“Like all the rest, giving us impossibilities and calling them choices.” Goodreads Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel…
Hi friends! Today, I present to you the first edition of my most anticipated book releases for 2022! First things first: why "first edition" Cierra? Well, instead of doing one long post for every book being released in 2022, I decided I wanted to switch it up and do 4 quarterly anticipated releases posts throughout…
Hello everyone! When this post goes live, it is New Year's Eve and I am probably excitedly awaiting the beginning of a new year! 2022...wow. Do you remember when we thought it was weird to say the year "twenty-twenty one" out loud? Time flies. One thing I appreciate about Goodreads is its annual "Year in…
"That’s the problem with words. In my head, words are magic. My thoughts are eloquent and fierce. On the page, words are music. In the clicks of my keyboard, in the scratches of pencil meeting paper. In the beauty of the eraser, of the backspace key. On the page, the words in my head sing…
Continue reading ➞ Review: What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter
"Because this kiss is mine. Because this boy is mine. Because this life is mine. Because I deserve it." || Goodreads || Charlie Vega is a lot of things. Smart. Funny. Artistic. Ambitious. Fat. People sometimes have a problem with that last one. Especially her mom. Charlie wants a good relationship with her body, but…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado
Cierra's Cynosure 