First published 2025
Sweetmint was born invisible, marking her as a second-class citizen in the Northwestern Hemisphere. She has built a careful life through school and university, landing a coveted apprenticeship with a brilliant inventor from the dominant visible population. Her world shatters when authorities announce that her older brother, missing for years and presumed dead, now stands accused of assassinating the Chief Executive. A massive manhunt begins as the hemisphere prepares for its crucial election in five days. Sweetmint refuses to believe her brother committed murder. Armed with her intelligence and fierce loyalty, she embarks on a dangerous quest to locate him before the authorities do. A determined law officer pursues her while an ambitious politician exploits the chaos to seize power. Racing against time in a society built on deception and manipulation, Sweetmint must navigate deadly political games to save her brother and discover her own strength.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, political-thriller, alternate-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Northwestern Hemisphere
Period: 21st-century
432 pages · Paperback · Dutton
Content warnings: gaslighting, violence