2016 Christy Award Winner! (Young Adult category)
2016 Christy Award Finalist (First novel category)
Like all citizens since the Ruining, Carrington Hale knows the importance of this day. But she never expected the moment sheโd spent a lifetime preparing forโher Choosing ceremonyโto end in disaster. Ripped from her family, sheโll spend her days serving as a Lint, the lowest level of society. She knows itโs her duty to follow the true way of the Authority.
But as Carrington begins this nightmare, rumors of rebellion rattle her beliefs. Though the whispers contradict everything sheโs been told, they resonate deep within.
Then Carrington is offered an unprecedented chance at the life sheโs always dreamed of, yet she canโt shake the feeling that it may be an illusion. With a killer targeting Lints and corruption threatening the highest levels of the Authority, Carrington must uncover the truth before it destroys her.