The Rules of Being Optimistic

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Reads 53
Votes 3
Parts 2
Time 10m

comedy depression drama fiction gender lgbtq nsfw optimism questioning romance sexuality teen

After a terrible summer filled with depression and saving her (ex boy)friend, Jackson, from giving into his suicidal tendencies, Ashley, a confused teenager, tries to figure out her life and how to stay positive.

A story of the true struggles of optimism, how optimistic people are viewed verses how they think. This novel explores the strange reactions between optimism and depression, and how they coexist. 

How will Ashley be affected by her two conflicting personalities? How will it change Ashley as a whole, and sculpt her nearing adult life? 

Stay tuned, folks, the answers lie in this comedy romance novel,

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