on one another can start of as vicious bullying, but the grace year girls took it to a whole other level. Tierney tried to stay true to her values and protect her friends even when circumstances were so dire that all that most people would care about is merely surviving. She was a brave character who felt so relatable and so real.

The Grace Year was so compelling from the very beginning. It was absolutely chilling and full of the horrors that people inflict upon one another. Tierney somehow held onto little pieces of hope even through the absolute worst times. She was such a powerful character to have at the center of this story. The writing flowed well and the plot kept me enthralled throughout the entire book. Each of the characters were written so well, even the ones that I loved to hate.

The Grace Year reminded me of The Crucible and The Handmaid's Tale because in all three books fear caught quickly and women were treated like property. This is a feminist book, but rather than making large leaps that felt impossible to achieve the women made small steps towards fighting inequality. This book was disturbing, but also felt authentic, especially the parts where the grace year girls would turn against one another. The Grace Year was an incredibly thought provoking novel that was symbolic, well written and packed a powerful punch. This book should be on everyone's wish list.

I want to thank St. Martin’s Press & NetGalley very very much for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book, and I feel super blessed to have had the chance to read it before its publication date, I’d have loved to have my review prepared before but well, here we are, and anyway I’m super excited to tell you a little about this wonderful book, certainly one of the best I read this year. This is a perfect story for this time of year, it’s super atmospheric and very disturbing, so if you want to have a spooky moment with an amazing plot that you can’t stop reading, then this is what you need in your life.

This book is brilliant and the only reason why I haven’t given it a whole 5 stars is because it seemed a bit slow and I think at times the author turns the same subject when it’s something unnecessary, they’re both very light points, so I would really say that they’re more personal of me as a reader than anything else.

Let’s start talking about the idea of ​​this book, which I think is brilliant, personally I love when we have a super creepy situation happening in a village in the middle of nowhere surrounded by forests, is one of my favorite things, it remained me a lot to the movie “The Village”, maybe if some of you saw the movie, I think you’ll get why.
In this book we follow Tierney, she’s one of the girls who must go through The Grace Year, through her eyes we know a little more about how they live there and how the community works, among other things, this is a super religious community where man proclaims themselves as the owner of all truth and throws all these accusations towards women, as treating them as witches and evil beings due to the story of Eve and her sins. Here the woman is seen as an inferior being, men do wherever they want with them and they’re here alone in order to have children and serve their husbands. This whole plot is super annoying and makes me very angry, but at the same time, it’s captivating because there’s a very powerful background about the reborn and empowerment of women, and it may not be super visible but when you finish reading it you realize that it was always there, you just don’t notice it until you have all the information.

The book is divided by seasons and we go through them since the girls leave until they return to town. The chapters aren’t very long although, as I mentioned before, the writing style is quite complex and this makes it slow to read, it took me many days and I was really enjoying the plot itself. I don’t say that I didn’t like the writing style, actually, I found it super interesting and atmospheric, but it was something new for me, so it took me some time to get used to the rhythm and now I’m dying to read more of the author.

This story is overwhelmingly heartbreaking and super creepy. Start and you know that very dark things will come because you start to learn more how things are handled in town and you know very bad things happen to girls during the Grace Year, so you already anticipate the horror, but I must warn you that nothing prepares you, this book is harder, more shocking and even more gore than I thought it would be. There are very raw scenes, from illnesses to dismemberments, even suicides, and things like stabbing and violence from physical to mental, so please I recommend a lot of discretion. It’s a book with violence and the way it is told makes it feel very real, I think that’s why it impacts in such a way. Personally I loved it, and I know it sounds weird, but I think it’s brilliant and I admire the author’s tenacity and daring to go one step further with her characters and her stories and create something that can generate physical discomfort and even fear, because it’s dark, so I think it’s perfect for Halloween, and as we are close, I recommend that you grab a copy, I’m sure it will be a wild but exciting journey.

I’ll talk a little about the characters but instead of doing it, as usual, this time it will be a little shorter because there’s a depth in each one that I find very difficult to explain in words, so I’ll do my best.

First, we have our main character, Tierney and she’s incredible, I LOVE her, from the beginning you already realize that she’s the typically strong and dared female character this story needs, she knows exactly she doesn’t want to get married and be a wife, as most of the girls want. Being a wife in this world gives you a very important social status so it’s like the highest thing to aspire to, but Tierney isn’t interested, in fact, she prefers to be placed in the labor camps and thus earn the life in an honest way and so no one can take her body nor has she as a property. I think she’s so brave, there are things she has to face that are absolutely scary and shocking and she comes out of each of those things and becomes stronger and stronger. I also like how smart she is and how it’s not easily influenced by most. She has a best friend named Michael and I think he’s a sweet and kind boy, and I don’t really blame him for anything, I think living your whole life in such a toxic society can make you see the world differently and I think Michael could overpass that and handle things with his own intuition and heart. Then we have Kiersten, she’s a Grace Girls as well and she comes from a very powerful family so she behaves as the leader of the group from the start. Being honest, I don’t like this character because obviously, she is a bitch, but at the same time I think that everything she as a character contributes to the plot is super incredible, but basically, I think that the whole part that takes place in the forest wouldn’t be the same without her. It’s one of those characters that although it’s there for us to hate, we still know it’s necessary. As there are many characters I try to talk about the ones that stand out in my opinion, so I’ll talk about Ryker, he’s a poacher, his job is to hide in the woods and kidnap the girls to do terrible things with them, it sounds horrible but there are many more behind and the thing is that I love him, there’s something that happens to me with him, is weird but I feel he’s a very easy to love character, due to his personal story and how he cares about his family and also his scenes are super interesting because thanks him we learn many truths and revelations that change the course of the plot completely. Tierney’s mom is a fantastic character with a background won’t see coming, I only mention this very briefly because… spoilers, but it’s a magnificent touch

All the time that I was reading this book and talking to my boyfriend like crazy about it lol, I thought it would be a wonderful movie, and then I realized that there will be an adaptation, so I’m a happy girl and I can’t wait for

There’s a factor that really shakes me and horrifies me every time I think about it, so I want to share it with you. As I mentioned before, there’s this group of men in the forest who live in more precarious areas where women who are banished live and work as prostitutes. The purpose of these men is to hunt these young girls to remove the skin while still alive among other things and then extract each part of their bodies to sell them as medicine to the black market, people said that skinning them while they still alive preserve the magic that is in them and then these beverages or positions, whatever, are sold as aphrodisiacs or beauty products for the highest class people. GOD, every time I imagine this in my head my skin bristles, I think it’s SO CREEPY, OMG.

I think the most interesting and captivating part is when the girls arrive at the place where they should spend a whole year. There are many myths about that place, there are many stories of ghosts and stories about sorcery and magic that you really don’t know if they’re true or not until thing begins to happen during this year. I personally stayed a lot on the side of Tierney’s logical thoughts, but I must confess that in many moments I didn’t know what was going on and OMG, the tension and madness these girls live feels very real, and there comes a point when you don’t know what it’s real and what an illusions of their minds. I’m fascinated by the position that the author took and the way in which events unfold is perfect. I like how madness is played and how this type of sect is achieved. It’s really uncertain because you don’t know what will happen, but you know that something will happen at any time, it’s SO BRILLANT, ATMOSPHERIC and super CREEPY.

To conclude with this endless review, I want to mention briefly that there’s a kind of love triangle going on and it’s not the main issue, it’s not even touched too much, but although you always know where the heart of our main character is, I cannot fail to mention this factor. The romance as such is good, but I feel that perhaps it goes very fast, because this story has so much content and revelations all the time there’s not much space for love, so what we see of it is very little but very passionate. I really like the couple, I’ll not say anything because spoilers, but I liked it, I think there’s chemistry and the scenes are great, but I think need more time to mature a little. Even so, everything that’s happening is so intense and crude that you probably won’t even notice this and the feelings of the characters are very honest and real, so you feel the love anyway.

Well to finish, I want to emphasize that I LOVE this book and I’m absolutely sure that most people will love it too because there’s something very unique about it. The ending is heartbreaking but so amazing and touches your heart in a unique way that I can’t explain. I almost cry with the ending, it’s just…WOW, very hard but real and I love that the author has decided to do it this way, and not with a happy ending since it impacts much more and leaves you thinking. It has a great connotation of faith and hope for change and, that scenes, in the end, is so beautiful and meaningful, it shows the union of women and the rise of something new and an unshakable hope, I simply think about it and want to cry because It’s so moving, I really can’t recommend it enough. If you like scary stories but want to read something that will touch your heart and make you feel A LOT, then you must give it a chance, it’s a wonderful book, one of the best I’ve read this year, no a doubt.

TW || Suicide, Graphic Violence, Dismemberment & Denigration towards Women, among others, I recommend discretion