Of Love and Other Demons.

I personally really liked this book. I enjoy these types of  books that have intense imagery. The book was a very good read in terms of context. The story is captivating and the way the story line was created was pieced together very well. From start to beginning, I can handle what is happening to who and understand the back stories of each character. I like books such as this one where it is very condense in terms of the information that the author gives to show character development.

The story itself is very moving. I am a Catholic and the religious perceptions given in the book is very interesting to me. The religious beliefs and the way they treat Sierva Maria shows the negatives of religious people. My aunt is a nun so its interesting to read about fictional situations when in real life, nuns like my aunt are super modernized and "hip" per say. The clash between religious views is a huge impact on the story it gives it not only a deeper interpretation of Sierva Maria's character, but also the sisters in the convent at Santa Clara.

I enjoy books that make you feel emotions as a reader. For instance, when Marquis' first wife got hit by lighting. It came as a random surprise and had me feel a pang of sympathy for Marquis because her death was right after they began to understand each other through music. Another instance was when Sierva Maria began to be mistreated at the convent because the sisters thought she was possessed. As a reader, I do not believe that she is possessed but misunderstood. The treatment she was getting had me feel like justice needed to be made onto the convent since their ways of handling her were not just and not how religious sisters should treat a young girl.