Songlight
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Star-crossed lovers, against-all-odds friendship, and a brutal post-apocalyptic world make this first in a trilogy utterly unforgettable.
We’re two songs joined. And there’s a word for that. A harmony.
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. She buries that secret deep inside. In Brightland, those with songlight are called Unhumans and are abhorred. Rye is the only other person Elsa has known with songlight, and their shared bond has brought them together.
Elsa’s world begins to fall apart one desperate, heart-wrenching day and she doesn’t know where to turn until a girl appears before her. But the girl isn’t really there—her songlight has been drawn to Elsa’s frantic grief.
Elsa lives in a remote seaside village; Nightingale, her new friend, lives in a city hundreds of miles away with her father, a government official responsible for rooting out Unhumans. The two never expected to connect via songlight. But when they do, and when they realize the extent of their power, they’ll be thrust in the middle of a war that threatens their very existence.
From an award-winning screenwriter making her novel debut comes this powerful, page-turning trilogy perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Adrienne Young.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the oppressive patriarchal theocracy of Brightland, which is at war, officials intend to exterminate unhumans, who have access to powerful telepathic abilities called songlight. Eighteen-year-old Elsa and her secret boyfriend Rye live in coastal moorland village Northaven, constantly fearing being outed as unhuman. Rye's looming deployment to the war front and Elsa's impending marriage to a returning veteran complicate matters further. After Rye is jailed by Elsa's older brother, Elsa makes chance contact through songlight with 17-year-old Kaira, who lives in the capital city of Brightlinghelm. Though the girls find solace in each other's company, their burgeoning power attracts the attention of human supremacist faction leaders, who seek to escalate the war using forbidden technology and manipulative songlight abilities. In this stunning YA debut, play- and screenwriter Buffini expertly juggles a complex plot via five distinct perspectives. By playing off conflicting internal motivations to explore weighty topics of reproductive freedom, internalized homo-phobia, and state oppression, Buffini crafts a nuanced adventure, all the while dropping tantalizing hints of further conflict and hidden history broiling under the surface of this dystopian trilogy opener. Characters are described as having varying skin tones. Ages 13–up.
Customer Reviews
When is the Sequel coming out??
Loved the storyline characters and plot. Each point of view really came together at the end & I’m only sad to hear Elsa and Rye have not been reunited yet. Plus being left on a cliff hanger. Great read. Beautifully described and written. I couldn’t put it down and finished it in 3 days. Must read!