A review by reatschetter
A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee

5.0

I loved everything about this book, from the Japanese folklore influence to the individual characters. This is nearly perfect YA fantasy. I especially loved that we have a heroine who is finding her voice and learning that she doesn't have to bend to fit the mold. Did I mention funny? Miuko's wry little thoughts often had me giggling to myself. This is absolutely a book for all the wild and wonderful girls in your life, the ones who are a bit too loud, a bit too extra, a bit too tired of trying to make themselves small. In some ways I almost want to label this an allegory, because it WORKS as one...that's all I can say without spoiling things. I'm an 'old' woman and I still wanted to cry when I finished reading this because it feels so unapologetically fresh and freeing, a manifesto to falling in love with yourself and with the world around you.