Cadence DeLaundry is a very unique eighteen year-old girl, to say the least. Her twin brother, Vernacular, just awoke from a ten-year coma and she's too preoccupied with a desperate search for her beloved, recently lost pet crow, Gay, to spend more than a minute with the young man whose mentality is that of a second grader's. She's also, as anyone who's ever spent more than two seconds around her knows quite well, an aspiring wig-maker. And a very talented, very motivated one at that.
As she further develops her wig-making skills and prowess, testing out her creations on peers in need, she catches the attention of young Robi Suckler. A wannabe-wig-maker himself, Robi is threatened enough by Cadence's obvious natural ability that he turns to increasingly violent and extreme methods, all for a chance to achieve the success he so craves.
A quirky tale written in diary-form and presented as a rare look into oddball Cadence's personal, private and ridiculously melodramatic journal, "The Delightfully Tragic Reminiscences of Cadence DeLaundry" are, hopefully & appropriately, both delightful and tragic.
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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