Synopses & Reviews
Ohio, 2135. For Davis Morrow, perfection is not an aspiration but a daily reality. Like all Superiors (Priors), Davis has been primed since conception to be smarter, stronger, and more graceful than the lowly Imperfects (Imps) who first rejected, and now are denied, the Priors medical advancements. A fiercely ambitious ballerina, Davis is preparing for the rigorous trials that will earn her a place in the international Olympiads, and she has put her trust in her father and the protection his mayoral platform promises: total segregation of Priors and Imps. Then she meets Cole, a mysterious boy who leaves her with more questions each time he disappears. She has no idea that Cole has his own agenda: that he is in fact an Imp, a rising star in the bloody and popular underground cage-fighting tournament called the FEUDS, and that he has every reason to hate her—and that, despite all his best efforts, Cole is finding himself as drawn to Davis as she is to him.
Suddenly, Priors start disappearing. A virus is spreading. Searching for its source, Davis begins to rely more and more on the elusive Cole, and Cole in turn must question his hatred of the Priors when he discovers Davis is in more danger than anyone else from this virus that will soon consume the entire community. Can he save her? Can a ballerina and a boy from the wrong side of the tracks find the source of the deadly virus and stop it, even from across their great divide?
Review
"Heart-pounding and romantic,
Feuds catapulted me into a future thats as conceivable as it is frightening. Impossible to put down!"—Jacqueline Green, author of
Truth or Dare"Feuds sucked me in with its break-neck pace and ‘Romeo & Juliet-style love story. Completely captivating."—Amy Plum, internationally bestselling author of the Revenants series
Synopsis
In this breathless story of impossible love, perfection comes at a deadly cost.
For Davis Morrow, perfection is a daily reality. Like all Priors, Davis has spent her whole life primed to be smarter, stronger, and more graceful than the lowly Imperfects, or “Imps.” A fiercely ambitious ballerina, Davis is only a few weeks away from qualifying for the Olympiads and finally living up to her mothers legacy when she meets Cole, a mysterious boy who leaves her with more questions each time he disappears.
Davis has no idea that Cole has his own agenda, or that hes a rising star in the FEUDS, an underground fighting ring where Priors gamble on Imps. Cole has every reason to hate Davis—her fathers campaign hinges on the total segregation of the Imps and Priors—but despite his best efforts, Cole finds himself as drawn to Davis as she is to him.
Then Narxis, a deadly virus, takes its hold--and Daviss friends start dying. When the Priors refuse to acknowledge the epidemic, Davis has no one to turn to but Cole. Falling in love was never part of their plan, but their love may be the only thing that can save her world...in Avery Hastings's Feuds.
About the Author
AVERY HASTINGS is an author and former book editor from New York City. She grew up in Ohio, graduated in 2006 from the University of Notre Dame and earned her MFA from the New School in 2008. When she's not reading or writing, Avery can usually be spotted lying around in the park with her affable dog, and like her protagonists in Feuds, she knows how to throw a powerful right hook and once dreamed of becoming a ballerina. In addition to New York, Avery has recently lived in Mumbai and Paris, but is happy to call Brooklyn home (for now).