I typically don’t like books set in a dystopian period but I honestly couldn’t put Songlight down. I was drawn into the bio of two people who use Songlight, a form of telepathy trapped in a society who views their power as “Unhuman” but it’s also so much more than the bio lends off. It’s how propaganda can ‘mind twist’ the common people from the truth, how certain traditions leave us trapped in the archaic lifestyles with no room for growth, how prejudices shape our views and what happens when those prejudices are faced with the true facts of the world outside of what they have been taught. These are just plot points to the prodigious world building and superb character dynamics and development. One peculiar relationship had me lapping up the development that I was sharing the progress with my fellow book friends. I found this book fast paced but also detailed. At one point I remember being at 30% complete and when I blinked I was at 60%.  Once I got to 75% a lot of the story was coming to head and I didn’t stop reading till I was finished. 5/5 stars. 

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers who provided me with an eARC copy of Songlight by Moira Buffini. I feel incredibly lucky to be given the opportunity to read this book.