4 out of 5 stars

Death Date by B.Y. Simpson is a rapid-fire page turner of a YA dystopian novel. The character and world development are intricate and lend to a fascinating story. I received an ARC, and pretty soon, you’ll be able to order it for yourself and dive in.

Nova James is brought up in a world where you receive your death date on your 18th birthday. Any of your previous actions up until that birthday can have an adverse or positive effect on the date’s proximity. As Nova’s 18th birthday approaches, the structured world she’s known and strived to understand her whole life changes, and chaos ensues. The novel follows Nova’s dangerous journey to find answers against all odds. Along the way, she suffers loss, makes new allies, explores her world, and finds that she is much stronger than she ever imagined.

What would you do to try to save the world if you only had some of the answers, and having those answers wasn’t always the blessing you thought it would be? Would you push forward or accept your fate? Death Date shows us the heroine’s struggle as she deals with just those questions. Death Date ends on a cliffhanger, leaving the reader itching to know how the rest of Nova’s journey will continue.