"...If he is the sun, I am the moon. If he is midnight, I am noon. If he is love, I am hate..."
Meet Katie, an ordinary schoolgirl, minding her own business, living her own life, hardly bothered about the rest of the world... Till Max Ford happens. He's new, and he's already made his place in the school as the popular, pain in the ass hottie. He's the only boy Katie's ever met that is so open and free, yet so mysterious. The only boy that makes her heart race.
The thing is, they're polar opposites!
Believing opposites attract, Katie finds herself falling for Max. But the more Katie gets to know him, the more mysterious he becomes. Is Max holding a secret? And if he is, what is it?
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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