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June has always been good at keeping quiet.
Silence is easier than speaking of what happened when she was five, or ten, or who she is at fifteen. Easier than speaking of her father, her brother, or the scar that never healed quite right.
There's her mother, who carries it all alongside her, who struggles to keep moving forward and to fix the things she's broken.
There's Lauren, a girl too eager and passionate at heart; a girl who kissed her once. A girl June was almost in love with before she learned what It meant to lose things permanently.
JUNE is a tender, slow burn character driven novel about the things we carry with us; from family, to trauma, to guilt, grief, and love that shows in messy ways.
Tw for exploration of some heavier themes, including some depictions of abuse, substance use, self harm, mental health, death. I aim to keep it meaningful and impactful to the characters rather than sensational (๑ᵔ⤙ᵔ๑) stay safe