{"product_id":"reverence-9781952431142","title":"Reverence","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwelve years ago, a global pandemic known as the Job virus decimated the world's population. One city withstood the virus by going into lockdown during the early days of the pandemic and erecting a massive barricade wall to insulate themselves from the sick and the dying. Now called Vita Nova-meaning New Life-the city is overcrowded and its resources are quickly dwindling. The area outside the wall, known as the Unregulated Zone, is a vast wasteland filled with crumbling buildings, overgrown highways, and the Lawless: brutal bands of marauders intent on breeching the barricade and claiming the city's resources for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo combat the problem of overcrowding, the leadership of Vita Nova has implemented two programs: The Compulsory Program, which requires that anyone over the age of sixty-or anyone who requires medical treatment for a chronic illness-undergo a humane euthanization procedure. There is also the Volunteer Program, which offers residents the chance to be revered at a public ceremony and receive a Final Week of luxury, gifts, and praise...in exchange for giving up their lives for the good of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter losing her mother as a Compulsory, Kira Liebert became a volunteer advocate for Vita Nova. She works closely with the Volunteers, arranging their stay at Rolling Meadows, a lavish, country-club estate where Volunteers spend their last few days. She also fulfills any special requests they might have for their Final Week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when young, handsome Will Foster enters her office, wishing to end his life as a Volunteer, he has just one request for his Final Week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe wants to spend it with Kira.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnable to refuse the Volunteer's last request, Kira gets swept into Will's world, leaving everything she knows behind and going somewhere she never thought she'd go: beyond the barricade. With the end of Will's Final Week rapidly approaching, Kira realizes that Vita Nova is not the utopian sanctuary she once thought it was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd some people-the truly brave ones-will sacrifice everything to prove it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eREVERENCE is the first book in Raena Rood's thrilling new faith-based dystopian series.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Raena Rood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50389816279314,"sku":"9781952431142","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9e3e9d3a-ea6e-4d88-8d44-e6f6cdc8ad92.jpg?v=1728930460","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/reverence-9781952431142","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}