In a society where kindness toward others is punishable by death, can a boy find a way to be a hero?
Born in the Commonwealth of Ashes, where citizens live and die by the Seven Deadly Sins, sixteen-year-old Ari Westergaard has known little but violence and depravation. Though attachment to others is forbidden, he’s struggled all his life with the desire for connection—and the sin of pride—only to be punished repeatedly. Then, one day, during a routine execution of a sinner, he sees a girl dare to defy one of the Commonwealth’s High Priests…and falls hopelessly in love.
Lust is one of the Seven Sins, and love is the first step down the road to dissolution—and death. Ari’s feelings for Eva Marteinn are forbidden. Though Ari and Eva have never spoken, his thoughts of her sustain him as he battles his human feelings in order to survive in a world where cruelty is the norm and kindness is for the weak. But when Ari is faced with a fellow citizen in need of protection, he must make a difficult choice: stand up for what he believes in—or pay the ultimate price.
- ASIN B08GZM6V29
- Publish Date 28 August 2020
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Blue Crow Books
- Format eBook (Kindle)
- Pages 67
- Language English