"We all wake up at different times and for different reasons. What matters is what we do after we hear the call." Goodreads Notice: thank you to BookSparks for providing me an advanced reader copy of this book. This does not affect my opinion. The Wall was built to keep them safe. Or so they thought.…
Continue reading ➞ ARC Review: The Verdant Cage by Jess Lourey
Happy 2026! I know the whole "happy new year!" train has come and gone, but I'm fully leaning into "better late than never" this year. Here's a little recap of what's been going on in my world since this time last year. I've been pretty disconnected from the bookish space for basically an entire year.…
Continue reading ➞ Embracing Both: Books I Plan to Read in 2026
Hello everyone! It's 2025 now, which means that Cierra's Cynosure has officially existed for 10 years. I have dedicated nearly half of my life to running this blog, and it is a source of immense pride for me. I love this space I've created for myself on the internet and I am so, so grateful…
Continue reading ➞ Books for Current Times (Cierra’s Cynosure Turns 10!)
"I believe one day you will understand that I was forced to make an impossible choice. A life in this death camp is no life at all. I chose to fight back, to find freedom in my resistance, to find liberation in the emancipation of others." Goodreads Notice: Solis is a companion book to Sanctuary, whose…
Continue reading ➞ ARC Review: Solis by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher
"I am Deka, the Angoro. And I am coming for the gods." Goodreads Notice: This is the second book in the Deathless trilogy. Read my review for book one here. It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered who she really is... but war is waging across the…
Continue reading ➞ Review: The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna (The Gilded Ones #2)
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