Happy 2026! I know the whole "happy new year!" train has come and gone, but I'm fully leaning into "better late than never" this year. Here's a little recap of what's been going on in my world since this time last year. I've been pretty disconnected from the bookish space for basically an entire year.…
Continue reading ➞ Embracing Both: Books I Plan to Read in 2026
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
"And nothing is more important than the ability to tell yourself a different story. A new story that goes against what the world has told you." Goodreads Echo Brown is a wizard from the East Side, where apartments are small and parents suffer addictions to the white rocks. Yet there is magic...everywhere. New portals begin…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown
"These weren't gory, made-up tales. These were our friends and neighbors being rounded up and carted away. It had to be just a matter of time before we were dragged away too." Goodreads || Amazon || B&N || Book Depository Notice: I received an eARC of this book from the Penguin Teen Partner program/Netgalley in…
Continue reading ➞ Review: Sanctuary by Paola Mendoza and Abby Sher
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