Genre:
Apocalyptic / Dystopian
Themes:
Adoption / Surrogacy
Adventure / Survival
Angsty
Character with Disability
Coming of Age
Dystopian
Found Family
Friends to Lovers
Grumpy / Sunshine
Loss / Grieving / Widow
Married or Established Couple
Neurodiverse
Self-Discovery
Heat Level:
Fade to Black (sex scenes are mostly implied and use euphemistic language)
Archetypes:
Student
Geographic Location:
United States: Midwest
United States: West Coast
Setting:
Police Station / Precinct
Prison
War Zone / Battlefield
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Asexual / Demisexual
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Nonbinary / Gender Fluid
Queer
Transgender
Protagonist Identity:
Asian
Biracial / Multiracial
Black / African American
Trigger/Content Warning:
depictions or mentions of anxiety, death, grief, homophobia, murder, panic attacks, police brutality, PTSD, racism, serious illness, sexism, sexual assault, torture, transphobia, violence, xenophobia.
Until We Fall
By Nicole Zelniker
The day Isla’s favorite teacher was arrested started out fairly normal, though Isla wouldn’t actually learn of Ms. Young’s arrest until months later.
Isla, a Black, transgender girl, is just an ordinary student when government forces arrest her and her teacher for revolutionary activity. This action turns Isla into an activist working for social justice. What follows is an exhilarating ride marked by danger, close calls, and betrayals, with love and friendship as the reward among a LGBTQ+ community. Throughout this coming of age dystopian novel are the cornerstones of an authoritarian government: loss of civil rights, violence, suppression, and, most importantly, the inevitable countermovement. It is within this movement that all human life is valued and fought for, and it is within this movement that heroes are born.
