"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
"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)
Cierra's Cynosure 