![]() That’s not the only thing setting her apart from her fellow students at the Art Lyceum of Bohemia in Prague. Starting with 17-year-old Karou, who is far from a typical teenager, with hair that grows in a bright ultramarine, no rebellious dye required. Taylor has taken elements of mythology, religion and her own imagination and pasted them into a believably fantastical collage. In this case, the story that follows, by Laini Taylor, a 2009 National Book Award finalist (“Lips Touch: Three Times”), is a breath-catching romantic fantasy about destiny, hope and the search for one’s true self that doesn’t let readers down. And it may be a cliché, but it’s not necessarily an unwelcome one. ![]() It’s a phrase that inevitably evokes fairy tales and leather-bound classics about epic adventures, setting up the anticipation that readers will discover worlds filled with magic. ![]() Any book that opens with “Once upon a time” is inviting high expectations. ![]()
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