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'The Grace Year' by Kim Ligget

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image from:  https://www.thestoriedblog.com/blog/review-the-grace-year **THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MINOR SPOLIERS**  (no plot twists are revealed, and i think you can read my review before reading and still enjoy all of the twists in the book, big and small, but a few minor things are mentioned vaguely.) I found a free 36 page preview, with google books, so its reliable and won't give your device a virus, link here: https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Grace_Year/OjHNDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover Genre: thriller, dystopian fiction Age rating: YA, 14+ personally, i'm 14, and i feel like this age rating is fair, however, i still recommend looking up content/ trigger warnings before reading if you are a younger reader !!  Plot summary:   I n   garner county, it is believed that all young women are born with a dark power.  to counteract this, all 16 year old girls begin their grace year; they are banished to the northern forest for a year...

'the seven husbands of evelyn hugo' by taylor jenkins reid

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 **THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOLIERS**  (and its a really good book pls don't spoil it for yourself) i found a free 42 page preview, with google books so its reliable and won't give your device a virus, link here:  https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Seven_Husbands_of_Evelyn_Hugo/NdAmDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 genre: historical fiction (20th century) age rating: 15+  i think this is accurate, there are some very heavy topics included; abortion, domestic abuse, homophobia, and alcoholism (full list of tw's and some more info here ). i am 14, and i read it, and many of my friends have read it, so of course it does depend on the reader, but personally i don't think i would recommend this to anyone younger than me.  plot summary: monique grant, a young journalist, is personally requested by the 79 year old old-hollywood film star, evelyn hugo, to write a tell-all autobiography about her life, and the truth about her seven husbands.  favourite quotes: 1. ...