The Weight of Silence by Doxa Wonder

When seventeen-year-old Elise Hartmann begins hearing whispers through mirrors and watching people forget entire pieces of their lives, she realizes something is deeply wrong with her city.

Edevane is unraveling.

Memories disappear overnight. Friendships dissolve without explanation. Time fractures in impossible ways. And hidden beneath reality itself lies a mysterious force known as the Balance Field—a power tied to emotion, memory, and the dangerous secrets her family has spent generations trying to suppress.

As terrifying shadow creatures emerge from the cracks in reality, Elise discovers she is an Anchor: one of the rare people capable of influencing the Balance. But the stronger her emotions become, the more unstable the world around her grows.

Torn between fear and truth, Elise must uncover the secrets behind her family's silence before the city collapses completely. Yet the deeper she falls into the mystery, the more she realizes that the greatest threat may not be the darkness hunting her—

but the emotions she was taught never to feel.

Filled with suspense, mystery, emotional depth, supernatural twists, and unforgettable friendships, The Weight of Silence is a gripping young adult fantasy about memory, identity, grief, and the dangerous cost of emotional suppression.

Perfect for readers who love atmospheric fantasy, emotional coming-of-age stories, and supernatural mysteries with powerful female leads.