A review by ambervandoorne
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

4.0

I can’t stop thinking about the metaphor of cannibalism that weaves through this story. I do find truth in the way women are always consumed by others. Men possess, control and utilise women’s bodies for their own pleasure (and hatred). The grace year girls reminded me that women can be each others most terrifying threat.

I liked the feminist theme in this novel, how haunting the idea of it is. It felt like The Handmaid’s Tale x The Hunger Games. Very dystopian, yet very real.