One hacker will hack destiny, break the system, and ask: can you fall in love if nothing is real?
Valé Consequence doesn't believe in love—only code.
The seventeen-year-old hacker-for-hire breaks into people's realities for a price, certain that the world is just a simulation and emotions nothing more than manipulations of the system. So when she starts having real feelings for her latest mark, Odysseus Sykes, she takes it as more proof—no simulation glitch has ever felt this real, which means it can't be real at all.
Then Odysseus is murdered.
And Valé is blamed.
Hunted by police and betrayed by her powerful client, the mysterious DeathDealer, Valé has only one way to clear her name: hack the simulation and rewrite what happened.
Her best friend Charlie—a spirit medium who doesn't believe in simulations—is risking everything to help, hiding feelings for Valé that Valé refuses to see.
But breaking reality isn't easy, and DeathDealer is always one step ahead. Valé isn't the only one trying to rewrite the rules.
In a world built on code, love might be the most powerful glitch of all.
"Stewart has crafted a riveting SF thriller that embraces the best qualities of YA fiction… The result is a dazzling, adrenaline-pumping thriller with plenty of heart. Crisp writing and irresistibly complex characters make this twisty futuristic novel a must-read."
- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
