Spud was just your regular guy- your average, gangly, hipster-glasses-sporting, sandy-blonde-crewcut-wearing, slightly dyslexic, nerdy guy. Things were exceedingly average for him all throughout high school, you know, not being super popular but having one best friend, not dating anyone, making mediocre grades... until one day, Janet Dozier came to Shallow Valley High, and turned Spud's life upside down.
Janet just wasn't quite normal. She had a weird preference for food, she didn't know how to raise her hand normally, and her facial expressions sometimes went awry. But when a friendship--and maybe something more--blossomed between her and Spud, Spud found himself entwined in a plot of espionage, murder and revenge that was *out of this world*.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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