The Branded. Jo Riccioni. 2022.

Isfalk is divided into two classes: the Branded, who are vulnerable to disease, and the Pure, who are bigger, stronger and immune. Orphaned twins Nara and Osha are sequestered in the citadel, where their unbranded skin entitles them to a life of privilege, as precious breeding stock.

Nara itches to escape her confines and return to the wilds of the Fornwood where she and her sister grew up, but when she is forced to run, she discovers there’s more at stake than her own life.

Forced to accept the help of a mysterious southern Brand known only as themWrangler. Nara discovers the latent power lying dormant in uncanny abilities she’s had since childhood. But in a world where women are traded as commodity, who can she trust in the lands beyond the Formwood? Two sisters without a past hold the weight of the future in their hands.