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The Ashwick Protocol: Out of Sync

Everyone at Ashwick Academy is perfectly in sync. Except Cass. A YA thriller about conformity, control, and the girl who noticed too much.

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The Ashwick Protocol: Out of Sync by Bart Reevers, book cover

What this book does

At Ashwick Academy, every student arrives on time, every uniform is pressed, and every rule is followed without question. Except by Cass.

She's always late, always slightly out of step. And because of that, she's the only one who notices: the cameras move when they shouldn't. The teachers watch too closely. And her classmates are changing.

Something is synchronising the students at Ashwick. Something hidden in the routine. Cass doesn't know what it is yet, but she knows one thing: being out of sync might be the only thing keeping her free.

Who it's for

For readers who love a slow-burn mystery with teeth.

What it helps with

  • A gripping YA thriller about conformity, control, and resistance
  • Fast-paced and atmospheric with a slow-burn mystery
  • A protagonist who sees what others can't because she doesn't fit in
  • Themes of institutional control and teenage autonomy that feel uncomfortably real
  • Book 1 of a 6-part series with an expanding conspiracy

“Short chapters, sharp prose, and a conspiracy that unfolds one unsettling detail at a time.”

The Ashwick Protocol: Out of Sync

Notes from readers.

Left between the pages

I love stories that just keep you guessing throughout and this one was definitely one of those. I was hooked from just reading the description!
Amazon reviewer
Short and concise paragraphs and wording that kept you interested as to what was going to happen next. I was not able to put this one down until finished.
Amazon reviewer

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