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The ColorWheel Project
Blair, Maddox and Beazle couldn’t be more different. Blair is a local rock star in a free commune, ColorWheel. All she wants is to shake off her overbearing father and play rock shows with her girlfriend. Maddox lives in Belle-Delta, a city run by the megalopoly, ARC. He’s been kept a secret from the world around him, but the world has been kept secret from him too. Beazle is in the thick of ARC’s underbelly, carrying out the dirty work that comes with strong-arming a population into pacificity. But it wasn’t by choice. She was forced into this life by her very own sister. Their worlds take an irreversible turn when ARC kidnaps Maddox’ parents and the three are thrown into each other’s paths on a whirlwind adventure. In the pursuit of freewill they’ll have to outlast life-altering secrets, defy of overreaching authorities, and come to terms with their inner realities in oder order to not just save themselves but the entire city of Belle-Delta!
272 pages, Paperback
Published August 21, 2025
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August 20, 2026
The ColorWheel Project presents an engaging dystopian adventure built around three very different characters whose lives become unexpectedly intertwined in a world shaped by authoritarian control, hidden identities, and the struggle for free will.
One of the book’s strongest elements is the contrast between Blair, Maddox, and Beazle. Blair is a musician living within the unconventional ColorWheel commune, Maddox has grown up isolated from the truth about his own world, and Beazle has been forced into the dangerous inner workings of ARC. Their dramatically different circumstances create three distinct perspectives on freedom, authority, and personal identity.
The story becomes particularly compelling when ARC kidnaps Maddox’s parents, bringing the three characters together and setting them on an unpredictable journey. Their circumstances force them to confront secrets, question the systems controlling their lives, and reconsider what they understand about themselves and the world around them.
I also appreciated the book’s exploration of free will and resistance. ARC’s influence over Belle-Delta provides a strong dystopian backdrop, while the characters’ personal struggles make the larger conflict feel intimate and consequential. The combination of adventure, mystery, authority, family conflict, and self-discovery gives the novel broad thematic appeal.
With 272 pages and a current 4.00 Goodreads rating from 1 rating, The ColorWheel Project has an encouraging initial response while still having considerable room to develop a larger reader community.
Overall, The ColorWheel Project offers a thought-provoking dystopian adventure that combines contrasting characters, hidden truths, authoritarian control, and the pursuit of free will into a story about resisting the forces that seek to define who we are.
One of the book’s strongest elements is the contrast between Blair, Maddox, and Beazle. Blair is a musician living within the unconventional ColorWheel commune, Maddox has grown up isolated from the truth about his own world, and Beazle has been forced into the dangerous inner workings of ARC. Their dramatically different circumstances create three distinct perspectives on freedom, authority, and personal identity.
The story becomes particularly compelling when ARC kidnaps Maddox’s parents, bringing the three characters together and setting them on an unpredictable journey. Their circumstances force them to confront secrets, question the systems controlling their lives, and reconsider what they understand about themselves and the world around them.
I also appreciated the book’s exploration of free will and resistance. ARC’s influence over Belle-Delta provides a strong dystopian backdrop, while the characters’ personal struggles make the larger conflict feel intimate and consequential. The combination of adventure, mystery, authority, family conflict, and self-discovery gives the novel broad thematic appeal.
With 272 pages and a current 4.00 Goodreads rating from 1 rating, The ColorWheel Project has an encouraging initial response while still having considerable room to develop a larger reader community.
Overall, The ColorWheel Project offers a thought-provoking dystopian adventure that combines contrasting characters, hidden truths, authoritarian control, and the pursuit of free will into a story about resisting the forces that seek to define who we are.
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