"I like her," the brunette declared, tossing her silky hair off her shoulder.
"But she's a SCHOLARSHIP. She's POOR," said the short girl with the dark-hair.
"I said, I like her!" the brunette repeated, angrily. "We get the same kind of girl every year. Rich, preppy, mean, dreams about being one of us. And do they ever work out? No! With so many of us going to college next year, we need this recruit to be good. I think we should take a risk and get her!" She stabbed the picture of the girl. "It will be a lot of work, but Sophie Browning will be one of us. I'm sure of it."
When Sophie got a scholarship to Warbury Preparatory School For Young Ladies, she didn't know what to expect, but she sure didn't think she'd be taken under the wing of the most glamorous, richest, and most beautiful girls in the school. Sophie is introduced to a whole new world: a world of champagne, Prada shoes, rich boyfriends, and Chanel handbags. A world where secrets are never kept and where bitching and back-stabbing are just a part of everyday life. Rules are made to be broken, and no one really likes each other. But when the back-stabbing goes as far as to turn the whole school against each other, and two best friends go head-to-head to become the new queen-bee, where will Sophie's allegiances lie and who will be victorious?
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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