When a taboo but impossible-to-deny love begins to grow between Vargas and her husband’s Segunda, Vargas must decide what she’s willing to do to protect their way of life.ĭespite some small debut-novel lulls, this book shines with vivid world building, a compelling romance, and timely message. Vargas’s husband has become distant and dangerous, and rebellion is brewing in the country. Her hard-earned Primera ability to suppress her own emotions has kept her safe until now. Daniela Vargas is the Medio School’s top Primera graduate, but she has a secret her family came from the wrong side of the wall that divides Medio’s elite from the drought-cursed lands of the island’s poorest. Primeras serve as intellectual and social partners, while Segundas tend to their husband’s emotional needs and home life. In Mejia’s distinctly Latin American setting, the elite young men of the world have two wives. Tehlor Kay Mejia’s first novel “We Set the Dark on Fire” is a timely and refreshing addition to the YA Dystopia genre. “We Set the Dark on Fire,” by Tehlor Kay Mejia, 364 pages, 2019, Katherine Tegen Books
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