The Graces

By: Laure Eve

Narrated by: Claire Calverley

When a glamorous family of teenage witches brings a mysterious new girl into their fold, they unwittingly nurture a powerful black magic that could destroy them all. This paranormal YA fantasy features intrigue, spells, and a devastating twist. In The Graces, the first rule of witchcraft states that if you want something badly enough, you can get it...no matter who has to pay.

Everyone loves the Graces. Fenrin, Thalia, and Summer Grace are captivating, wealthy, and glamorous. They've managed to cast a spell over not just their high school but also their entire town - and they're rumored to have powerful connections all over the world. If you're not in love with one of them, you want to be them. Especially River: the loner new girl at school. She's different from her peers, who both revere and fear the Grace family. She wants to be a Grace more than anything. But what the Graces don't know is that River's presence in town is no accident.

This fabulously addictive fantasy combines sophisticated and haunting prose with a gut-punching twist that listeners will be dying to discuss. Perfect for fans of We Were Liars as well as nostalgic classics like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the 1996 movie The Craft, The Graces marks the beginning of a new wave of teen witches.

©2016 Laure Eve (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Entertaining but lacking substance

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The mystery around “River” hung on about as long as the mystery of the Graces, but there it was obvious in that lack of character development that made me suspect she would be tried as the villain at some point. I’m not satisfied with the resolve that she can just think things and they come true. I’m not satisfied to accept that the Graces were a one dimensional characterization of elitism. And I’m disgusted by the homophobia. But I kept listening to the book.

Drags in the middle… which is a shame because the ending is good😊

If you can push through the middle you will be pleased with the ending… hang in there til the end!