"You aren't the Aloriyans I imagined. You trekked among the beasts and briars, and the deep heart led you all the way to Voryn." Goodreads Cerys is safe in the kingdom of Aloriya. Here there are no droughts, disease, or famine, and peace is everlasting. It has been this way for hundreds of years, since…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston
“Fear is just a game, Shiori, I reminded myself. You win by playing.” Goodreads Shiori, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck,…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim (Six Crimson Cranes #1)
''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
"She’s right. I am a warrior. I faced my to-do list. I fought for my freedom...and now I’m here. I’m back at the place where I first found myself, finding more pieces of who I am." Goodreads Quinn keeps lists of everything—from the days she’s ugly cried, to “Things That I Would Never Admit Out…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney
"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 