“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
"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
''People don't just fall in love. No, we stumble and trip and collapse face-first into it." Goodreads School’s out, senior year is over, and Isaac Martin is ready to kick off summer. His last before heading off to college in the fall where he won’t have his best friend, Diego. Where—despite his social anxiety—he’ll be…
Continue reading ➞ ARC Review: Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters
"Retrospect is a place where truth lives guilt-free." Goodreads In stunning verse and vivid use of white space, Erica Martin’s debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement—from the well-documented events that shaped the nation’s treatment of Black people, beginning with the “Separate but Equal” ruling—and introduces lesser-known figures and moments that were…
Cierra's Cynosure 