The Change: the must read debut feminist fiction novel and crime thriller of 2022!

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We deserve to know about victims, and Miller is conscientious about not keeping the focus only on those who deliver harm.

Harriet Osborne is a former high-ranking advertising executive, the neighborhood witch, and a gifted horticulturist Harrriett, Jo, and Nessa decide to come together with their powers…and nobody better stand in their way. Time to pay the piper! Widowed empty-nester Nessa James begins hearing voices and realizes that like her foremothers she can commune with the dead. Harriett Osborne remains indoors after both career and marriage crash, undergoing an extraordinary transformation. Former executive Jo Levison has always felt tortured by her body but realizes with menopause that she's found a special power she can deploy. The three join forces, guided by Nessa's voices, to discover the truth about a teenage girl whose body was cruelly dumped on a Long Island beach. From top feminist YA author Miller ("Kiki Strike" series); with a 150,00-copy first printing. Library JournalI always want nuanced portrayal in the books I read. Every person should be judged by who they are instead of the color of their skin or their gender. So it makes me really uncomfortable to see groups of people lumped together like this, as if the sin of one is a reflection of all. These powers lead Jo, Nessa, and Harriet to each other… and to dead girls. This story takes in an “Epstein island” type of turn. They discover that there is a community where a bunch of rich men live, where women are disappearing from. When the police prove to be little help, the women use their powers to investigate and the road it leads them down is a crazy one. The women of THE CHANGE pit themselves against evil men, but not all the men we meet are bad guys. What did you make of characters like Franklin, Art, Josh, Eric, even Chase? What do they tell us about men’s potential as partners and allies?

Revenge can be oh so sweet, there's an undercurrent of danger throughout this one that leaves the reader wondering if good really CAN prevail. Obviously for this plot to work, most of the men in this book are pretty despicable and easy to dislike, so if some man bashing bothers you, you probably should steer clear. For me, however, nothing was over the top and I was perfectly content to watch these women channel their frustrations into challenging the status quo and blazing a path of fury. This title is especially clever in its double meaning, and though this novel has tinges of fantasy elements throughout, it all feels within the realm of possibility...or perhaps a much needed eventuality! I thought the premise was very strong and gripping. I loved the inclusion of magical realism. The story was centered on Nessa, Harriett and Jo whom I liked very much, especially Harriett.What do you think becomes of Jo, Nessa and Harriett in the years after the close of this novel? How will their new powers affect the next phase of their lives? What would you like to see them do? I don’t have enough allotted characters to express my love for this feminist fiction. It’s more empowering than “The Power”, and just as entertaining as “Lessons in Chemistry”, but in a different way! This brings me to my next point: The Change is empowering and deliciously feminist. At every turn, we see women banding together in hilarious yet poignant ways. Whether challenging their husbands or the patriarchal systems at large, Harriett, Jo, and Nessa are a refreshing trio. These women aren’t the complacent sort; they’ve got scores to settle, after all. Claude tells the girls who she procures, “What you just received was a shot in the arm... A little dose of ugliness. A glimpse of the way things really work. You survived, and now you’re not only immune, you’re stronger than you were before. Take the money you’ve made and the wisdom you’ve earned and put them both to good use. That’s what I’ve done.” Do you think there’s any truth to that? Do you think Claude really believes it? I daresay the ending mirrors a recent real life situation a bit too closely but I guess also that's what makes it realistic.