We Set the Dark on Fire
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- Author：Tehlor Kay Mejia
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Summary
At the Medio School for Girls， distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarized society。 Depending on her specialization， a graduate will one day run a husband’s household or raise his children。 Both paths promise a life of comfort and luxury， far from the frequent political uprisings of the lower class。
Daniela Vargas is the school’s top student， but her pedigree is a lie。 She must keep the truth hidden or be sent back to the fringes of society。
And school couldn’t prepare her for the difficult choices she must make after graduation， especially when she is asked to spy for a resistance group desperately fighting to bring equality to Medio。
Will Dani cling to the privilege her parents fought to win for her， or will she give up everything she’s strived for in pursuit of a free Medio—and a chance at a forbidden love？
Daniela Vargas is the school’s top student， but her pedigree is a lie。 She must keep the truth hidden or be sent back to the fringes of society。
And school couldn’t prepare her for the difficult choices she must make after graduation， especially when she is asked to spy for a resistance group desperately fighting to bring equality to Medio。
Will Dani cling to the privilege her parents fought to win for her， or will she give up everything she’s strived for in pursuit of a free Medio—and a chance at a forbidden love？
Reviews
Meredith
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i’m not really sure how i feel about the whole concept but the writing style and the message are fantastic
Cliona
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[3。5]
Kyle
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An interesting mythos， a political message， and a queer romance standing as answer to a long-standing oppression。 What’s not to love？
Alejandra CA
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I wasn’t really feeling it :/ the characters， the plot， none of it
Zeina
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 i didn’t really get to enjoy the relationship in this because i was so suspicious of carmen and then i got mad at how dani felt towards her in the last 3 pages。 i love the way carmen’s personality was very strong and the way she understood herself and everyone around her。 i can’t wait to read the second book since i hated the way this one ended。
Sofia Proano
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was FULL of LGBTQ+ romance， and the threat of revolution looming in the corner。 Dani was an amazing character and the romance with Carmen was so unexpected， but I can’t imagine this book without it。
Brynne Schweigel
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This book was absolutely awesome and kept me on the edge of my seat。 I can’t wait to read the sequel and see what happens next。
Blue
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This was a really interesting concept for a dystopian story， and I wanted to see more about how the Primera and Segunda dynamic works。 I liked Dani as a main character， she was very perceptive and thoughtful， and so we got to learn some of the skills and consequences for a Primera through her。 The writing was also beautiful， and had me very invested in the story simply because it was so enjoyable to read。 However， the main conflict felt messy and undefined to me。 I didn't understand why there wa This was a really interesting concept for a dystopian story， and I wanted to see more about how the Primera and Segunda dynamic works。 I liked Dani as a main character， she was very perceptive and thoughtful， and so we got to learn some of the skills and consequences for a Primera through her。 The writing was also beautiful， and had me very invested in the story simply because it was so enjoyable to read。 However， the main conflict felt messy and undefined to me。 I didn't understand why there was conflict， it just existed for no reason。 Mateo was made out to be evil with no reasoning and no growth。 It would have been a much more interesting story to me if Mateo had been a complex character that Dani had to learn to deal with and work with， instead of a monster to push her towards the rebellion that she was already supporting。 Still， I liked Dani and her motivations and character， and I want to read more about her and Carmen。 。。。more
Edith
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It was an amazing book。 It was easy to get into and I liked that there were a powerful woman in it。 It also have LGBTQ+ reprensation which I think makes the book more easy to read。 Knowing that it is not just straight white characters in it。 I feel the urge to punch some of the characters a lot of time。 Sometimes even Dani。 When she breaks out of the house several time just to give information to La Voz。 Mateo is easy to hate and he never includes Dani in any of the things he does。 He is always It was an amazing book。 It was easy to get into and I liked that there were a powerful woman in it。 It also have LGBTQ+ reprensation which I think makes the book more easy to read。 Knowing that it is not just straight white characters in it。 I feel the urge to punch some of the characters a lot of time。 Sometimes even Dani。 When she breaks out of the house several time just to give information to La Voz。 Mateo is easy to hate and he never includes Dani in any of the things he does。 He is always rude to Dani and Carmen just because he has the power over them。I don't like that the woman has to go to a school to learn how to be the perfect wives。 Also that every higher standing man gets to choose 2 wives based on their grades and looks。 The book made me want to throw it into the wall but it also made me want to read more of it。 Not the best book but it is still worth reading。 。。。more
Amanda Loucks
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Wow！ There are a ton of gems found within this book， but one of the biggest was how Mejia created a world where inner island women are sent to an academy to be sorted and instructed to become either a Primera or Segunda。•Primeras-are logical， controlled， and repress all emotion in order to be productive and successful•Segundas-are passionate， beautiful， and controlled by their emotionsThis entire worldview dictates that women of class can only fall into either of these two categories。 It is beyo Wow！ There are a ton of gems found within this book， but one of the biggest was how Mejia created a world where inner island women are sent to an academy to be sorted and instructed to become either a Primera or Segunda。•Primeras-are logical， controlled， and repress all emotion in order to be productive and successful•Segundas-are passionate， beautiful， and controlled by their emotionsThis entire worldview dictates that women of class can only fall into either of these two categories。 It is beyond shameful to mix these two distinct roles。 Although this book covers a multitude of amazing topics （and some I will cover further on）， I find it incredibly interesting how Mejia illustrates another angle to a real-world societal， feministic problem。 That is， when women are conditioned to always uphold logic， control and stifle their emotions it comes with a terribly high cost。The main character， Dani， a Primera， speaks at length about how she feels unable to connect or trust。 She feels trapped and taken advantage of because her worth is only based on what she can produce for others。 She shoves down every emotion and wears a façade like a coat of armor， so that nothing can or will ever be able to touch her。 For so long she has pushed away her own feelings， and focused on what other people expected of her that she no longer truly knows what she， herself， wants or how to get it。 She reads every facial expression， gesture， and word to analyze the hidden meanings and intentions in all of her relationships。 No one can completely be trusted。 Logical and analysis will only protect her。 Her life is filled with schedules and routines。 Maybe if she just stuck to the schedule， or accomplished the next goal， maybe then she would feel more fulfilled。 But she can’t fully shake the feeling that she is empty， scared， alone， and maybe doing all of this wrong。The novel then follows her journey into being blackmailed into aiding a revolution and the complicated hatemance that Dani then discovers with her fellow Segunda。 These two experiences clash with her decades long training of smothering her emotions and becoming a well-respected， decisive Primera。 She agonizes that her budding emotions， and desire to create change will destroy her strength and control and cast her into a world full of unknowns。 She desperately wants to run away from it all-the revolution， her feelings， and definitely this new romance。 As Dani wrestles with both her identity as a Primera and her own fears， Mejia describes how women aren’t built to be exclusively Primeras or Segundas。 We are complex beings meant to contain multitudes。 We are comprised of both logic and feelings and we would be better off， if we learned to use， trust， and honor them both。 Only then can we be strong。This book leaves us on a definite cliff hanger。。。I am incredibly curious to see how it goes。…………………Now I did have some cons…First lets talk about the hatemance…Let me be clear， I really respect how Mejia actually introduced Carmen。 I despised her。 So finding out that Dani and Carmen were assigned the same husband， was repulsive （in more ways than one）。 Although I recognize that Dani struggles to trust Carmen， （even as we advance into the second book） if I am being honest， I still haven’t gotten over my initial repulsion to her。 Sure there were some cute as hell scenes （I mean I LOVE how consensual they both are about taking things slow and constantly asking permission） but gosh I guess I still don’t quite trust her！Then， the revolutionaries and protests…idk…I need to think about this more but I admit towards the end of the book there is this “the ends justify the means” mentality that I am uncomfortable getting solidly behind。 I do understand how protests can use the damage of public property to escalate or gain public support/an audience， but when it gets to the point that life is expendable so easily by either political side I just don’t feel comfortable supporting it。 There are so many unanswered questions/secrets， and if I am being honest I am not sure if I entirely support the La Voz's methods。。。。if I even knew what their methods were。。。 。。。more
Luz
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To me， it seemed as though life just happened to the protagonist and we witness her confused reactions。 Maybe it was just too YA for me because I found myself annoyed with her angsty self doubt。 When she did act， she made impulsive， poor choices。 The true strength of a Primera seems to be in line with all of those "Brenda asks to speak to the manager" memes。Cool concept， meh execution。 It would be cool to see more casual Latin/Hispanic influence in other novels though。 I did like that part。 To me， it seemed as though life just happened to the protagonist and we witness her confused reactions。 Maybe it was just too YA for me because I found myself annoyed with her angsty self doubt。 When she did act， she made impulsive， poor choices。 The true strength of a Primera seems to be in line with all of those "Brenda asks to speak to the manager" memes。Cool concept， meh execution。 It would be cool to see more casual Latin/Hispanic influence in other novels though。 I did like that part。 。。。more
Sarah
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A really enjoyable light dystopian/ alternate reality fantasy novel about how much we give up when we don't work to ensure everyone is free。 After all， no one is free until we are all free。 The author manages to make a believable slightly Handmaid's Tail inspired world where every man in the "good" part of the island nation receive two wives， one who will be his partner and intellectual equal， the other who will bring joviality and vivacity to his life， and eventually bear his children。 For Dani A really enjoyable light dystopian/ alternate reality fantasy novel about how much we give up when we don't work to ensure everyone is free。 After all， no one is free until we are all free。 The author manages to make a believable slightly Handmaid's Tail inspired world where every man in the "good" part of the island nation receive two wives， one who will be his partner and intellectual equal， the other who will bring joviality and vivacity to his life， and eventually bear his children。 For Daniela， achieving this first wife status is everything she's worked for for years， and marrying into the most powerful and influential family in the country will secure her future and keep her secret past safe。 Unfortunately， when the binding ceremony comes， it turns out that a classmate that has never been kind to Dani will be her husband's second wife。 She is drawn into a rebellion plot by a mysterious man who shows up to keep her secret from being discovered before her marriage， but then he wants her to spy for him， and she has to choose between the status quo， and a future that would mean her family would have a better life。 Very much looking forward to the final end in the next book！ 。。。more
Kelly
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3。5 stars but rounded down for Danis annoying inner monologue that was the entire first half of this book
Solly
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Really enjoyed this one， the main character especially was so interesting and well-written。 A bunch of twists felt a little predictable， but otherwise it was thoroughly enjoyable。 I liked that there were terrible far-right villains but also that the rebellion did ethically questionable stuff at times， cause you don't topple this kind of system with kindness and non-violence。 I don't know， it felt like it accomplished the YA scifi rebellion plot really well。 The romantic subplot felt pretty good Really enjoyed this one， the main character especially was so interesting and well-written。 A bunch of twists felt a little predictable， but otherwise it was thoroughly enjoyable。 I liked that there were terrible far-right villains but also that the rebellion did ethically questionable stuff at times， cause you don't topple this kind of system with kindness and non-violence。 I don't know， it felt like it accomplished the YA scifi rebellion plot really well。 The romantic subplot felt pretty good too。 Not like mind-blowingly good， but I tend to compare these romantic subplots to full romance sometimes and it's a little bit unfair， there obviouslu isn't time for the same sort of development than when it's the full plot。 I'm intrigued to see where said romantic subplot is going， and overall it was strong character/relationship writing without overtaking the plot at all。 I'm excited for the sequel！ 。。。more
Patti Sabik
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Twisty and a good romance。 Lots of drama。
Nico
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Amazing。 Couldn't get enough！！ Amazing。 Couldn't get enough！！ 。。。more
Martina
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The f/f relationship made the book a lot better in my opinion， the end left me speechless。 It got interesting fast and got me into my feels。
Victoria
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It’s like the Hunger Games but gay and Latine
Taylor Blodgett
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One of （if not the most） beautiful and powerful books I've ever read。 Mejia is an amazing author and I can't wait to read more by her。 One of （if not the most） beautiful and powerful books I've ever read。 Mejia is an amazing author and I can't wait to read more by her。 。。。more
b
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It took me 1 week to finish this。 Good begging， the rest was boring
Tori
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This was good， but I didn't like it。 This was good， but I didn't like it。 。。。more
Hazel
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This had a great premise and started off well but it turned out to be just another run of the mill 'teenage girl joins the revolution against her oppressive government' YA dystopia novel。 There was nothing interesting here。 I got so sick of hearing the main character have the exact same worries about her love interest - she trusts her， now she doesn't， now she does， now she doesn't - again and again and again right up until the conclusion。 The author just didn't have anything else to give。 Such This had a great premise and started off well but it turned out to be just another run of the mill 'teenage girl joins the revolution against her oppressive government' YA dystopia novel。 There was nothing interesting here。 I got so sick of hearing the main character have the exact same worries about her love interest - she trusts her， now she doesn't， now she does， now she doesn't - again and again and again right up until the conclusion。 The author just didn't have anything else to give。 Such a disappointment 。。。more
Trigger Warning Database
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Trigger & Content WarningsMisogynyClassismAnti-immigration discriminationNonconsensual & coerced marriage and polygamyDomestic abuseHospitalGun violencePolice brutalityKnife violenceFireCar accidentRebellion themes & military violence
Brooke Whitehead
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BRO！！！！ I need the sequel now please and thank you！
Kristin
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This was a really good read。 It’s hard to find a good love story with women and this was fantastic。 Exciting， it evokes emotion which is not usually what I read。 It’s great。 Read it。 I’m excited to move onto the second one。
Letícia Medeiros
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forbidden love， LGBTQ representation， and denouncing of a greedy government？ this book WILL keep you up at night reading later than you should。 the ending did make me curl into a ball and cry in my bed so i will be needing a couple weeks to recover before moving on to the next book in the series。edit: i originally gave this five stars but immediately after i went on to read a MUCH better enemies to lovers book and came to the realization that as much as I was entertained， this is not a 5 star wo forbidden love， LGBTQ representation， and denouncing of a greedy government？ this book WILL keep you up at night reading later than you should。 the ending did make me curl into a ball and cry in my bed so i will be needing a couple weeks to recover before moving on to the next book in the series。edit: i originally gave this five stars but immediately after i went on to read a MUCH better enemies to lovers book and came to the realization that as much as I was entertained， this is not a 5 star worthy book， 2。5 is more like it。 。。。more
Alisun Thompson
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Awesome book！ The book opens with Dani graduating from the Media School for Girls as a Primera — destined to be a wife to one of Media’s most influential men。 A Primera serves as confidant to her husband — practical， measured， and always in control of her emotions。 Also marrying Mateo is Carmen — the Segunda。 Unlike Primeras， Segundas are frivolous and passionate。 Dani and Carmen are as different as the opposing roles they occupy — roles they have been groomed for， roles that define them。 What u Awesome book！ The book opens with Dani graduating from the Media School for Girls as a Primera — destined to be a wife to one of Media’s most influential men。 A Primera serves as confidant to her husband — practical， measured， and always in control of her emotions。 Also marrying Mateo is Carmen — the Segunda。 Unlike Primeras， Segundas are frivolous and passionate。 Dani and Carmen are as different as the opposing roles they occupy — roles they have been groomed for， roles that define them。 What unfolds is a love story between these two women who were raised to serve the husband they share。 As if that’s not enough， Dani and Carmen join the resistance and work to overthrow the oppressive regime。 The boom ends with a cliff hanger。 Luckily there’s a sequel so do yourself a favor snd get both books。 You won’t want to wait to find out what happens next。 。。。more
Isabella Furtado
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3，5/5
Victoria
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3。5
Carolina
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2。5 idk
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