Review: The Incorruptibles

The Incorruptibles by Lauren Magaziner Aladdin (imprint of Simon & Schuster), 2025 Category: Middle Grade Reviewer: Judy Ehrenstein Buy at Bookshop.org Thirteen-year-old Fiora lives in Barrowburgh with her Uncle Randal, in a dystopian former United States. Sorcerers have taken over, controlling and terrorizing the town and beyond. Fiora's parents were brutally murdered and she is both enraged and deeply frightened of the Sorcerers and their powers. During an unfortunate meeting and subsequent battle with one, Fiora is rescued by Quinn, a member of the Incorruptibles, a rebel group working to defeat their cruel overlords. Taken to Inc Academy, their training school, Fiora begins to learn her own strengths, both physically and emotionally. Life at the school brings friendships, rivals, and a little romance. And also danger, with the book ending on a cliffhanger, leaving readers wanting more. Characters are diverse: skin color and hair texture is described, as are physical disa...