Check out the exclusive book trailer for The Brokenhearted by Amelia Kahaney – a gritty origin story with a dystopian twist.

The Brokenhearted, a new young adult novel from debut author Amelia Kahaney, hits shelves tomorrow, Oct. 8. In The Brokenhearted, Batman‘s gritty Gotham meets the surreal class division of The Hunger Games to create Anthem Fleet: a ballerina turned biology experiment, who becomes her city’s unlikely avenger.

Hypable has an exclusive first look at the elegant book trailer for The Brokenhearted, which gives viewers a glimpse at Anthem Fleet’s extraordinary life.

For more information about Anthem Fleet and The Brokenhearted, check out author Amelia Kahaney’s website and follow her on Twitter as @AKahaney.

About ‘The Brokenhearted’:

Anthem Fleet, talented ballerina and heir to the Fleet fortune, is closely guarded by her parents in their penthouse apartment. But when she goes to a dangerous party in the wrong part of town, she meets the handsome Gavin and is immediately drawn into his forbidden world. Then, in a tragic accident, Anthem falls to her death. She awakes in an underground lab, with a bionic heart ticking in her chest. As she negotiates her dangerous new life, she uncovers the sinister truth behind those she trusted the most.

Set in the ruined fictional landscape of Bedlam, a Gotham-like city, this tale of heartbreak and revenge is both gripping and cinematic—and is sure to sweep readers away.