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 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)
"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
January marked the first month in a long time that I had a content schedule and stuck to it! I'm very proud of what I was able to create for the first month of 2022 and I am excited/hopeful to continue with this momentum! So, in case you missed it, here's a one-stop-shop for all…
And just like that, we have come to the final day of the first year of the new decade. (What a sentence!) Despite all of its glory and promises, January has been a tough month for me! I flew back to my college campus on the first day of classes and got right to work.…
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