🌲BOOK TOUR REVIEW🌲 🐉RATING: 🔥🔥🔥🔥/5 Welcome to my tour stop for Lucha of the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia! ➡️Scroll for publisher’s summary. Lucha of the Night Forest begins in the Scar, a desolate drug-ravaged community run by the merciless Los Ricos. At age 16, Lucha knows the biggest dangers to survival are trust and hope. Her father is dead and her Olvida addicted mother is missing, leaving Lucha and 13-year-old Lis to fend for themselves. From the start, this story is dark and heartbreaking. Mejia doesn’t pull any punches and Lucha’s desperation is palpable. The reader, too, finds their own hopes for Lucha repeatedly dashed as she and Lis fall victim to Los Ricos. At rock bottom, Lucha makes a deal with El Sediento, a nightmare incarnate from the mysterious Bosque de la Noche. His power will allow Lucha and Lis to escape, and together they will destroy Olvida and Los Ricos. The author’s skill in world building is clear from the first page. As Lucha moves through Robado, the city and its inhabitants were as clear in my mind as a motion picture. By weaving mood and mythology through this detailed imagery, Mejia truly brings this world to life. The constant sense of unease and danger were acutely felt in the pit of my stomach. As much as I love stories with magic and fantastical creatures, this book’s strength is in the truths it tells about human nature. Mejia explores the lure of power and how it corrupts, along with the choices we make when we’ve run out of options. Themes of freedom, loneliness, forgiveness, free will, and responsibility are integrated throughout. Lucha of the Night Forest is a YA fantasy, a coming-of-age story, a sapphic romance, and a critique of those who wield power. Readers who travel with Lucha won’t be disappointed and might even find hope at the end. Lucha of the Night Forest is available 3/21/23. Thank you to @tbrbeyondtours, Make Me a World, and @randomhousekids for providing me with an advanced digital copy. Follow #tbrbeyondtours to visit more stops on this tour. #luchaofthenightforest #tehlorkaymejia #yafantasy #sapphicromance #ireadya #yabooks #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBC37vBSYK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=