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The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

The Grace Year

The Grace Year is described as a “haunting, feminist YA speculative thriller,” and I mostly agree with that assessment. It’s twisted, memorable, and eerie (there is a tree from which severed fingers and other body parts hang). It’s a book you’ll be thinking about for days after you’ve finished reading, but it does struggle with being overly ambitious in subplots and when it comes to a satisfactory ending, it doesn’t stick the landing. There is … Continue reading The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

We Love You, Carrie Fisher

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Once upon a time a tiny Blondeheadedgirl sat down to watch a movie. And that movie had a Princess for the ages. She was a leader, could withstand torture, and managed to carry on even after her home and her family were destroyed. She was, you might guess, Princess Leia, and she was one of my first feminist icons, even before I knew what that word was.   Carrie Fisher’s death on December 27 has … Continue reading We Love You, Carrie Fisher