Reviews
GOOD READ! Kept me wanting to keep going and find out what happens next. Some plot twists that I just didn’t expect to happen at the time they did. Would recommend to a friend. But also wouldn’t tell you to read it if you want something whole heartedly FEMINIST ! It is but there are moments where you roll your eyes!!!
This is a fast-paced thriller, supposed to be in the vein of The Handmaid's Tale and the Lord of the Flies (both of which are quoted on an intro page). The pacing did feel a bit uneven, but I enjoyed the thrill. I almost didn't want to pick it up to read at night, I found it a bit scary for my taste. The character of Tierney is not a typical girl in her community, without a son - her father has treated her a bit like a son and taught her things that girls in the county typically aren't taught. So as she prepares for the Grace Year, she's not sure what to expect. There's a nice point in here about how the system keeps girls from forming true bonds, and what women are capable of if they bond together. I would have liked a better sense of how this system and the Grace Year came to be, and some of the things were so vague. I don't think the vagueness worked here, it was frustrating. Still, there were enough other redeeming parts of the book that I gave it 3 stars (I'm a tough critic). The character of Tierney being the main one, I was rooting for her. Thanks to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the advanced copy of the book.