Songlight

Torch Light, Book 1

By: Moira Buffini

Narrated by: Antonia Beamish, Saffron Coomber, Sam Crerar, Joe Gaminara, Katey Sobey

Star-crossed lovers, against-all-odds friendship, and a brutally unforgiving 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 trilogy perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Adrienne Young.

©2024 Moira Buffini (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

So good!!

Songlight by Moira Buffini is book one in the Torch Trilogy. If you like fantasy, dystopian, YA, romance, told in multiple POV’s then you will love this book!!

The story follows 2 young women who are Songlights Elsa (Lark) and Kaira (Nightingale), who can communicate telepathically. Unfortunately, they have to hide their identity because it is forbidden to be a Songlight or unhuman as they are also called, they are either enslaved or used as Sirens. Elsa is in love with Rye who is also a Songlight. Rye gets found out by Elsa’s brother Rye, but to protect her he lies and pays the price. I thought Piper was a coward! Swan was captured Kite and he is AWFUL to her. She is so strong but also broken from being held against her will.

I thought the storyline and plot were really good. I liked the world building and thought the story was different from anything I’ve read. This takes place in a dystopian world where women are expected to be married, you are not allowed to who you want to love, you are expected to hate the enemy even though they are amongst you. It’s hard to believe that this is a YA it was so good. There is so much to this book, I read it and then went and listened to the audiobook. Listening to them sing was so beautiful!! I don’t want to say too much but you should go read this book because it is so worth the read and a listen. I cannot wait for book two since this one left us on a cliffhanger.