Kim Liggett books

Kim Liggett is a YA author known for dark, atmospheric fiction, including the occult horror series Blood and Salt and the dystopian bestseller The Grace Year.

Blood and Salt Reading Order

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Blood and Salt 2015 Buy
Heart of Ash 2018 Buy

Standalone Novels

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The Last Harvest 2017 Buy
The Unfortunates 2018 Buy
The Grace Year 2019 Buy

Kim Liggett writes YA fiction that leans into horror and dark subject matter. Her first series, Blood and Salt, began in 2015 with a novel about a teenage girl drawn to a mysterious cult with occult roots. Heart of Ash (2018) continued the story. Between the two Blood and Salt books, she published The Last Harvest (2017), a standalone horror novel.

Her breakout came with The Grace Year (2019), a dystopian novel about a community that sends its teenage girls into the wild for a year, believing they carry a dangerous power that must be purged. The book earned comparisons to Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and became Liggett’s most widely read work. The Unfortunates (2018), published the year before, also dealt with dark themes in a YA setting. Across her five books, Liggett has built a reputation for fiction that takes the fears of adolescence and gives them teeth.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Kim Liggett written?

Kim Liggett has written five books across two series.

What was Kim Liggett's first book?

Kim Liggett’s first book is Blood and Salt, published in 2015.

What is The Grace Year about?

The Grace Year (2019) is set in a patriarchal society that banishes teenage girls for one year, believing they possess dangerous magic. The protagonist must survive both the wilderness and her fellow exiles. The novel has been widely compared to The Handmaid’s Tale for its treatment of gender and power.

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