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)
"God, Dani. There's a lot of hate out there." "Yes," she says in a gentle voice. "But there's also a lot of love, and resistance, and community. More good than bad." Goodreads Notice: thank you to Penguin Teen for sending an advanced reader’s copy of this book through the Penguin Teen Partner Program. This does not…
Continue reading ➞ ARC Review: Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldivar
"Peace is still worth fighting for." Goodreads Notice: thank you to Penguin Teen for sending an advanced reader’s copy of this book through the Penguin Teen Partner Program. This does not affect my opinion. Notice: this is the sequel and finale to the Chaos & Flame duology. Read my review for book one here. Blood magic.…
Continue reading ➞ ARC Review: Blood & Fury (Chaos & Flame #2) by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland
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