When her brother died, Maya felt like her world stopped. The two had lost their parents in recent years as well, and newly eighteen, Maya was completely alone in the apartment her brother had left her.
A month after her brother's funeral, things start getting strange. Mugs get pushed off the counter, doors shut by themselves, and the angry spirits in Maya's city begin to seek her out, asking for her help to find their road into the afterlife. Then, a month after the spirits appear, the demons begin to find Maya too, and with only the help of a boy her age and a small orange canary she must fight for her life, and fight to survive.
This is the story of a broken girl, a little bird, and the scary secrets that death holds.
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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