{ au } Chiara Rainey is a Monochrome, a person born with a condition in which they can only see the world in black and white. To "normal" people, Monochromes appear the same way: monochromatic, listless, dull. Chiara hates herself for being born this way. One day, she meets a special boy—a boy who she can see in color. Who is this boy and why is she able to see him in color, but nothing else? She believes he can help her undo the curse she was born with—but what consequences must they suffer from an encounter that will change their lives indefinitely? -- "Chiara seemed like such a sad person, and suddenly the one thing he wanted most was to see her smile. "