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We Set the Dark on Fire

(We Set the Dark on Fire #1)

Tehlor Kay Mejia (Goodreads Author)

3.76 · Rating details · 14,192 ratings · 2,373 reviews

In this daring and romantic fantasy debut perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and Latinx authors Zoraida Córdova and Anna-Marie McLemore, society wife-in-training Dani has a great awakening after being recruited by rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival.

At the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarized ...more

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Jul 20, 2020 Cindy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Really like the setup and appreciate the F/F relationship and Latinx representation; the concept here has a lot of potential (an arrogant straight man has two wives who fall in love with each other instead… we love to see it). Unfortunately I found the romance developed way too quickly and the rebellion to be handled in a flimsy manner (the main character’s role was mostly just conveniently overhearing important information at the right time lol).

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Jun 03, 2019 may ➹ rated it liked it · review of another edition

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imagine being a weak straight man and your two wives don’t love you, and instead fall in love with each other. instantly crushed

[3.5]

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Jan 28, 2019 megs_bookrack rated it really liked it

**3.5-stars rounded up**

At The Medio School for Girls, young women are prepped for one of two roles within their future husband's household: Primera or Segunda.

Before you get too excited, let me just say, these aren't highly challenging positions, but rather socially-assigned womanly roles.

Beauty or brains, those are the choices because apparently you can't be both, or neither for that matter.

A Primera essentially handles the business required for a functioning household, while the Segunda ta ...more

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Mar 12, 2019 ;3 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: likeable-main-character-s, audiobooks, lgbt

what would you do if 🤔 we kissed 🧐😗 under the roof 🤭😳😳 of the rich guy we’re both married to 🙈🙈🤫😛 and we’re both girls? 😜😘😳😳😱🤭

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Mar 08, 2017 Elle (ellexamines) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Who is attacking, and who is dying?

4 1/2 stars. We Set the Dark on Fire follows Dani, a girl being trained in the art of being a wife. In the inside of the wall, men each have two wives: Primeras run the house, while Segundas are the childbearers. On the outside, people live in poverty. Dani is an interloper, and when a resistance fighter threatens her with this information, she’s forced to use her primera status to spy. All the while, though, she is falling for her home’s segunda, h ...more

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Jun 10, 2020 Danielle rated it liked it · review of another edition

This was an ‘okay’ read. A school set up to prep girls for a life of ‘wife’- catch being, you’re not the only wife. Two enemies get placed in the same government officials home. As the ‘wives’ one is there for brain/support the other is there to be arm candy. Sounds interestingly chauvinistic, right?! 🤨 Well of course there’s some corruption with the government, which results in some spy action. 🤫 This ends on a cliff hanger.... and I honestly can’t say I’m hankering to see what happens next. My ...more

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Dec 09, 2021 Sofia rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: disappointments, enough-with-the-rebellion, feminism, sapphic, stock-side-characters, well-that-was-a-cheap-plot, failed-romance

How cruel is it to promise a forbidden wlw romance and an internal struggle between a deep-seated yearning for equality and parents' sacrifice for privilege hardly anyone else has the opportunity to reach for... and then not execute it in an interesting way? I wanted to scream, but I yawned instead.

Dani is the top student at the Medio School for Girls, where women are trained to either become a Primera or a Segunda, the two types of wives each man marries. Primeras run the household, while Segun How cruel is it to promise a forbidden wlw romance and an internal struggle between a deep-seated yearning for equality and parents' sacrifice for privilege hardly anyone else has the opportunity to reach for... and then not execute it in an interesting way? I wanted to scream, but I yawned instead.

Dani is the top student at the Medio School for Girls, where women are trained to either become a Primera or a Segunda, the two types of wives each man marries. Primeras run the household, while Segundas raise children. It's a problematic, misogynistic system that a rebellion called La Voz is determined to change. But Dani's parents sacrificed everything to help her gain the privilege of being the Primera for a wealthy politician, and she is torn between two choices: protecting and secretly courting Carmen (the Segunda she is technically married to but isn't allowed to be in a relationship with) and joining La Voz full-time, or being the Primera she was trained to be and staying faithful to Medio.

I wanted to love We Set the Dark on Fire so badly, but it disappointed me. It felt very juvenile. The rebellion was like a romanticized idea of a resistance, but was never explored beyond the surface level. Dani, despite being a "spy" for La Voz, did nothing but accidentally eavesdrop on important conversations. She doesn't do any spying, she's just really lucky and everyone else apparently doesn't care who hears the family secrets.

I was looking forward to the romance, but it lacked something. It progressed so quickly, I honestly thought I had skipped part of the book because Carmen and Dani went from being suspicious of each other to being in love with each other within thirty pages. There was a half-hearted attempt to continue that suspicion, but it ended up just being heavy-handed foreshadowing that led to a very obvious plot twist.

I loved the ideas behind this book. The exploration of privilege, the mythology, the feminism, maybe a glimpse into the grey morality of La Voz. But We Set the Dark on Fire felt very flat and forgettable instead.

2.5 stars

In a battle between two men trying to control her, she'd chosen herself.

...more

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Mar 04, 2019 JenacideByBibliophile rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: rebellion-books, fiction-ya, fiction-ya-teen, twas-a-dud, lgbt

Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by the publisher, Harper Collins, via Edelweiss+ for an honest review.

Opinion:

I cannot tell you guys how excited I was to receive an ARC copy of this book from Edelweiss+!

SO excited.

So, when I started actually reading, I realized…maybe, this isn’t exactly what I imagined it to be.
But naturally, I kept reading…

And reading…

And…reading…

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*Sigh*

This was ALMOST my first DNF book of 2019.

Daniela’s family sacrificed everything they had to give her a better life. ...more

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Jan 09, 2019 Bang Bang Books rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Let's start by saying that I appreciate the representation and the timeliness of the topic but unfortunately that's all which is the reason for the low rating.

The MC, Dani, was nothing special. She was the typical character who wants to please her parents even if it means sacrificing their own desires. This character that we've all read a hundred times, rebukes the rebels or ignores them until she's confronted with the realness and joins them. IF YOU MUST WRITE THIS CHARACTER THAT APPEARS IN EV Let's start by saying that I appreciate the representation and the timeliness of the topic but unfortunately that's all which is the reason for the low rating.

The MC, Dani, was nothing special. She was the typical character who wants to please her parents even if it means sacrificing their own desires. This character that we've all read a hundred times, rebukes the rebels or ignores them until she's confronted with the realness and joins them. IF YOU MUST WRITE THIS CHARACTER THAT APPEARS IN EVERY DYSTOPIAN YA NOVEL, PLEASE MAKE THEM STAND OUT (HAVE A NEW VOICE). Making Dani Latina isn't enough; she has to have a different voice-a personality.

The romance was insta-love. Carmen is a biotch and has hated Dani for FIVE YEARS (TREATED HER LIKE A PIECE OF SHIT) but then she has one civil conversation and it's booty time? What?! Is there a lack of f/f romance among minority characters? Yes but please do it well.

The supporting cast of characters were forgettable. Mateo was a caricature of a villain. Carmen's only asset was that she filled out a dress. Sota was interesting on this first two appearances on the page but he fizzled. I would have liked to see the older Primera and Segunda have a larger role but once again-forgettable.

The writing. I used to say that a book has bad writing but I'm going to stop saying that. Instead, I'll say that this type of writing wasn't for me. Mejia tried to create tension and sometimes in landed but most of the time it was familiar. Snooping in someone's office that you're forbidden to enter, eavesdropping on convos, making plans to meet with the rebels only to have someone unknowingly inviting themselves. These are all straight out of movies and TV; you have to have some nuance but there wasn't much.

More about the writing and this time I will criticize. There were at least three times where Dani received VITAL information by eavesdropping. One time is okay but three? That's lazy writing. There has to be other ways for characters to obtain information that will move along the plot. When the author has to use the same tactic more than once, they've run out of ideas.

The idea was new because it was a metaphor for the border wall but the border wall concept was too on the nose. In other words, there was no depth and I wouldn't even go as far as to call it a metaphor. It was a literal wall keeping poor people out. When you write a have vs. have-nots or government vs. rebel story, you have to do something different with it. The government hates the have-nots because they were poor? I'm not even sure if that was the reason but that's not the point. Okay, they hate them and lie to the public to make them hate the have-nots by turning them into criminals. So, Trump is doing this right now and it's timely but Mejia wasn't giving it a new perspective. We are currently living this and she's just telling us what we already know and feel and see. GIVE ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I can turn on CNN and hear what she's saying in this book. GIVE ME A NEW VOICE, A NEW PERSPECTIVE, A NUANCED POV OR STORY FROM A REBEL. DON'T JUST REGURGITATE WHAT I HEAR ON THE NEWS EVERY DAY.

If you've seen any spy-type movie, you will totally predict everything. I don't go into stories trying to predict everything but when it's kind of obvious, I have no choice but to try. That's all I'll say about that.

I rated this low because I didn't enjoy any of it. Sometimes I will enjoy the first 50 pages or there will be one great character but there was none of that in this book. I didn't enjoy the first 10 pages. There was literally nothing new or special about the PLOT.
This is a straight forward way of writing and that's just not the type of writing for me. I like beautiful metaphoric prose. I want to be challenged an this book fulfilled neither of those for me. This book is frustrating because it had potential especially because ALL the characters were Latina (I apologize if I'm categorizing this wrong. Is it Latinx? Please correct me) and it was set in a dystopian world.

It basically comes down to-I don't want to read a book that I've already read before. If you liked Girls of Paper and Fire, which I coincidently also didn't enjoy, you'll like this book. ...more

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Jul 08, 2018 . (not active on this account stop adding me) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: wlw-or-f-f, lgbt, netgalley-and-edelweiss, arcs

full review on my blog

Representation: Latina main characters and an f/f romance. According to the publisher, these are both ownvoices.

ARC kindly provided by Katherine Tegen Books in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a refreshing and original read that takes on so many prevalent issues in today's society. I hate comparing books, but if you like diverse reads with queer characters of colour that have the same vibe as The Handmaid's Tale (except Young Adult), then you'll love this. Ev ...more

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Jul 24, 2019 Trina (Between Chapters) rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult, 2019, audiobooks, fantasy

Fell victim to what I call "what's the plot, again?" syndrome where so little new things happen for such a long time that I had to keep re-reading the summary to remember what the book was about. BUT! It's a good set up. I just wanted more of the spy action and less of the same conversations and thoughts being rehashed.

I wasn't into the romance that much, although Mejia writes romance well. It was the particular dynamic between the characters of deep mistrust didn't vibe with me. I don't really ...more

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Dec 29, 2018 Emily May marked it as dnf · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, arc

ARC provided in exchange for honest review 🔥

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Dec 17, 2018 Madalyn (Novel Ink) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-releases, edelweiss

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

After following Tehlor Kay Mejia on social media for years and hearing some early buzz about her debut, I was highly anticipating this one. And, friends, let me tell you: it did not disappoint!

We Set the Dark on Fire is set in a world that feels uncomfortably close to our own. Medio is a world in which women are expected to conform to prescribed subservient role I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

After following Tehlor Kay Mejia on social media for years and hearing some early buzz about her debut, I was highly anticipating this one. And, friends, let me tell you: it did not disappoint!

We Set the Dark on Fire is set in a world that feels uncomfortably close to our own. Medio is a world in which women are expected to conform to prescribed subservient roles, one where a whole nation of people is viewed as “illegal” and is constantly demonized by the oppressive government. I hesitate to use “dystopian” as a descriptor nowadays, because it holds so many seemingly negative connotations to a lot of readers. However, We Set the Dark on Fire is a dystopian novel in the vein of The Handmaid’s Tale and Red Clocks, as opposed to Divergent or The Hunger Games. The entire book feels like very pointed political commentary, and the subject matter was incredibly timely. Like, there’s literally a wall built by the Median government to keep out the “border-crossing illegals” who they blame for all of the country’s problems. Sound familiar?

Anyway, we follow Dani, who has just graduated from the esteemed Medio School for Girls, which prepares young women for one of two roles: Primera or Segunda. Basically, every rich, influential dude in Medio has two wives, a Primera and a Segunda, who are trained in different arenas of womanly duties *vomit noises*. At the beginning of We Set the Dark on Fire, Dani graduates at the top of her Primera class and is sold to the wealthiest, most influential family in the country… alongside her nemesis, Carmen, who is to be Mateo’s Segunda.

I was enthralled by the world of Medio from the first page. Mejia describes it so vividly, from the food, to the clothing, to the social customs. It’s heavily influenced by Mexican culture, which I loved. As such, almost every character in this book is Latinx, which I also loved. I mean, obviously, it has some flaws (see all of the misogynistic, heteronormative, classist, and xenophobic rhetoric spouted by the country’s elite), but it was fascinating to read about. The chapter headings are excerpts from the Medio School for Girls’ handbook, which I thought was a really clever way to acclimate readers to some of the more nuanced social expectations in Medio. The whole concept of Primeras and Segundas was both fascinating and horrifying. It was such a structured system of oppression, but one that hid behind the facade of valuing women’s vast talents and skills– AKA, the most insidious kind of oppression.

Dani herself was a really fun character to follow. She has a huge secret that I constantly feared was going to be discovered and, consequently, ruin her life. Throughout the book, she gets more and more involved with La Voz, the resistance movement in Medio, and I loved seeing her desire to stand up for what’s right eventually eclipse her fear. I love that the resistance was painted as imperfect, but trying. Like I’ve mentioned, everything about Medio and its politics felt uncomfortably close to home.

Okay, let’s get to my absolute favorite part of We Set the Dark on Fire: THE. ROMANCE. In such a bleak story, the romance was what gave me hope and made me want to keep reading. It’s one of my favorite f/f romances I’ve read recently. It felt a little instalove-y at first, but I grew to really love and understand the quick bond between Carmen and Dani. There’s something so vindicating about seeing two queer, Latinx ladies basically burn the entire system down. Also, I need their husband to die a painful death in the next book. What a jerk.

Overall, We Set the Dark on Fire kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time I read it. It was missing that special *something* to bump my rating up to a full five stars, but rest assured that it did not disappoint in the slightest. This was a very strong series opener, and I am anxiously awaiting book two in this duology! If you need more queer Latinx rep, as well as some excellent social commentary, in your life, you have to pick this one up. ...more

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Jun 21, 2019 Iris rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, emotional-pain, impossible-to-put-down, best-of-the-best, sapphics, read-in-2019, best-of-2019, my-favourites-ish, 5-stars, lgbtqiap

HI I AM NOT OKAY WHY DID NO ONE WARN ME HOW MUCH THIS WOULD HURT. THE ENDING DESTROYED ME. NEED. SEQUEL. NOW. THIS BOOK WAS SO PERFECT AND BEAUTIFUL AND I LOVED IT SO SO SO MUCH. (AND I *MAY* HAVE STAYED UP TIL 3 AM READING IT AND I HAVE NO REGRETS).

Dislikes

~~... nothing. Literally nothing.~~ ~~The fact that it ended.~~ ~~The fact that I have to wait 8 months to read the sequel.~~ Nothing.

THINGS THAT WERE PERFECT AND WONDERFUL AND I LOVED

- Tehlor Kay Mejia's writing is legit the prettiest thing. Li ...more

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Jan 18, 2022 danerys rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: buddy-reads, rep-lgbtqia-plus, rep-sapphic-read, rep-ownvoices, rep-bi-mc, rep-poc, reviewed-by-me, trope-enemies-to-lovers, read-in-jan-2022, your-standard-ya-dystopia

l 51% l

the concepts for this book are really good but the execution is….not it. the whole book is just a bunch of vague ideas mushed together into a book that feels very unsubstantial. theoretically, this book has everything: plot, characters, romance, intrigue, etc. and then you put it all together and get ~nothing.~

you don’t even need to read this book, you can read the blurb and that’s it. that’s the whole book.

☾the plot

this takes place in a dystopian world that is very misogynistic where ...more

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Feb 23, 2018 destiny ♡⚔♡ [howling libraries] marked it as to-read

Shelves: owned-e, owned-tbr, bipoc-rep, fantasy, review-copies, queer, ya

1) I'm always going to be here for fantastic queer women of color

2) Tehlor Kay Mejia's story in All Out was so phenomenal that I feel an empty space in my soul begging for more of her writing ...more

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Feb 11, 2019 Lea (drumsofautumn) rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: f-f-relationship, most-anticipated-2019, arcs-done

♦ Video Review ♦

We all know Dystopian has had its big hype and it seems like it's not coming back anytime soon. But with WE SET THE DARK ON FIRE, Tehlor Kay Mejia managed to write a truly engaging, very timely Dystopian Fantasy that feels different from what we've seen before.

“'Women, I'll never understand them.' With only his Primera and Segunda present, there was no one in the room to laugh at his joke. While he was busy congratulating himself on it, Carmen shot Dani a look over he

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Nov 06, 2018 Dahlia added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-releases, quiltbag-ya, qpoc

*is no longer speaking to Tehlor*

Now that we have that out of the way, this is an unsettlingly prescient read for the state of politics in 2018-19 - like, it's literally about wall-crossing "illegals"and has a bunch of characters you'll want to rip apart with your bare hands and thank God there is some kissing in there. ...more

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Mar 07, 2019 Fadwa (Word Wonders) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbtq-f-f, fantasy, bipoc, young-adult, 2019-releases, audiobooks

Actual rating: 4.5 stars

I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS!!!!! I'M NOT OK!!!!! SOMEONE SEND HELP!!!!!

I absolutely adore the MC in this one, she's so smart, resourceful, strong willed and confident, she doesn't let anyone step on her toes and her trust is very hard to earn! I also loved her LI (spoiler but not really: it's f/f) and the way their attraction and later on romance bloomed! I loved the urgency and intensity of it all!
I also LOVED how politically charged this was. It set parallels w ...more

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Mar 26, 2019 Scarllet ✦ iamlitandwit rated it really liked it

Shelves: lgbtqa-rep, young-adult, 4-star-read, queer, latinx-rep, wlw, authors-of-color, in-my-bookshelf, favorite-pairings, fantasy

If we’re not all free, none of us are free.

I'm looking forward to writing down my thoughts on the amazingness that is WSTDOF, but for now let me just say that. Ending. was. WILD. I seriously cannot wait for the next book and read what becomes of Dani, Carmen, Sota, & Alex... ...more

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Feb 23, 2019 kav (xreadingsolacex) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bad-bitches, sapphic-fiction, young-adult-fantasy, queer-fiction, enemies-to-lovers-hate-to-love, books-with-dark-themes, all-time-favorites, latinx-fiction

disclaimer: i received an arc of this novel in exchange for an honest review. this in no way impacted my review.

"I heard about men with big boots and helmets who would come in the night, step on your garden and steal your food, and make your parents disappear. I heart about a dark room with no windows where they'd take you if you didn't behave. Where they'd ask you questions until you forgot what the sun felt like on your skin. I heard about a wall so tall and so wide that if you wok

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Jan 05, 2018 Melissa marked it as not-released · review of another edition

I'm a simple person...
I see a Latina main character, I press TBR
...more

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Nov 23, 2019 ✨ jami ✨ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-books, romance, f-f, 2019-reads, audiobook, lgbtqiap, fantasy, young-adult, fave-couple, lesbian-mc

“I just need to get out of here. I'm doing what I have to do to survive. I'm not signing up to set things on fire.”

This book was chosen by my twitter followers as my book to read this month and I actually ended up enjoying it A LOT more than I thought I would

We Set the Dark on Fire is a wlw, latinx inspired YA fantasy that incorporates modern-day political concerns, especially those emerging in the Trump era, and explores poverty, sexuality, misogyny and race and how these identities interse ...more

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Feb 14, 2019 - ̗̀ DANY ̖́- (danyreads) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbt, arc, 2019-reads

. : ☾⋆ — 5 ★

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ARC provided from the publisher via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review (thank you Katherine Tegen Books and HarperCollins!!)

OOF, if it isn’t one of the most exciting, original, well written and gorgeously set up books I’ve read. it’s a YA The Handmaid’s Tale AND ALSO The Handmaiden all at once: a dark, forbidden sapphic romance with intensely vivd world building?? count me in!! and as if that wasn’t enough to pique your in . : ☾⋆ — 5 ★

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OOF, if it isn’t one of the most exciting, original, well written and gorgeously set up books I’ve read. it’s a YA The Handmaid’s Tale AND ALSO The Handmaiden all at once: a dark, forbidden sapphic romance with intensely vivd world building?? count me in!! and as if that wasn’t enough to pique your interest—it ALSO introduces a cast entirely made up of latinx characters!! (and I gotta say, I get it now. it’s pretty exciting to find a book that features a character with the same name as you!! I’ve never come across another Daniela, even if her nickname is Dani with an “i” and not Dany with a “y”, it’s still Daniela and it’s still something that caught me by surprise and immediately warmed me up to the book).

aside from the main character and I having the same name, though—We Set the Dark on Fire is absolutely captivating in its own right and deserves every piece of buzz you’ve heard about it. it’s beautifully written and gorgeously built. I read it in almost a single sitting and the entire time I was absolutely immersed in every single word. every character and chapter felt unique to anything I’ve ever read before, and the relationship between Dani and Carmen CONSUMED every single one of my thoughts for hours after I’d finished reading. everything about this book was beautiful, and the fact that it’s ALSO Tehlor Kay Mejia’s debut just makes it even better. We Set the Dark on Fire is truly a triumph!!

I don’t want to go into a lot of detail because I’m afraid if I get myself going I will literally never stop talking about this book. all I want to say is that this isn’t a book that you should allow to pass by, and I know it’s only February but I’m willing to bet it’s one of the best books I’ll read this year. I’m still reeling from it, to be honest. thanks again to Edelweiss+, Katherine Tegen Books and HarperCollins for providing a free copy!! ...more

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Jan 09, 2021 rachel ☾ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 4-star, latinx-representation, epic-fantasy, young-adult-lit, sapphic-representation

#2) We Unleash the Merciless Storm ★★★☆☆

➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler).

▷ Representation: Dani (mc) & Carmen (li) are latinx and sapphic; latinx cast.

Blog • Trigger Warning Database • Twitter • Instagram ...more

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Dec 28, 2018 Tucker (TuckerTheReader) marked it as not-released-tbr · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, contemporary, young-adult

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Jan 03, 2019 Tatiana marked it as lost-interest

Shelves: ya, 2019, 4, fantasy, starred-2019

Nothing about the blurb sounds interesting or new, but 4 starred reviews? Can't resist... ...more

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Jan 25, 2019 Kristi Housman Confessions of a YA Reader rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: edelweiss, advanced-reader

This book made me feel a lot. Mostly anger. But not at the book. Just at some of the similarities to what we're seeing in the world right now.

Dani came illegally over the wall into the legal side of her country. She still grew up close to the border which is very poor. Her parents got her papers illegally and did everything they could to get her into the Medio School For Girls. In this school, the girls are prepared to be married off to prominent boys. Dani is the top in her class. She ...more

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Mar 03, 2019 Laura (bbliophile) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

uhhh this was SO SO GOOD?

I expected it to be really good because so many people I trust have been raving about this book, but it still managed to exceed my expectations. Wow.

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Mar 06, 2019 clem rated it liked it · review of another edition

⭐️⭐️⭐️

DNF at 83%

I just wasn’t feeling it anymore so what’s the point.

Kinda liked the GxG romance though. Nice touch.

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What's the Name o...: SOLVED. YA/New Adult (might be dystopian), girl must choose to be a wife and bear children for a man or manage a man's household, academy training for girls, Handmaid's Tale but for YA vibe. [s]	5	30	Jun 18, 2019 11:04AM

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Tehlor Kay Mejia

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Tehlor Kay Mejia is a YA author and poet at home in the wild woods and alpine meadows of Southern Oregon. When she's not writing, you can find her plucking at her guitar, stealing rosemary sprigs from overgrown gardens, or trying to make the perfect vegan tamale. She is active in the Latinx lit community, and passionate about representation for marginalized teens in media. You can find her on Twi ...more