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• A signed first-edition copy
• An exclusive bookmark featuring unreleased character artwork
• The opportunity to enter to win an exclusive The Commons PR package

Signed copies are being allocated to participating independent bookstores while supplies last.

Book Summary

Eighteen-year-old prodigy Shantavia Lerogaski is enrolled in a 22nd-century elite school where being “Common” is celebrated—and being too intelligent makes her dangerous.

When her sister disappears inside The Commons, Shantavia must enter a world built on conformity and sacrifice everything, including the very intelligence that makes her a threat, to uncover the truth and save her sister before it’s too late.

Inside The Commons, secrets run deep, survival comes with deadly tests, and forbidden attraction could destroy everything.

What to Expect

Dystopian • Dark Academia • Enemies to Lovers • Forbidden Love • Forced Proximity • Deadly Tests • Mystery & Suspense • High Stakes • Epic World Building • Science & Technology

The publisher describes the reader promise as enemies, secrets, yearning, forbidden attraction, and deadly tests, with crossover appeal for New Adult and YA readers drawn to immersive worlds, romance, moral pressure, and survival. 

Book Details

Author: Rebecca Ihim
Publisher: DEEP Publishing
Release Date: September 17, 2026
ISBN: 9798994025529
Retail Price: $32.99
Series: The Commons launches a planned series.