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A review by kyrstin_p1989
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Beautiful, heart-wrenching, unbelievable. This book about a society that uses extreme measures to belittle and minimize women made me think deeply about the parallels we might draw to our own society. This is a story about growing up and growing into who we’re becoming even when our becoming could cost us everything and this is a story about the magic and power of women, especially when they bind themselves inextricably to one another. I’ll be thinking about this book for a long, long time.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail