... I bet you are waiting for something amazing, something to really draw you in. Well, here... Tara was just a normal 17 year old girl, well, thats what everyone thought. In all reality she was scared, confused, and depressed. She held in her emotions and wouldn't tell anyone anything. Her younger brother, Marcus, seemed to be the only person she actually talked to. She claimed he was the only one who understood her.
Then people started to notice a change. Something happened, something clicked inside Tara. She became sneaky, finding ways to stay home when everyone left, making excuses to leave when everyone was home. She started wearing black clothes, big sweatshirts, anything to hide her arms and legs.
With everything piling on top of her at once, her growing depression, and her anxiety, it only got worse for her.
Soon after her parents split, her father taking Marcus, she stopped talking altogether, locking herself in her room for days, not eating or sleeping.
Then one day, she disappeared. Never to be heard from again...
Read the book to find out more!!
Enjoy!!!
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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