Cameron Johnston should be the normal kid in her family. Why wouldn’t she be? Her older brother, Mitch, was bullied. Her other older brother, Rich, has ADD. But she’s completely normal.
WRONG.
Cameron doesn’t stand out in a good way. At her new school in Memphis, Cam is the freak from Aurora, Ohio, who has purple bangs, green eyes, hangs out with the “freak-group” and keeps to herself. Secretly, Cameron is suffering. She had brain surgery to decompress Chiari Malformation when she was little, and all of a sudden she has symptoms that weren’t there before. Neuro digs into the thoughts of Cam, the boy who loves her back home who ignores her, her stalker, and even her family, as they all adjust to the shocking new news:
Cam needs to go through it all again.
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.
*****
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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