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Wow...that was quite the story. I'd been putting this book off for ages because I was afraid I wouldn't like it, but it was, in fact, really well done. I listened to the audiobook, and the narrator was absolutely fantastic, so if you like audiobooks, I HIGHLY recommend listening to this over reading it.

While not much is given to us about this world or why Garner County is the way it is, I feel like a little mystery serves the story well. The grace year is a terrifying and horrific year in the life of the young women of this county. I hated to turn this off (luckily, I listened to the vast majority of it on a 6-hour train ride to DC and back) and was on the edge of my seat, wondering what would happen next.

That said, I do wish the ending had given us a little more of a conclusion. The way it ends leaves things very open for a sequel; however, I'm not sure if one is in the works. Did the women ever break free of the iron fist of the men? How did the grace year girls after Tierney's group fare? Were there ANY positive changes for the women? I would love to know.

Overall though, I really enjoyed this book and am so glad I finally got around to reading /listening to it. This was one of my favorites of the year so far!

katebeedot's review

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dark inspiring sad tense fast-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

4.0

kk5465's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective

3.75

malhigh's review

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4.0

a beautiful story but confused at the ending

emrodav's review against another edition

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5.0

I haven’t read a book in one sitting in literally years. But THE GRACE YEAR was so captivating that I just couldn’t put it down, not even to sleep. I was so intrigued to know everything.

If you can stomach a little bit of gore/horror and you’re interested in a dystopia/cultish world, you should read this book. It’s so amazing.

issianne's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5. this was much better than i expected! i haaaaad to take a star and a half off because how trope-y it was, though. there was definitely a subplot that was just very much unnecessary. also, i’ve never read a main character who thinks she knows a bunch of things and doesn’t actually know a thing. it got a bit old…

googurtt's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.25

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