The Test: A surreal, gritty story by Shardayreon Akinola (Book 1)

By Shardayreon Akinola

In a world built on secrets, what happens when the truth remembers you before you remember it? Nola's world is dust and dancing. The ghetto is alive with rhythm, with laughter, with shadowy joy. But under the music, something is stirring, something old, waiting to return. When a mysterious man who can shift his size enters her life through a night of surreal dancing, Nola is pulled into a chain of events that blur memory and reality. A stabbing. A mother's betrayal. A hidden video. And then... an audition that was never meant to be fair. Dragged from her home into a world that operates in silence and ritual, Nola must face the truth of who she was, what she's forgotten, and what was done to her before she had the power to say no. As family fades into background noise and even love twists into fear, she begins to understand this isn't just a test of movement. It's a test of survival. Dark. Gritty. Surreal. The Test is a haunting debut about girlhood, memory, betrayal, and becoming something no one saw coming.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5P1FXJ9
• ISBN13: 9798317391638
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 42 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"