The balance Lu crafted between Sam and Ari is pure perfection, you could even say it’s alchemical. I should have prepared myself for how entranced by this world that I would be, but I was taken off guard in the best way. A fresh addition to fantasy that I can’t and won’t stop thinking about.
Red City by Marie Lu, (List Price: $29.99, Tor Books, 9781250885678, October 2025)
Reviewed by Sarah Hudson, M. Judson Booksellers in Greenville, South Carolina