"Deftly explores a range of human differences against the backdrop of a lush, immersive world populated by characters who are diverse in appearance and culture. The whiplash of experiencing heartache and hope in rapid succession leads to thought-provoking questions. Heartbreaking, heartening, wondrous." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
PRAISE FOR SONGLIGHT: "The multiple immersive perspectives and the anticipation this narrative will create in readers make this first installment in a planned trilogy unputdownable. Buffini captures the human spirit and all its messy and beautifully complex emotions. A brilliant character study that examines the effects of war, genocide, and misogyny.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
PRAISE FOR SONGLIGHT: “In this stunning YA debut, Buffini expertly juggles a complex plot. By playing off conflicting internal motivations to explore weighty topics of reproductive freedom, internalized homophobia, and state oppression, Buffini crafts a nuanced adventure, all the while dropping tantalizing hints of further conflict and hidden history broiling under the surface.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
PRAISE FOR SONGLIGHT: “A dynamic dystopic fantasy for fans of Sabaa Tahir’s An Ember in the Ashes and Morgan Rhodes’s Falling Kingdoms.” — School Library Journal
PRAISE FOR SONGLIGHT: "Vivid and powerful" — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
PRAISE FOR SONGLIGHT: “Buffini weaves a setting plush with detail and world building. Songlight will appeal to readers who enjoyed Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale." — Booklist
PRAISE FOR SONGLIGHT: “Action-packed and simmering with fury, Songlight leads a chorus of fierce young narrators coming into their power. Like the hook in your favorite song, her melody will stay in your head long after you turn the last page.” — Michael Grant, NYT bestselling author of the Gone series
PRAISE FOR SONGLIGHT: “With thoughtful nods to Atwood and Le Guin, Moira Buffini crafts a post-apocalyptic future that confronts harsh and timely realities, yet still shimmers with an empowering undercurrent of optimism and agency. Readers will eagerly await the next installment in this high-stakes trilogy featuring an unforgettable cast of characters. Sweeping, cinematic, and luminous.” — Rebecca Caprara, award-winning author of Spin
PRAISE FOR SONGLIGHT: “A dark yet piercingly hopeful tale, Songlight imagines a dystopian world on the brink of revolution, courtesy of its teen protagonists who dare to love. Buffini’s ethereal prose and harrowing plot twists kept me reading long into the night.” — Lyssa Mia Smith, author of Revelle