First published 2017
Min turns sixteen in Fire Lake, Idaho, dreading what comes next. Since age eight, the same pattern repeats every two years on her birthday. A stranger tracks her down and kills her. Hours pass. She awakens in a forest clearing outside town, physically unharmed, with no trace of the murder left behind. This will be her fifth death. Across the valley, Noah battles violent nightmares he cannot explain. He works to appear normal while disturbing visions of death consume his sleep. When chaos erupts around them and panic spreads through their community, Noah learns his entire life has been built on deception. The Anvil, a massive asteroid, hurtles toward Earth. Humanity faces extinction. Min decides she will not die quietly this time. She begins investigating the truth behind her repeated murders and discovers a conspiracy that encompasses all sixty-four students in her sophomore class. The lies run deeper than she imagined. The conspiracy may prove more dangerous than the killings themselves. As the asteroid approaches and secrets unravel, Min and Noah must confront forces that have manipulated their lives since childhood.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, action, apocalyptic
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, conspiracy, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Earth, Fire Lake, Idaho
Period: 16th Birthday
443 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: death, murder, violence