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Disclaimer: I received a copy of this release from
the publisher in exchange for an honest review
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🔺No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden.🔺
I had my eye on The Grace Year (releasing 10/8/19) a few months ago and when I saw it was available as a "Read Now"/auto-approved option on Netgalley, I snapped it up.
It seems like every dystopian or speculative fiction release that features women is instantly heralded as the next "The Handmaid’s Tale" or "The Power" but I would describe this one as M. Night Shyamalan's “The Village” meets Megan Abbott's "The Fever" with some serious Lord of the Flies overtones. While I love this genre, the recent releases have been hits ("Vox" and "The Water Cure") or misses ("Before She Sleeps" and "Red Clocks") for me. The Grace Year fell firmly in my "hit" camp with it's brutal realism, detailed characters (Oh, I love you Tierney but Kiersten, you can go kick rocks), and unique storyline about an alternative patriarchal society that also fears female power/magic. I have been reading a lot of positive early reviews and I think The Grace Year will be a popular read when it releases next month, especially since it has already been optioned by Universal and Elizabeth Banks to be a major motion picture.
🔺Do you love feminist dystopias/speculative fiction?
🔺Is The Grace Year on your TBR?
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