A dystopian tale of 16-year-old girls exiled to purge dangerous magic, facing brutality and survival in a repressive society.
A dystopian tale of 16-year-old girls exiled to purge dangerous magic, facing brutality and survival in a repressive society.
The instant New York Times bestseller, Kim Liggett's The Grace Year is a speculative YA thriller in the vein of The Hunger Games and The Power , now in trade paperback. No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden. In Garner County, girls are 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. Tierney James dreams of a better life—but as her own grace year draws near, she quickl...
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Graphic sexual content with explicit scenes; frequent references to seduction and aphrodisiac power. Sexual assault, coercion, and harassment; graphic content.
Extreme violence with graphic gore, body horror, torture, lynching, and murder depicted on-page.
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Minor references to drugging; not a central theme.
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Minor religious bigotry themes; not a dominant focus.
Moderate focus on magic as a dangerous, forbidden force tied to girls' exile.
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Strong feminist and dystopian themes; critiques of oppression and gender roles.
Moderate depiction of suicidal thoughts and self-harm ideation.
Extreme depictions of child abuse, emotional and physical abuse, and systemic suffering. Sexual assault, coercion, and harassment; graphic content.
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