"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
"Whatever Caspian did, it has changed our entire world." 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. Darling Seabreak cannot remember anything before the murder of her family at the hands of House Dragon, but she…
Continue reading ➞ ARC Review: Chaos & Flame by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland
Cierra's Cynosure 