Because guys being the bad ones are too mainstream.
But whatever. Louisa Messing had always been a hard-core, all-out bad girl. She flunked her exams, was always tardy and hung out with the bad-asses of her year. She was convinced that no amount of advice or nagging from her mother, teachers or friends could change her wicked ways, until Jeremy Elcreigh came along.
He was somehow changing her, and secretly, she liked it. It was unfathomable, yet enjoyable, to be a goody-two-shoes for once.
But then there was always the matter of Jake Middleton, her high school's heartthrob. Did she only love him as a brother, like she always told herself, or was there more to it?
And to top it all off, there was Xaviera Keep-on-changing-her-last-name, who claimed to come from another dimension and looked exactly like Louisa. That's because Xaviera was Louisa's doppelganger, just slightly more powerful, and a little more dangerous..
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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