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I met Jess Lourey at the Tucson Book Festival in 2024. She was talking about her upcoming book, A Whisper of Poison. Cue original book:
As she talked about it and with this gorgeous, eye-catching cover, I was SOLD. Move forward two years and the title, cover and release date have all changed. I'm sure the story has a bit too, but it still has the same premise and I'm still looking forward to reading it! It's my pick this week...
The Verdant Cage
By Jess Lourey
YA Dystopian, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Hardcover & eBook, 416 Pages
April 7, 2026 by Entangled: Mayhem Books
Summary
THE WALL WAS BUILT TO KEEP THEM SAFE. OR SO THEY THOUGHT.
For as long as teenaged apothecary Rose Allgood can remember, the towering stone Wall surrounding Noah’s Valley has protected her people. No one leaves. No one fights. And no one questions why.
But their paradise has been hiding its thorns. When Rose’s mother becomes the Valley’s first murder victim and her twin brother is swiftly condemned, she alone is searching for the real killer. Determined to find the truth, she follows a trail of hidden messages, forbidden knowledge, and whispers of a past no one dares to remember.
The deeper she digs, the more certain Rose becomes that her mother’s death was no accident. That the Wall isn’t just keeping something out.
It’s keeping something in.
Fans of The Hunger Games, Wilder Girls, and The Grace Year will devour The Verdant Cage—a chilling dystopian thriller about what it takes to rebel when you discover your entire world is a lie.
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Will you be reading this one?
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