This review and other non-spoilery reviews can be found @The Book PrescriptionActual Rating: 2.5 stars “The old god and the youngest Grace witch. The story says they loved each other, but can the story be trusted at all?”🌟 I didn’t like and didn’t hate this book but I think it could have been better for sure.I read this because I like the synopsis very much! I thought that I have read something similar before -And it obviously isn’t new but still good- and I found out that it has the same synop...

ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. “I fell in love with the forest. And the forest loved me back. And so we traded hearts. Mine is here, larger and stronger than it could have been in the small cavern of my body” I’ve read over one-hundred books so far in 2018, and Strange Grace is easily my absolute favorite. And I anticipate that it will be my favorite book of 2018 come December 31st, too. What a masterpiece in every sense of the word. Liter...

This is one of the most conflicting reviews/ratings I've given lately. Strange Grace is dark, creepy and just the right amount of gory for me. So you'd think it would hit the mark for a teen fantasy read. And it mostly does. However there are moments and times where I feel like something was missing or a connective tissue wasn't quite there. Also refreshing is that it's a stand-alone!! ForeshadowingWhen you write a book that focuses on tidbits of information dropped like easter eggs throughout t...

I really liked this. I still thought it could have been even better and also creepier but this was just right up my alley. I liked especially the romance but wish even that would have been explored a little more. But oh man, huge improvement from Blood Magic.

Have you ever realized you were sitting reading with one hand covering your mouth?That’s how large parts of this book were for me. Strange Grace was such a beautiful, eerie, twisted, and compelling story. The haunting atmosphere of the Devil’s Forest with its whispering creatures, shadows over your shoulder, and echoing laughter of the devil will chill your bones while you read – while somehow still coming off as an inspiring story about love and sacrifice. A witch makes a deal with the devil to...

"The old god and the youngest Grace witch. The story says they loved each other, but can the story be trusted at all?" This is such a ME book. If you took all the things I love and threw them in a blender, this book would be the product. 🍁 fantasy🍁 spooky🍁 dark fairy tale🍁 witches🍁 so queer🍁 gender norms? who is she? This will be the perfect fall read. If you are looking for something spooky and atmospheric, this is it. If you are looking for something witchy, this is it. If you are l

“This valley is made on love, little bird. Find love. Seek it, always. That is where our power resides.” In the town of Three Graces, no one is ever injured or killed. To achieve this, the town must sacrifice a boy every seven years — but this year, the sacrifice comes early. Following an angry boy, a saint, and a witch, this book is a weird and magical journey. →the good stuff←I memed in this First of all, god, you guys, the body horror. The tone that feels like a blend of 1300s wi

While I did like a lot of things about this, I just could not for the life of me wrap my poor, contemporary loving brain around all of the fantastical elements in this enough to really enjoy it. Womp :((Side-note: I definitely think that if you at all enjoy fantasy even just a little bit more than I do, you will LOVE this. It was just way more heavy on the fantasy than I was expecting and I couldn’t immerse myself as much as I was hoping I would)

**3.5-stars rounded up**Admittedly, I am bewildered by this book. Gratton has provided plenty of food for thought. Trust me, it's a lot to unpack. The story itself, although beautifully written, is very dense and heavy. I feel like I am still struggling to get out from under the weight of it to gather my thoughts.I even annotated, thinking that would help. Looking back over portions I flagged, I do like a lot of what was going on. A few itemized thoughts:1. The exploration of friendship and the

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DNF at 60%HOW I WANTED TO LOVE THIS BOOK. I love the cover and the synopsis is magical and I couldn’t wait to get to it. Sadly, it was so boring. I really liked the three main characters: Mair, Arthur, and Rhun. They’re all in love with each other and the dynamic of their relationship would have been enough for me if it would have been crafted in a different way. The three of them barely have interactions and I wanted to see why they were drawn to each other. Instead it seemed like I was just su...

☆ 5 / 5 ☆ “A Grace witch began this bargain with her heart, her mother says, and your heart could end it.” I knew I was in for a ride with this book when I started getting emotional halfway through the prologue. In very few pages, Tessa Gratton highlights the heart-wrenching quality of the sacrifice the town makes and of how entrenched it is in these boys to be willing to die for their town. It gives and takes away hope in a moment, and was a perfect setup to present the three main characters....

I have a lot of feelings about this book. Strange Grace has been one of my most anticipated 2018 releases all year—I love these dark, witchy fantasy stories, and as soon as I saw Tessa mention it on her twitter back at the start of the year, I wanted to pre-order it right then and there. All the build-up leading to finally reading this twisted little story is precisely why this review is so difficult for me to write. They made this bargain with the devil: Every seven years their best boy is se...

If you’re feeling for a spooky book, but have already read Uprooted by Naomi Novik, I’d recommend reading this to satisfy your craving. It has a creepy forest, a tricky devil, bird women, blood magic, and a MFM polyamorous relationship. While it is admittedly rather slow-paced, it was also quite enjoyable. I had fun traipsing through the story along with Mairwen, Rhen, and Arthur. I’d recommend reading this paranormal story around Halloween. It’d be perfect!

Strange Grace is a high fantasy novel featuring a polyamorous relationship, terrible bargains, and the creepiest forest since Uprooted.Which means, of course, that it was exactly my thing. I read it in less than a day - thanks to rivetedlit I could read it legally for free and not for the 11€ this ebook costs, but only for one day - and it's been a while since I did that without skimming. I loved this book so much, for many reasons.One of them is, of course, the polyamory representation. This is...

"They made this bargain with the devil: Every seven years their best boy is sent into the forest from sundown to sunrise, on the night of the Slaughter Moon. He will live or die on his own mettle, and for his sacrifice the devil blesses Three Graces." Thank you Edelweiss and Margaret McElderry Books for sending a review copy in exchange for an honest review.When reading the synopsis of this book I instantly fell in love with it. I also had a feeling that it would be one of my favorite reads o

3.5 with a higher rounding. A enjoyable October read if you are feeling something more atmospheric. The book has a definite autumnal scent to it, however if I wouldn't recommend it if you don't like flowier, more descriptive and abstract books. It stays true to the genre of magical realism with longer descriptions and a slower pace. It definitely lost my attention at certain parts, or left me confused at others, but to be completely honest that might have partially been my fault, because I was a...

Excuse me... how dare this book be so perfect??? If you’re looking for an atmospheric, spooky read this October, THIS IS IT, PEOPLE. Also, polyamory. I love everything about this book.

In a town free of illness or bad fortune, a deal has been struck with the devil. Their easy living comes at a price, a saint who enters the woods every seven years, seldom to return. What happens in those woods is a mystery. We follow a trio of amazing characters united in their love for one another, Mairwen, a Grace witch; Rhun, the expected saint; and Arthur, a moody outcast who will each have a role to play as the devil demands a heart be sacrificed to the forest to fill the bargain. This boo...

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