juniper harvey was lost. and although she was too afraid to admit it, she didn't want to be found either. the way she saw it, she had become comfortable in her lifestyle. at least, as comfortable as you can be drowning in a void of painful flashbacks, anxiety attacks, and all around disdain for your own life. if it's not broken don't fix it right? but juniper was broken. all hope that she could be built back up had been lost long ago, and you wouldn't see her out sleuthing for it anytime soon.
samuel bridgeman was thought to be your 'grade a' asshole. he slept around, got drunk at parties on the weekends, and hid a cigarette behind his ear at all times. there were very few things that could break his bad boy demeanor, and luckily no one knew just exactly what those things were. unfortunately, he wasn't sure either. his walls had been built up higher than skyscrapers, and he had a permanent seat on the ledge, practically waiting for a gust of wind strong enough to knock him down. but the only thing coming close to that were small breezes, just enough to blow out the cigarette he had hanging between his fingers. so, he lit another one.
drowning is a book about loss, love, and the hell of highschool, and how a group of teenagers all battle it differently. facing demons head on is never easy, but unfortunately it's something june, sam, and many others will learn to do, alone, together, and against all odds. follow along as these young, forlorn teens search for themselves, but find each other instead.
Once upon a time...
That's how all the fairytales begin, right? There's a girl who's mistreated and misunderstood. She meets a guy--probably the most popular guy in school (and hey, why not make him British while we're at it?). He's most likely very handsome and just as rich, and magically seems to understand her. It feels like they've known each other forever when in fact they've actually just met. It's love at first sight, the guy saves the girl from whatever misery she's in, they meet only two or three problems along the way, and then it's happily ever after.
But this isn't a fairytale.
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