2019 NaNoWriMo Book
Cornelia is a sweet girl, she just started college--with a lot of anxieties--and without her support system from high school, she finds herself struggling to make friends, get involved, and pass biology. After exploring her favorite vintage thrift shop without her best friend, Margaret, for the first time in four years, Cornelia decides to buy that expensive journal that they said they'd buy some day. The leather-bound with yellowed edges of pages, like it has been awaiting them forever.
Little did she realize, but that book was going to change her life. She never imagined that she would be able to take back her life, once letter at a time.
Exploring college, magic, new beginnings, and taking that leap of faith, this book takes you on Cornelia's adventure through college and how she starts to become the girl she always wanted to be.
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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