A lower-class boy bent upon protecting his girlfriend from a system trying to crush them.
An upper-class girl set upon destroying the system.
Publisher’s Description:
With the Sterilization Law threatening the entire lower class, Chase Martinez has a lot to fear. Everyone around him is rising and falling for their rights. Chase’s only goal is to protect his girlfriend, Mariana. But what can a single man do against those seeking to destroy everything he has ever worked for?
As the daughter of state officer Andrew Davis, Tina has known nothing but privilege and luxury. Her experiences change, however, when she meets Chase for the first time. Never before had she realized how cruel and unfair the system could be.
When the Sterilization Law is passed and the riots take a turn for the worse, shattering Chase’s life beyond repair, Tina can no longer remain impassive. Now has come the time to take matters into her own hands: she will infiltrate the system and tear it apart from the inside out.
Genre: YA Dystopian Romance
Representation:
Gender:
Cis girls: Every female character
Cis boys: Every male character
Sexuality:
Gay: Terrence Young / Gerald Rossi / Akio Sakamoto
Bisexual: Chase Martinez / Narumi Kita
Heterosexual: Tina Davis / Tyreese Lefort / Taylor Jones / Kayla Haynes / Craig Owens / Mariana Alvarez / Victor Martinez / Rafael Martinez / Andrew Davis / James Malone / Cameron Cooper
Romantic Orientation:
Homoromantic: Terrence Young / Gerald Rossi / Akio Sakamoto
Biromantic: Chase Martinez / Narumi Kita
Heteroromantic: Tina Davis / Tyreese Lefort / Taylor Jones / Kayla Haynes / Craig Owens / Mariana Alvarez / Victor Martinez / Rafael Martinez / Andrew Davis / James Malone / Cameron Cooper
Race/Ethnicity:
White: Terrence Young / Gerald Rossi / Andrew Davis / Tina Davis / Craig Owens / James Malone
Black: Taylor Jones / Kayla Haynes / Tyreese Lefort / Cameron Cooper
Latinx: Chase Martinez / Victor Martinez / Rafael Martinez / Mariana Alvarez
East Asian: Narumi Kita / Akio Sakamoto
Religion:
Judaism: Tina Davis
Disability: Terrence Young / Gerald Rossi / Craig Owens (illiteracy)
Ownvoices: This book is ownvoices for: immigrants experiencing xenophobia, depression, ancestors sent to concentration camps
Trigger Warnings: Depression, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, death, and loss
Additional Notes: This book will come out later in 2018 (summer or fall)
Ending: This book cannot be read a standalone. It ends on a cliffhanger that will open onto the last book in the series