The Humanity Switch

Trying to make the world a better place failed. The problem is, not many people know it yet.
Ava Sommers, age 17, lives in a make-belief world where everyone pretends life is as good as it gets. Posting your thoughts and feelings on a private forum to assure a peaceful society seems like a small price to pay. You don’t even have to remember when it’s time to post again. A handy watch, bracelet or necklace of your choice does all the work for you. But what happens if you fail to do this or when you refuse?

A process called Evaluation where so-called Diggers – people specially trained to evaluate your emotional control – will monitor you for sixty-three days. No one knows what happens when you pass or fail but people whisper you come back a changed person, a new and better version of yourself who’s in complete control. A person that will never again pose a threat to a carefully constructed society.

Even though her family and friends assure her it’s all part of a harmless routine, Ava worries about what will happen when her best friend Olivia has been notified for her upcoming Evaluation. She does everything she can to help Olivia go through the process without drawing too much attention to herself. Along the way, Ava learns more about herself, about a part of her she had unconsciously kept hidden.

Can she use this knowledge to help her friend, or will it make things worse? And can she trust some of the new friends she’s made who’ve sworn to help her save her best friend?