{"id":2304,"date":"2016-11-24T21:05:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T15:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=2304"},"modified":"2016-11-24T21:12:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-24T15:42:13","slug":"book-review-graces-laure-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/book-review-graces-laure-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review : The Graces by Laure Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vcex_spacing][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:45px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Droid%20Serif%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_custom_heading text=”24th November, 2016″ font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:13px|text_align:left|color:%23595959″ google_fonts=”font_family:Droid%20Serif%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20italic%3A400%3Aitalic”][vcex_spacing size=”40px”][vc_single_image image=”2305″ css=”.vc_custom_1479975823991{padding-right: 35px !important;padding-left: 35px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vcex_spacing][vc_column_text]\n

Fenrin, Thalia, and Summer are siblings in the Grace family. They are wealthy and charming. Not to mention that they are whispered to be witches, Everyone wants to be their friend. But luck favours the new girl, River, who wants to be a Grace more than anything.<\/p>\n

With such a brilliant cover and the story being about witches, I was instantly attracted to the book. However, it was not as I expected the book to be.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”The Twilight Comparison” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vcex_spacing][vc_column_text]\n

After a few pages into the book, I felt the plot seemed familiar, too familiar \u2013 Twilight<\/em>! A new girl. A group of mystical siblings. There is \u00a0the YA clich\u00e9 of the one hot guy, Fenrin, who is the heart throb of every girl in town. The new girl has a crush on the hot guy. And so on.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing][vc_custom_heading text=”About sexuality” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vcex_spacing][vc_column_text]\n

When River says she doesn\u2019t like Fenrin (she actually does), Summer, one of the Grace sisters, says she must be gay. River denies being gay and the conversation rolls on. That seems to put Fenrin on too high a pedestal. Liking a person has nothing to do with being gay or not.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vcex_spacing][vc_custom_heading text=”Unrealistic twists” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vcex_spacing][vc_column_text]\n

At first it says, no outsider stays in the Grace group for long. It is not clearly mentioned what makes River worthy of an entry into the sibling group. What does she have that no one else in town has?<\/p>\n

There is a website that proves that the Graces are witches and gives detailed explanations. River finds out who made it because he quotes a line from the website. How can that be conclusive? Anyone who has read the website can do that. \u00a0Also, there being a website out in the open \u2013 Why are the Graces not bothered at all by it?<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing][vc_custom_heading text=”The name” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vcex_spacing][vc_column_text]\n

River hates her actual name, so she gives herself the new name \u2018River\u2019. I could not understand why there is so much secrecy surrounding her name. Perhaps the mystery will be answered in the sequel.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Final Verdict :” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:25px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Merriweather%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vcex_spacing][vc_column_text]\n

I think The Graces<\/em> had a lot of potential. I started the read with a lot of expectations. The blurb was fascinating and if it had been executed better, it could have been a major hit. The pace did pick up after a huge chunk of the book was over, but by then it is too late to hold a reader\u2019s interest. If you won\u2019t mind Twilight<\/em> in a new bottle you might enjoy the read. Else, no.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vcex_spacing][vc_column_text]Title : <\/strong>The\u00a0Graces
\nAuthor :<\/strong>\u00a0Laure Eve
\nPublisher\u00a0:<\/strong>\u00a0Faber & Faber
\nPublished : <\/strong>2016
\nLanguage :<\/strong> English
\nPages :<\/strong>\u00a0415
\nRating : <\/strong>2\/5[\/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing][vc_column_text]Much thanks to Faber & Faber\u00a0for a copy of the book. All opinions are my own.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vcex_spacing size=”50px”][vc_text_separator title=”Let’s discuss” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vcex_spacing][vc_column_text]Have you read The Graces? Did you love it or hate it? Did any of these point bother you? Will you be reading the sequel?\u00a0<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vcex_spacing size=”50px”][vc_text_separator title=”Show some Love!” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vcex_spacing size=”10px”][vc_custom_heading text=”Share this post” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:20px|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Droid%20Serif%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][easy-social-share buttons=”facebook,twitter,google,pinterest” style=”icon” template=”grey-circles-retina” twitter_user=”thebooksatchel”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Add to your Goodreads shelf” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vcex_spacing][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][vcex_spacing size=”5px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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