A freshman, Kelaina Harmony, hopes to recover from her tragic summer, only to be thrown into living hell; High school. She has to not only battle her social standards, and keep up in her academics, but there's a murderer in town. Not just any murderer, but the one and only, Kellie Killer. Whispers spread about her deceased friend, Sofie, who commited suicide. further and further, Kelaina finds it harder and harder to move on from the horrible truth she so desperately tries to ignore.
Alex Avidly, a smart girl. A bookworm, a drama kid, a plain lover of school. She's the smartest honor roll girl you've ever seen. But when a run in with the one, the only Austin, will she change her smart ways? After escaping the clutches of her abductor, Alex is discovered half-dead. Will she survive the tedious weeks and months alone with nothing but her mind? What will come of Austin and her? As she lies in a hospital bed, she discovers life may be an over-rated fantasy. She wonders what it'll be like to die, and if she'll ever get the pleasure of finding out.