The Graces (A Graces Novel)

Dark coming-of-age theme. Somewhat hyperbolic oppositioning of characters. Ms Eve does great job of building reader-doubt as to what is real/related. Thoughtful debut.

The cover is stunning. The story; however, is stereotypical and problematic af at times that I finally gave up.

Love the book and in perfect condition.

Nothing groundbreaking. Plot is pretty recycled from The Craft, and the characters are all a little flat. Buy for a deal, worth 2$ not ten

LOVE THIS BOOK!!!! A fresh voice for YA!! Loved the twists and turns, the story was complex and not formulaic as I sometimes feel YA can be. Can't wait for the second book!

Loved this book! It kept me wondering almost to the end if they Graces were witches.

I can’t stop watching it

At first I thought it was going to be just another "high school girl problems" book but it turned out to be so much more. I very much enjoyed this book and look forward to the release of the next one!!

I can't speak for anyone else but I'm CRAZY about this book. Loved it. Completely.It is one of those novels that just messes with your head slightly - The Graces are a family who are seemingly magical (it is said they are witches) and River is bound and determined to be their friend. But ulterior motives abound in this story and everyone has their thing...I loved how Laure Eve kept it fairly ambiguous during the telling - are they Witches? Are they just the kind of rich that seems mysterious? River herself is drawn to them for her own reasons and they keep their own council - but maybe just maybe she can get with the in crowd. But as life shows us over and over again - be careful what you wish for...It is a beautifully drawn tale of friendships made and broken when you get to the heart of it - all the characters are full of depth and contradictions - I fell for them all for different reasons, took a side, changed my mind, went with it a bit then was hit with an intensely clever and heart stopping ending which made me throw the book down and glare at it for a bit saying WAIT WAIT I need more! Sigh. Blinking authors. Luckily the sequel is out this year so not TOO long to tap my fingers impatiently.There are some really good themes all hidden in the storytelling here - family ties, growing up and finding your own identity beyond loved ones, the closeness of siblings, its all in here and very beautifully done too. Always with that sense of otherness, the feeling that something is coming you can't quite grasp and truthfully I didn't grasp it at all, not really. Just read it. And wait....The Graces was exactly the book I was looking for - it engaged me, made me want to be part of The Grace family, kept me slightly on edge plus I'm a sucker for a good yarn, this was a darned good yarn.Bring on book 2! Sooner rather than later please. A pure pleasure of a read.Highly Recommended.

Well holy hell this book was incredible. It had everything I loved. Comedy. Mystery. Witchcraft. Reminded me of the secret circle novels and The Craft. I liked how the narrator didn't really tell you much about herself, leaving you more focused on The Graces as she was, and how you weren't 100% sure if they all were really witches or just playing up to what the town believed. And god. That ending. I can't wait to read the next one.

The Graces tells the story of River, who moves to a new town and becomes mesmerised by the Graces, a magical family living nearby who are rumoured to be witches. I love any book which focuses on cults or magic, so I was pretty invested in this one from the beginning. I really enjoyed the Graces once it had picked up pace, but I prefer my books to get to the action pretty quickly, and I did feel like The Graces took a little while to do so. If you're into magical books which build up the tension slowly, then The Graces may be for you.

YA, high-school plus magic, misfit who gets sucked into the whirl of the popular trio – but they have a secret of their own…I didn’t entirely get on with it, I admit; I got bored a third of the way through. Might be good if you get on with high school drama…

I started to read this and it is easy to read and flows nicely, just personally for me, I got bored with the obsession, had seen it too many times, so I lost my way and couldn't finish. I don't disbelieve the positive reviews, like I said there is a nice flow, I think I'm just weary of the genre