☠️ W E L C O M E ☠️
to the island of nightmares.
This is not a fairytale, no prince will climb up the tall tower to give you a kiss. You will not lose your shoe at midnight and marry a rich boy. No poisoned apple will go between the gap of your teeth, so then you can be woken up by a midnight kiss.
This is not a fairytale, because fairytales have happy endings. This is the story of my life, where what lies beneath h u m a n skin is the most terrifying thing of all, and
b l o o d doesn't make a family.
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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