"We all wake up at different times and for different reasons. What matters is what we do after we hear the call." Goodreads Notice: thank you to BookSparks for providing me an advanced reader copy of this book. This does not affect my opinion. The Wall was built to keep them safe. Or so they thought.…
Continue reading ➞ ARC Review: The Verdant Cage by Jess Lourey
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
"'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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