I am looking for ARC readers for the second book in my YA fantasy series! Read below for more info and apply here: https://forms.gle/V2Q6pvh2aGnxS7xU9
Thank you for your interest in being on the ARC Team for An Iridescent Light, Book 2 in the Record of Revival series!
If your application is approved, a digital ARC will be sent to the email address you provide in this form late June. An Iridescent Light will be released July 30, 2026.
IMPORTANT: Still Water, Skin is the first book in the series. It is strongly recommended to read Book 1 in order to understand Book 2. If you agree to be an ARC reader, I can either send you a synopsis or the full digital copy of Book 1.
Book Info
💧YA -> NA Epic Fantasy 🌈 Anti-colonial imagined world 💧Third-person, Multi-POV 🌈 BIPOC, queer, mental health rep 💧For fans of: The Gilded Ones, Children of Blood and Bone 🌈 Page count: ~380
Summary
To repress is natural. To die, divine.
The Saint has been killed twice. His assassins have vanished without a trace, leaving the island of Taisala vulnerable to unnatural influence.
After a period of mourning, Raki, Yaw’dus, and Esera have returned to Taisala to continue scout training. The events surrounding the Saint’s downfall have led them to question the dictate of repressing their emotions. Their bonds are fractured, but they’ll need each other to navigate a Scouthood tightening its control over Taisala. And tensions flare further as a suspected unnatural person is coerced into joining their ranks.
The cadets must come together and confront the Scouthood’s teachings to uncover Taisala’s newest unnatural crisis—the rise of people with dying spirits. As they gather in secret for reasons unknown, their existence threatens everything the Scouthood stands for.
With newfound convictions, the cadets must make a choice. Abandon their emotions and let the spirits surrender to oblivion, or save them by connecting with their humanity—and betraying the Scouthood.
Tropes
❓ Morally clueless characters 💢 Ragtag bunch of misfits 🫂 Found family ❤️🔥 Emotion-based powers 🌱 Elemental abilities ⚔️ Training academy
Content Warnings
❗️Mentions of suicide ❗️Mentions of family abuse/domestic violence ❗️Alcoholism ❗️Graphic descriptions of body horror of monstrous, animal-like creatures, referred to as "zonbi"
Thank you for your interest in being on the ARC Team for An Iridescent Light, Book 2 in the Record of Revival series!
If your application is approved, a digital ARC will be sent to the email address you provide in this form late June. An Iridescent Light will be released July 30, 2026.
IMPORTANT: Still Water, Skin is the first book in the series. It is strongly recommended to read Book 1 in order to understand Book 2. If you agree to be an ARC reader, I can either send you a synopsis or the full digital copy of Book 1.
Book Info
💧YA -> NA Epic Fantasy
🌈 Anti-colonial imagined world
💧Third-person, Multi-POV
🌈 BIPOC, queer, mental health rep
💧For fans of: The Gilded Ones, Children of Blood and Bone
🌈 Page count: ~380
Summary
To repress is natural. To die, divine.
The Saint has been killed twice. His assassins have vanished without a trace, leaving the island of Taisala vulnerable to unnatural influence.
After a period of mourning, Raki, Yaw’dus, and Esera have returned to Taisala to continue scout training. The events surrounding the Saint’s downfall have led them to question the dictate of repressing their emotions. Their bonds are fractured, but they’ll need each other to navigate a Scouthood tightening its control over Taisala. And tensions flare further as a suspected unnatural person is coerced into joining their ranks.
The cadets must come together and confront the Scouthood’s teachings to uncover Taisala’s newest unnatural crisis—the rise of people with dying spirits. As they gather in secret for reasons unknown, their existence threatens everything the Scouthood stands for.
With newfound convictions, the cadets must make a choice. Abandon their emotions and let the spirits surrender to oblivion, or save them by connecting with their humanity—and betraying the Scouthood.
Tropes
❓ Morally clueless characters
💢 Ragtag bunch of misfits
🫂 Found family
❤️🔥 Emotion-based powers
🌱 Elemental abilities
⚔️ Training academy
Content Warnings
❗️Mentions of suicide
❗️Mentions of family abuse/domestic violence
❗️Alcoholism
❗️Graphic descriptions of body horror of monstrous, animal-like creatures, referred to as "zonbi"