The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book shook me to the core. When a book evokes feelings such as anger, fear, disappointment, and frustration, it means it is well written. The Grace Year by Kim Liggett is about a society that believes that women have aphrodisiac magic and that at the age of 16 they must be sent away for a year to rid themselves of this magic to be ready to marry. This year is Tierney James’ turn. Tierney dreams of a better world and only hopes to survive the year. There are many dangers all around: poachers who hunt them to sell their parts as aphrodisiacs, wild beasts, ghosts, and the rivalry between the girls. Tierney’s mother warns her to trust no one. She soon finds out that it is much worse than she thought.
🙋🏼♀️ A big thank you to RainCoast Books for sending me an ARC of this exciting new novel and for inviting me to participate in the blog tour. The Grace Year by Kim Liggett is now available at your favourite bookstore.
Book Synopsis:
Survive the year.
No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden.
In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood. That’s why they’re banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive.
Sixteen-year-old Tierney James dreams of a better life—a society that doesn’t pit friend against friend or woman against woman, but as her own grace year draws near, she quickly realizes that it’s not just the brutal elements they must fear. It’s not even the poachers in the woods, men who are waiting for a chance to grab one of the girls in order to make a fortune on the black market. Their greatest threat may very well be each other.
With sharp prose and gritty realism, The Grace Year examines the complex and sometimes twisted relationships between girls, the women they eventually become, and the difficult decisions they make in-between.
About the Author:
Kim Liggett, originally from the rural midwest, moved to New York City to pursue a career in the arts. She's the author of Blood and Salt, Heart of Ash, The Last Harvest (Bram Stoker Award Winner), The Unfortunates, and The Grace Year. Kim spends her free time studying tarot and scouring Manhattan for rare vials of perfume and the perfect egg white cocktail.
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