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The Grace Year

By: Kim Liggett
Narrated by: Emily Shaffer
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The resistance starts here...

No one speaks of the grace year.
It's forbidden.
We're told we have the power to lure grown men from their beds, make boys lose their minds, and drive the wives mad with jealousy. That's why we're banished for our sixteenth year, to release our magic into the wild before we're allowed to return to civilization.
But I don't feel powerful.
I don't feel magical.

Tierney James lives in an isolated village where girls are banished at sixteen to the northern forest to brave the wilderness - and each other - for a year. They must rid themselves of their dangerous magic before returning purified and ready to marry - if they're lucky.

It is forbidden to speak of the grace year, but even so every girl knows that the coming year will change them - if they survive it...

The Grace Year is The Handmaid's Tale meets Lord of the Flies - a feminist dystopia about a young woman trapped in an oppressive society, fighting to take control of her own life.

©2019 Kim Liggett (P)2019 Penguin Audio Dark Fantasy Dystopian Fantasy Fiction Magic Science Fiction

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nice characters, good plot but I always knew what was coming next so no surprises in there for me I’m afraid... but still enjoyable with really lovely narration.

Solid Storyline

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Loved it so much left wanting more no needing more
Needs to be a 2nd ASAP lol
Narrator was amazing 😻

Amazing

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Great character building, great world building and amazing story telling. One of my favorite books for sure.

A very strong story.

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Hunger games meets handmaids tale meets lord of the flies. This book had me captured from the get go. Emotional and thrilling, so well written. Maybe it’s because I’m a new mum of a girl but this had me in tears. So so good!

A must read

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Really enjoyed listening to this, great performance and interesting concept. So many repeated phrases though!

Great book

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