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Kim Jeanyoung _eanyoung_im — 4.999991 stars The only thing that keeps my from 5-starring this book is that I wish there were more! I want more of Kizzy and Anamique and Esme. I want more of the goblins and devils and Druj. I want to be able to just live inside these words all the time and never have to come back to reality. I like that these stories were dark and dangerous and not everything ended perfectly (Kizzy!). I also loved that though these worlds were full of fantastical things like magic and devils and reincarnation, they also felt so very real. I felt like I could walk those streets with Kizzy (thank goodness I didn't, because I know I was a girl who wanted a lot when I was a teenager and the goblins would've been chomping at the bit to get at me, too. Luckily, though, I'm not a big fan of fruit so I would've likely been saved by my pickiness. Take that, Mom! Now if they'd offered me bacon...), I could play a duet with Anamique (though not a very good one as my piano-playing skills are far from adequate thanks to disuse), I could be another one of those shy, bookish girls at Esme's school. Laini Taylor has a way of writing the fantastic in such a tangible way that no matter how crazy it sounds, it also sounds real and vibrant and alive. So if you're a fan of very evocative, beautiful, wonderful, realistic fantasy, check out anything by Laini Taylor because it's all great (I want it to be April already so I can read Dreams of God and Monsters! The cover is so gorgeous it hurts my eyes). And seriously, this lady knows how to end a story so that you're satisfied but also want more...hmm, what else does that remind me of? Oh no! Laini Taylor makes literary goblin fruit! How will I survive until April? Guess I can either reread Daughter of Smoke and Bone or maybe check out her other series :)

Meagan Hyland _eg_yland — This beautifully written novel tells the story of one woman's journey of self-discovery. The novel doesn't only contend with Ana Howland's increasing sense of being smothered by a domineering and controlling husband, but also shows her growing realization that she has always lived under the overbearing weight of an oppressive relationship. Neither her authoritarian mother nor her dictatorial husband can accept her as a separate and imperfect person. The Road from La Cueva is full of metaphor and in the hands of Sheila Ortego, the use of this device brings a richness and poetry to a topic that might seem trite in other hands. We are given a deeper glimpse into Ana's struggles through the images of the hostile road from La Cueva, the stubborn clay shaped by the potter, and the Changing Woman Ceremony (sometimes called the Sunrise Ceremony). The road to and from Ana's home is a very tangible representation of those oppressive relationships in her life. When this dirt road is dry, it is as hard and unyielding as rock ... ready to tear up and break what dares to pass over it. Wet, the road is even worse. It oozes over and sucks everything into it with "a satisfied, brown belch." The beauty of the imperfect is gorgeously represented through the craft of pottery. As Ana learns this craft from Michael, a co-worker, she notices that one of his creations has an uneven rim. He ran his fingers around the rim of the cup. "See how this isn't even? The Japanese call this shibui, the flaw that makes something beautiful. The shape has to have some room, some freedom." ... "Like with people," he said, and she nodded. It is this very room and freedom that is lacking in Ana's life. She has allowed the oppressive behaviors of others to weigh down her very being and she knows that it is something only she can change. One of the most beautiful chapters in the book is the one describing the Changing Woman Ceremony, a Native American ceremony celebrating the change from girlhood to womanhood. Ana already knows that the means to change her life is within reach. It becomes more apparent as she watches the ceremony and recognizes her own internal strength and power as a woman. No longer will she be passively shaped by others. Ana already has the ability to gain command over her weaknesses, to be physically and emotionally strong, and to endure and suffer with dignity. Before the readers' eyes, "[she is shaped:] ... into the woman she [is:] to become." Her deep compassion and resilience form a strong core around which to emerge. The Road from La Cueva is an encouraging look at the power we all have to shape our own lives. The passion and beauty of the writing is something that will draw me back to this story repeatedly.