I tossed up between a 3 and 4 star rating for this one. I went with a 4 as you can see. The reason I wasn't sure was because I felt that the imagery and the fantasy aspect seemed a little too prominent within the story. Hold up, I'm getting ahead of myself here.Tahlia has a very strong story here, t...
I first encountered the beautiful clarity of Tahlia Newland's style in her short story, "A Hole in the Pavement". The same clarity, and the same magic use of metaphor, is here in "You Can't Shatter Me".The story starts slowly, wistfully, and builds into something special. A very effective use of the...