"'I want to live,' I said, replacing Ye Eun's lily behind my ear, 'because life is...life is worth it. Because as long as we can imagine a better world, we should stick around to see it. Even if it doesn't exist yet. Even if we have to build it from scratch, brick by muddy brick.'"…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko (Raybearer #2)
"You are a queen, and this is your game." Goodreads By day, seventeen-year-old Kiera Johnson is a college student, and one of the only black kids at Jefferson Academy. By night, she joins hundreds of thousands of black gamers who duel worldwide in the secret online role-playing card game, SLAY. No one knows Kiera is…
“You and I are warriors, Reed. We were made for bloodshed. Made to charge at the sword and see if we can spin away in time.” Goodreads BookSparks Notice: thank you to BookSparks for providing me an advanced reader’s copy of this book. This does not affect my opinion. Behind every great hero is an Aristene.…
Continue reading ➞ ARC Review: Champion of Fate by Kendare Blake
"I know who I am. I don't need to be more hearing or prove my deafness. I can bring both worlds together. Just being myself, I'm complete." Goodreads A girl finds a community—and love—over the course of one summer in this joyful, wholesome YA romance that celebrates Deaf pride. Think CODA meets Jenny Han! Lilah is tired…
Continue reading ➞ ARC Review: Give Me a Sign by Anna Sortino
"I thought about how I wanted my life to be in the future. I had a responsibility not only to myself, but to my daughter. What I decided, I decided for my child. What I did, I did to her or for her. I had to survive." Goodreads SparkPress Notice: thank you to SparkPress for…
Continue reading ➞ ARC Review: The Garden of Second Chances by Mona Alvarado Frazier
Cierra's Cynosure 