ARC Review: The Verdant Cage by Jess Lourey

"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.…

ARC Review: Solis by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher

"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…

ARC Review: Libertad by Bessie Flores Zaldivar

"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…

ARC Review: Blood & Fury (Chaos & Flame #2) by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland

"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.…

ARC Review: Champion of Fate by Kendare Blake

“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.…