THE SHAPE OF POWER (ETHAN HO)

By Kevin Ho

Ethan Ho has always understood strength.
On the wrestling mat, strength is simple. you either win or you don't. You train, you endure, and the outcome speaks for itself. but outside the gym--inside the quiet aisles of his family's store, inside the halls of his school--nothing works that way.

After a violent incident changes how people see him, Ethan finds himself at the center of something he can't control: a narrative that spreads faster than the truth. Rumors grow, tensions rise, and suddenly, everyone has an opinion about who he is and what he represents.

As pressure builds from classmates, authority figures, and the weight of expectation, Ethan begins to realize something unsettling--being right doesn't matter nearly as much as being believed.

Caught between confrontation and silence, loyalty and identity, he's forced to make a choice: react the way people expect him to... or learn how to shape the story before it shapes him.

Because in a world where perception is everything, power doesn't come from strength.

It comes from understanding how people decide what to believe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GXWTNG4D
• ISBN13: 9798257916557
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"