Fancy cameras, filters, selfies, conventions, constant trips.
This was my life, in other people's eyes.
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Clare was always seen as the child people would want to be, and with her parents being famous Vloggers who wouldn't. Her. All people saw her as was an advantage that could be taken to meet her famous parents. She never fit in, was never treated like her own person. But she could never her tell her parents that, or anything bad. For every moment of their lives were most likely vlogged, which comes with many disadvantages as well as advantages. But one day in the park Clare was approached by a boy, who goes by the name of William. He was just a boy who knew nothing about her or her parents but wanted to learn about her, just her. And all of a sudden Clare's life is taking a major turn towards a world of excitement and new possibilities she could have never possibly seen on her own. And with no camera, she shall endure on what will certainly be her trip of a lifetime.
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'He opened up a different world for me, a world full of possibilities and risks just waiting to be taken. He showed me a place of joy and for once a moment of happiness in my life wasn't discovered behind a lens, or a website but with my own eyes. This was the real thing, the awakening, the brilliant reality I was awaiting'
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THIS BOOK CONTAINS BAD LANGUAGE! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!
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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