In this story, you will journey with Lizzy and her letters of life. You will feel her pain, you will accompany her in the worst of times, in the darkest of times, in the happiest of times. As Lizzy and her letters travel in this mysterious and elusive place called life, she will learn what life is really about. Instead of writing depressing letters, she will later realize the potential she has, and the people she has ignored thinking they were fake, finding their way into her life and heart. As Lizzy only wishes greatness in her future endeavors, she realizes that you shouldn't be thinking of yourself as a failure when you mess up the first time, but to learn from your mistakes. She will also learn from and understand all the quotes and sayings that have been passed down from generation to generation in history. She will find her strength in Charles Dickson, Carol Lynch Williams, Gayle Forman, Laurie Halse Anderson, Harriet Beecher Stowe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and so many more authors. She will show you her life in heartfelt words, you might become flummoxed and speechless of how despondent her words will appear. Of course, these words will become something greater than anything you could ever imagine. They will be something cherished and forever remembered. So enter this heavenly body of sorrow and regret, you realize that nothing comes as it seems.
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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