Songlight: 'THE HANDMAID'S TALE but with mindreading.'

Author: Moira Buffini

Synopsis:
Don’t be deceived by Northaven's prettiness, by its white-wash houses and sea views. Many of its townsfolk are ruthless hunters. They revile those who have developed songlight, the ability to connect telepathically with others. Friends, neighbours, family will turn on each other in an instant.

Lark has lived in grave danger ever since her own songlight emerged. Then she encounters a young woman in peril, from a city far away. An extraordinary bond is forged. But when power is everything, how will they survive?

Praise:
"Urgent. Ambitious. Mesmerising." — THE TIMES
"Feels like the start of something big." — SFX
"One of the most gripping reads of 2024." — SUNDAY TIMES IRELAND
"One of the best YA dystopias in years." — BOOKSELLER
"One of the most compulsive reads of the year." — IRISH EXAMINER

Awards:
SHORTLISTED YA BOOK PRIZE 2025
LONGLISTED BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2025
NOMINATED CARNEGIE MEDAL 2025

Upcoming Release:
Pre-order TORCHFIRE now, The Torch Trilogy Book 2, coming August 2025.

Weekly Instagram Roundup

Sunday

Title: A Sorceress Comes to Call
Author: T. Kingfisher
Synopsis: Cordelia knows her mother is unusual. Their house doesn’t have any doors between rooms, and her mother doesn't allow Cordelia to have a single friend—unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse.

Monday

Titles: Songlight & Torchfire
Author: Moira Buffini
Synopsis for Songlight: Elsa is used to hiding the most important parts of herself—her feelings for Rye, her distaste for a world ruled by men, and, most crucially, her gift of songlight.

Tuesday

Title: The Library of Lost Girls
Author: Kristen Pipps
Synopsis: Gwen Donovan adores her beautiful and rebellious older sister, Izzy. But the Izzy who returns from the Delphi School for Girls is not the sister who left.

Wednesday

• One Dark Window
• Carving Shadows into Gold
• Two Twisted Crowns
• Oathbound
• Blood Over Bright Haven
• The Executioners Three
• Ruthless Vows

Thursday

Title: Blood of the Old Kings + Blood for the Undying Throne
Author: Sung-il Kim
Synopsis of Book One: Necromancy, decolonization, and fresh portrayals of classic fantasy elements collide.

Saturday

Title: The Isle in the Silver Sea
Author: Tasha Suri
Synopsis: In a Britain fuelled by stories, the knight and the witch are fated to fall in love and doom each other over and over.

Happy November! Here is the challenge, feel free to join on every prompt, or one, or anything in between!