Pages:
415
Publisher:
Faber
Release
Date: 1st
September 2016
Edition:
UK proof, review
copy
Other
Titles by this Author: Fearsome Dreamer, The
Illusionists
Meet
the Graces
They
were waiting for someone different.
All
I had to do was show them that person was me.
Just
like everybody else in her small town, River is obsessed with the Graces. Just
like everybody else, she's been seduced by their wealth, their exclusivity,
their beauty, and their glamour.
But
unlike everybody else, River knows exactly what she’s doing.
Doesn’t
she?
The YA world has been raving
about ‘The Graces’ for goodness knows how long and I have to admit that I was a
little intimidated by the hype, but boy did it live up to it!
Within only a couple of pages I was
completely intrigued. ‘The Graces’ has that really nostalgic atmosphere of old
school paranormal romance that was the backbone of YA for so long and it was
such a lovely feeling. It did feel a little overwritten at first, a little
try-hard, but I soon fell into the rhythm of the story and became swept up in
the intrigue of the Graces.
All the time I wasn’t reading ‘The
Graces’ I was dying to – it’s incredibly compelling. The mysteries got thicker,
the atmosphere got closer and everything got darker, all leading to a twist
that completely blew my mind. I was expecting a big twist, but that was still a
serious wow. One of my smaller theories did turn out to be correct though which
I was rather chuffed about that.
Every single character in this book
is completely messed up. The Graces live in a bubble of privilege,
overprotective parents and a strange intense relationship with each other. River’s
family life is equally unusual, but at the opposite end of the spectrum and she’s
desperate for love and acceptance. But all four of them take their messiness to
unexpected levels.
Dark, compelling and shocking, ‘The
Graces’ threw me for a loop. I can’t WAIT for book two!
Thanks to Faber for the review
copy.
Sophie
I really want to read this (I'm asking for it for my birthday!) It sounds perfect for Halloween :)
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