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Meet Marley, one of the most popular girls in high school.
However, she is not those typical blonde hair queen bee. Instead, she has flaming red hair, and the prettiest blue eyes. Not only does she have the looks, but the character as well. Charming, sweet, kind, those type of people that everyone naturally loves. Not to mention a high flyer, with perfect grades, the perfect family, tons of friends, with boys falling at her feet.
What's not to love about her?
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Meet Oliver, the 'nerd'.
Skinny, bookworm, braces. Your typical stereotype nerd. But there's more to him that people don't know. Jocks tend to be buff and strong, popular. While this athlete is quite the opposite. One would not think much about him upon first glance, he's someone who blends into the crowd, one who gets laughed at for his braces, one who gets teased by the jocks.
Until he has a 'glow-up' that is.
And when Marley meets Oliver, and finds an immediate connection with him, will they be friends or maybe more?
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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