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
"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
"'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)
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