This Is the Way the World Ends

In Jen Wilde's debut thriller, This Is the Way the World Ends, readers follow Waverly, an autistic scholarship student at the elite Webber Academy, as she navigates the complexities of an extravagant masquerade ball. Invited by a popular classmate to impersonate her, Waverly hopes to reconnect with Ash, the dean's daughter and her secret ex-girlfriend. However, the night takes a dark turn when Waverly witnesses a murder tied to sinister plots among the school's elite, and as a global blackout traps everyone inside, she and her friends must find a way to survive and uncover the truth.