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The Fifth Reckoning
Rueben is chosen for the Fifth Reckoning-an infamous cycle of Trials created to measure the strength of humanity. He wakes in a locked facility with seven strangers, watched by silent Masked enforcers who never speak and never look away.
Each Trial pushes them through escalating danger, psychological manipulation, and moral breaking points. As alliances form and fractures deepen, Rueben discovers a hidden control room and a truth the Masked were never meant to the Trials aren't just tests. They're surveillance. They're shaping something new.
Haunted by guilt and forced to choose who he becomes under pressure; Rueben must decide whether to break the cycle-or be remade by it.
Each Trial pushes them through escalating danger, psychological manipulation, and moral breaking points. As alliances form and fractures deepen, Rueben discovers a hidden control room and a truth the Masked were never meant to the Trials aren't just tests. They're surveillance. They're shaping something new.
Haunted by guilt and forced to choose who he becomes under pressure; Rueben must decide whether to break the cycle-or be remade by it.
248 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 14, 2025
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October 20, 2025
This book! It takes your emotions on a roller coaster ride. It has you questioning what you would do to ensure your own survival.
You have got to read this book. It is unlike any other of its kind I've read and has you turning the page to see what happens next. It's been a long time since I've read a book in less than a week, but this one I finished in two days. Seriously, go get this book.
You have got to read this book. It is unlike any other of its kind I've read and has you turning the page to see what happens next. It's been a long time since I've read a book in less than a week, but this one I finished in two days. Seriously, go get this book.
December 26, 2025
I absolutely LOVED this book! I was hooked pretty immediately and finished it within 24 hours. The trials are like a mix of the Hunger Games and Jigsaw, pitting people against each other while messing with your mind. Critt created a super interesting world and I can't wait to learn more about it in the next book!
November 3, 2025
Absolute Page Turner!!!
Starting reading and couldn't put it down - the storyline totally sucks you in - page after page giving that "I want to know what happens next" feeling... Cannot wait for book #2 to come out - I NEED to find out what becomes of our Beloved Rueben!
Starting reading and couldn't put it down - the storyline totally sucks you in - page after page giving that "I want to know what happens next" feeling... Cannot wait for book #2 to come out - I NEED to find out what becomes of our Beloved Rueben!
January 2, 2026
Couldn’t put down
This book was so captivating. The plot twist and turns were so unexpected! I can’t wait for a second book.
This book was so captivating. The plot twist and turns were so unexpected! I can’t wait for a second book.
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