Almost the End of the World (The Perses, #1)

THE APOCALYPSE CALLED. IT WANTS A DO-OVER
Seventeen-year-old Corey Walker was fully prepared to die. An asteroid the size of Texas—Perses—was supposed to wipe out everything. No college apps, no student loans, no awkward graduation speeches. Just… boom. Then the last-minute save actually works. Earth survives. So does Corey. Yay? Turns out, staring down extinction leaves scars. The government’s toast, the economy’s in a coma, and nobody knows what to do next. Corey returns to Augustus Boarding School at the insistence of his mother, he fi nds a weird new student cult—The Refuge targeting the most scared and vulnerable on campus, including those closest to Corey. When Corey meets the fi ery Paige, he fi nds himself with an ally against The Refuge. She’s the fi rst person who makes him feel awake again. Together, they start pushing back. That’s when things get messy. Fast. Suddenly, Corey’s a reluctant leader, with enemies, followers, and a target on his back. And whether he likes it or not, he’s being forced to answer the question everyone else is avoiding—if the world didn’t end... what now?