squid game but kang saebyeok wins the games. jeju island, here she comes.
a story told in the eyes of saebyeok herself, a girl who simply wants a peaceful life for her family once and for all, but has anything but that. infact, she's a common theft who is barley surviving on her own after a tragedy left her father dead and mother trapped in north korea. it's only her and her little brother, living a life of poverty. but through the rubble of her shattered life, she finds an opportunity. an opportunity to risk it all, and get all the riches she could ever desire. let the games begin.
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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