The Cost of Consent

By J. X. Miller

The Cost of Consent
by J. X. Miller

A psychologically unsettling thriller about power, choice, and the quiet mechanisms of control.

"The knife went in, the memories came out, and something human went missing."

In a world governed by protocols, expectations, and invisible power, a woman enters an arrangement that appears voluntary, rational, even beneficial. Nothing is taken from her. Nothing is forced. Every step is agreed to.

At least on paper.

As the boundary between autonomy and obligation begins to erode, consent becomes something negotiated, rehearsed, and ultimately internalised. The cost is not immediate. It is cumulative, measured in compliance, silence, and the slow recalibration of what feels acceptable.

The Cost of Consent is a psychological thriller about how control operates without coercion, how institutions protect themselves through process rather than threat, and how people can participate in their own erasure while believing they are choosing it.

Quiet, unsettling, and morally charged, this novel asks one devastating question:

What does consent mean when refusal is no longer a real option?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1764457358
• ISBN13: 9781764457354
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Avantevo Pty Ltd
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"