wow, I am definitely not much a fantasy reader but this book was so well done! Three women who gain powers late in life try to take care of all of the awful men in their town. This was definitely the feminist anti patriarchy book that we all didn't know we needed. The world building was incredibly well done, and so easy to follow as a non fantasy reader. I can tell this is going to be a top book of 2022!

I saw this all over bookstagram and dropped everything to start it. And then dropped everything to spend the whole afternoon reading it. I felt instantly connected to the three main characters and the whimsical while dark nature of the story. Highly recommend!

Three words to describe this 5-star stunner:

Feminist. Revenge. Badassery.

“Nessa was the light in the darkness. Harriett was the punishment that fit the crime. She (Jo) was the rage that would burn it all to the ground.”

Okay, I’ve mentioned before how much I loooove when book titles do the work of conveying more than one particular idea or meaning, right?! It makes my literary-loving heart so happy.

The Change is a story that shares the lives, loves, and incredible friendship and bond between three different women, all in their third part of life, which “can be one of incredible power.” Part one, as the author explains, is education, then creation second, and the third is when we put our “experience to use to protect those who are weaker.”

Please read this. It was so so great.

I feel like I will carry a little of Jo, Nessa, and Harriet with me through my own third part of life.

I simply cannot say enough good things about this fantastic novel!

Thank you to @netgalley and the publisher, William Morrow, for access to this title for an honest review.

“Eve’s the hero of this story.”

Years ago, I worked at a library. I became close with one patron, whose name I can no longer remember. But I remember her stories. And I remember exactly where I stood when she said, “Women draw strength from other women.”

What an appropriate time to read this book, with the leak of SCOTUS planning to overturn Roe V Wade. I woke up the morning after, read the articles, worried over the health and rights of millions of women in this country. Then I let myself fall back into The Change. Because The Change was the place I felt like women could take their power back.

When I feel most defeated as a woman, I remember what that patron from the library said. And this book is all about women drawing strength from other women. It was empowering. It was beautiful, ethereal, hypnotic, mystical, and impactful. I didn’t want to finish it. I didn’t want to leave Harriet, Nessa and Jo. I want to harness their power, own my womanhood, and burn it all down to start anew.

Read this book, especially now. We matter. We are here. We are empowered. We will demand. We will use our voice.

I hate being harsh, but this book rubbed me the wrong way. It was blatant propaganda and I guess if you're a feminist who literally hates all men & thinks they are evil, you may enjoy it? I totally get that it is somewhat supposed to be an exaggerated metaphor, and tongue in cheek, but give me a break. It was so predictable and just felt very angry and bitter and just was not for me.

Serial murders and the super rich in New York state

Three women going through midlife changes discover that these changes bring powerful, positive changes to their lives that allow them to impact lives around them. Nessa can find and see the dead. Jo can channel her hot flashes into powerful energy. Harriett can control nature.

When Nessa finds the body of a young girl on a beach near an exclusive enclave near her Long Island oceanfront community, she also realizes there's other bodies near and a serial killer on the loose.

Nessa, Jo and Harriet work on finding who has been killing young girls and use their new skills to seek retribution for the dead and disenfranchised.

I enjoyed this story of three strong older women using not only their normal smarts but their paranormal powers too. I liked the characters, the storyline, and the location.

I highly recommend this book to those readers who enjoy stories that are about older protagonists and/or about paranormal powers.

I received this book from William Morrow Books through Net Galley in the hopes that I would read it and leave an unbiased review.

I loved everything about this book and could not put it down.

The Change is an epic story about three women who are brought together by their gifts. Together, they use their respective gifts to bring justice to the group, of mostly men responsible for the tragic end of young girls.

When I read the summary of this book, I knew I had to read it. I had high expectations, and I was not disappointed. I absolutely loved Nessa, Harriett, and Jo. Their desire to not only right the wrongs of the girls but also everything women who had also been victimized but loved to tell about it. There were many twists and turns as the secrets living in the dark came rushing into the light. The characters were all incredibly realistic and did not lack the depth needed to weave such an incredible tale. The author managed to build the story’s world as a picturesque beach town with a hidden and sinister underbelly that just so happens to center around the town's elite.

I struggle to truly put words to this fantastic work of fiction. However, I look forward to reading more and am excited to see what’s next for this author.

Voluntarily reviewed after receiving a free copy courtesy of NetGalley, the Publisher, and the author, Kirsten Miller.

4.5 stars. This book came highly recommended by various bookstagrammers and even though I wasn’t sure about it, I gave it a go. Holy moly, I could barely put this one down.

Three women come into “powers” later in life and join together to find a serial killer in their small town.

The women were astounding. Think Witches of Eastwick but much better characters. I couldn’t get enough of them. This story revels in women power and really explores the way women are treated in a man’s world. They each kick ass and I loved it.

*Thanks to William Morrow and NetGalley for the advance copy!*

What a wild, empowering ride! This is a perfect women’s revenge story mixed with mystery and a little bit of magic. The best part though has to be the main characters and how strong, badass, and confident they are as middle aged women. This book feels very timely and the pub date couldn’t come at a better time. Any woman who needs a reminder of how badass they are and how to fight the patriarchy needs to read this book.

Such a fun book! An allegory of women's power as they age, wrapped in a murder mystery. Nessa can hear and see dead girls. Jo's overheated menopausal body literally has heat power; and Harriet is a witch. The three team up to solve the mystery of a dead girl they find on the beach - and find so much more.

"In the Long Island oceanfront community of Mattauk, three different women discover that midlife changes bring a whole new type of empowerment...

After Nessa James's husband dies and her twin daughters leave for college, she's left all alone in a trim white house not far from the ocean. In the quiet of her late forties, the former nurse begins to hear voices. It doesn't take long for Nessa to realize that the voices calling out to her belong to the dead--a gift she's inherited from her grandmother, which comes with special responsibilities.

On the cusp of 50, suave advertising director Harriett Osborne has just witnessed the implosion of her lucrative career and her marriage. She hasn't left her house in months, and from the outside, it appears as if she and her garden have both gone to seed. But Harriet's life is far from over--in fact, she's undergone a stunning and very welcome metamorphosis.

Ambitious former executive Jo Levison has spent thirty long years at war with her body. The free-floating rage and hot flashes that arrive with the beginning of menopause feel like the very last straw--until she realizes she has the ability to channel them, and finally comes into her power.

Guided by voices only Nessa can hear, the trio of women discover a teenage girl whose body was abandoned beside a remote beach. The police have written the victim off as a drug-addicted sex worker, but the women refuse to buy into the official narrative. Their investigation into the girl's murder leads to more bodies, and to the town's most exclusive and isolated enclave, a world of stupendous wealth where the rules don't apply. With their newfound powers, Jo, Nessa, and Harriet will take matters into their own hands..."

Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for the free ARC in exchange for my honest review.

POWERFUL AND COMPELLING

“A woman had to be ready to look out for herself.”

Three women unite to take down those responsible for committing heinous acts against young girls.

Harriet, known as the neighborhood witch, is a former high-ranking advertising executive who now uses her skills to enhance her garden.

Jo, a former hotel executive, now owns a female-focused gym and channels her rage through workouts.

Nessa, a former nurse, hears the voices of the dead.

When the three women find the body of an innocent 17-year-old discarded like trash, they come together to use their powers to serve women whom the justice system has failed.

The narrative alternates between Harriet, Jo, and Nessa. I loved all their voices, and I enjoyed reading about their backgrounds and how they came to be powerful badasses. They are intelligent, witty, and raw. All three characters are an inspiration. I want to be them!

This is part fantasy, part mystery, part social commentary. But it is also fun, emotional, and heartwarming.


The Change combines pure fun and revenge fantasies while commenting on social norms and issues. The novel touches upon sexual harassment, especially in the workplace, gender roles, sex, female friendship, and the burdens of adhering to social norms in a straightforward way. There isn’t any sugar coating or B.S. Some of the events that occur are hard to read, but humor, love, and romance are woven in to balance the horrors of reality.

Miller states what a lot of women think but are too scared to say.

The Change is an inspirational and original read. I highly recommend!

“That’s why I choose vengeance. She’s the only mistress I serve."

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

As a 45-year-old women living through these unprecedented times, this book is exactly what I needed. I loved these women and I was sad to say goodbye when I finished the story. I cannot wait for the author’s next book.- She does a great job of developing characters, building the suspense at just the right time,s, and taking me by surprise. A feminist fable for 2022

Kirsten Miller does a brilliant job weaving together three women’s lives, their revenge plots against the patriarchy, and a mystery story to make for a tension-filled read that I could not put down. I devoured this story in a day and it will stay with me long after.

It’s not an easy read with the subject matter centering around young girls being murdered, nor is it a complex mystery as you are given the guilty parties pretty early on (and the “twist” wasn’t that surprising) but, knowing the outcome didn’t take away the pleasure of watching these people get their due. It was the unfolding of it all that kept me riveted. I knew that we weren’t going to get ambiguous endings where a look or a quiet word lets the villain finally know they were caught. Nope. We get the satisfaction of an all-out, in your face, “MORNING, MOTHERF*CKER!” riot against the evil in this book.

Read this if you want a magnificent, slightly paranormal tale of three over 40 women who not only come into their own when society has deemed them no longer useful but also exact their sweet revenge on those who need it most.

I loved this modern-day thriller mixed with a little bit of witchy fantasy, and couldn’t put it down! Synopsis: A group of three women in their late 40s start to develop unusual powers. After finding each other, they unite to use their newfound tricks to solve the serial murders of teenage girls, taking justice into their own hands. Definitely some girl-power included!

4.5 stars rounded up. The Change is a feminist revenge novel, and a lot of fun--it reminded me of a less dystopian version of The Power by Naomi Alderman. Thanks to HarperCollins add NetGalley for the ARC.

This book was phenomenal. Right from the beginning you are pulled in and can't put it down. It is centered around three very different women who have their lives changed around the time they are menopausal. (I think that's where the title arrives from). They live in a town that has 'rules' regarding how your property looks and there is an elite section that only the elite who live there can enter. But amongst the town there is a mystery regarding missing teenage girls and these three woman are on a mission to discover who is responsible. This book is so well written. The characters are beautiful women each in their own way. You feel for the families of the teenagers who are missing. You even hope that the three badass women can get the revenge they crave. I highly recommend this book.

Thanks to #WilliamMorrow, #netgalley and @kirstenmillerbooks for and ARC of this delightful book

This book was marked as a combination of Big Little Lies and The Witches of Eastwick. I can say that, that is an accurate description of this book! This book tells the story of three women who come into supernatural powers later in their lives. Each one has a unique backstory that is well developed and told by the author. These women are some powerful witches! There were some humorous moments and I was able to believe in the characters and root for them. Each women's power plays an important role in helping to solve a murder.

Pub day: Today!.

“‘Witch’ is a label society slaps on women it can’t understand or control.”

This book has everything! It’s such a quirky, endearing, dark, eerie, funny, & ominous read. In these pages are some seriously badass women that are truly inspiring and made me really feel seen at times. One page would have me laughing out loud and the next I’d be highly stressed and checking the locks in our entire house! 😂

There’s something undefinable about this book. It’s an experience, and one I can’t properly put into words. It’s such a unique story that eloquently tackles important subject matter with masterfully constructed conversations. I loved everything about it!

Thank you Netgalley and William Morrow for the gifted ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Mattauk is an oceanfront community, where three midlife women are about to make some noise!

Nessa James is alone now that her twin daughters are off to college. In her neat house close to the ocean. A nurse who also sees the dead. A gift inherited from her grandmother. The voices in her head are screaming for help and she has no idea what to do.

Harriett Osborne has had enough of men taking what she has worked hard for. Now her husband has left her for a younger woman and her career has imploded. She returns to her home in Mattauk, and finds her power.

Jo Levison has an 11-year-old daughter and a husband. She’s happy with both. But she is at war. With herself. Her body and what is happening to it. Hot flashes have taken on a whole new meaning.

When the voices Nessa hears lead her to a remote beach by an exclusive housing development for billionaires only, they are there when they find the first body. The police are not part of the solution, but the problem. And the normal rules don’t apply to the sick and fabulously wealthy men who have a lot of secrets.

So the women pool their talents and get to work. Women’s work. Cleaning up the mess of men.

What a thrill of a tale! I loved these women. A strong story of women who are tired of men getting away with murder and are about to turn the tables!

NetGalley/ May 3rd,2022 by William Morrow & Company

Described as Witches of Eastwick + Big Little Lies. This girl power on roid rage novel was so fun to read! I loved the three women who discover mystical powers later in life. One can see dead people. One has super strength, and one can conjure miracle cures or harm with plants. The vibe created with these three women trying to solve murders and bring evil men to justice was so badass, but also wickedly fun. If you enjoyed the feminist themes in Lessons in Chemistry you’ll probably love this one too. 4.25 stars.