Unmasked: Book One of The Misaligned Series

By Monica Ward

Unmasked is the gripping first installment in The Misaligned Series, a one-sitting dystopian novella perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, The 100, and Divergent. Inside the Dome, everything is regulated-emotions, behavior, even identity. At sixteen, Ariya is forced to undergo the Alignment Ceremony, a test designed to categorize every citizen. But when her result comes back inconclusive, she becomes a threat the system cannot define. With the crowd's memory wiped and her life erased, Ariya is forced to flee the only world she's ever known. Outside the Dome, Ariya discovers a hidden village of misaligned survivors who were never meant to make it out. Here, she begins to unmask the truth behind the society that shaped her-and the lies that nearly destroyed her. As Ariya pieces together the past, she uncovers a secret legacy of rebellion, identity, and resistance. But freedom comes with a cost, and some systems refuse to die quietly. Tense, thought-provoking, and emotionally resonant, Unmasked explores what happens when those who don't fit are forced to disappear-and what it means to reclaim your voice in a world that never wanted to hear it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1967956006
• ISBN13: 9781967956005
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Monica Ward
• Length: 131 Pages
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years