Her mother continued to smile, leaning in to speak in her ear. "Sometimes when you love someone, they will do things you don't like and will hurt you and you may hurt them too, but in the end none of that matters. When you love someone, sometimes the pain is worth it."
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Tristessa Milgrant has stayed strong for most of her life, keeping a brave face when she has wanted to break down in tears when missing her parents becomes too hard for her to handle. But, she holds those last words of her mother close to her heart, especially when trying to find her place with a boy. She would leave him behind but the connection she feels between their souls keeps her steady, thinking they have a chance.
Xavier Prod feels stress of finding the right girl to pass on his name, being the only son to his father, and trying to find his place in the world. Though, befriending Tristessa had to be the best thing he could have ever done. He found something in her, something he couldn't resist. Even through countless arguments and days he wants to throw in the towel, something tells him she's worth fighting for, he just hopes that something isn't wrong.
Being a teenager has to be one of the hardest times, regardless of what anyone says. You are trying to find yourself, dedicating yourself to every responsibility, and maneuvering through new feeling which could be scary. Tristessa and Xavier are frightened, but without knowing how the other feels, they are mutually fighting for something larger than themselves.
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*Warning: not yet edited
"Because you have parents that love you. You have parents that support you and yet you think your life is so bad just because stupid kids pick on you."
"I... don't have it easy." I mumbled. "You don't know. You can't even imagine how it is. Being bullied every single day just because you're you. They don't even see me as a person, you know? I'm just it. I'm just a thing. I'm not 'Quince the person'. I'm 'Quince the looser', the venting tool, the dirt beneath your feet."
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Quince has been bullied, fat shamed, and terrorized by the people at her school ever since junior high. It hasn't gotten any better over the past years especially with being in a small town where a majority of the population were "model worthy."
She was left out of place, but not for long!
When a group of new kids come to town Quince will join their forces and learn the true value of self beauty. Though it will be difficult, Quince is determined to show her town that beauty lies in the core, but what happens when Quince's task becomes something much more bigger then she anticipated?
Join Quince and her friends as they uncover the true meaning of loving one's self and the strength of friendship on a life changing adventure in this coming of age novel.
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☆Please be advised that this book deals with self-harm. Trigger warning will be announced in the appropriate chapters.☆
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Highest ranking: #834 in General Fiction and #1 in freeyourbody
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Disclaimer: The edited version of this book is posted on my page titled All The Ways To Love Me.
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