We Set the Dark on Fire (We Set the Dark on Fire, #1)

by Tehlor Kay Mejia

She was only as safe as she was vigilant.

Dani slid into her lies like a second skin. It was part of survival.

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

“The past may comfort us,” she said to the fire. “But it cannot feed us.”

“The bad stuff will be there,” Carmen said, kissing the side of Dani’s neck. “If we want to fight it, we have to find joy where we can. We have to find beauty. We have to take our moments to be happy. Because the joy is what keeps us strong and reminds us we have something to fight for.”