Enter Max Stratton, the girl who sucks at Chemistry. Who sucks so bad at Chemistry is assigned a tutor for it, and of course it turns out to be Jacob West. Jacob West, the 2nd oldest boy of the West boys. The only things you need to know, blonde hair that's styled upwards, and blue eyes that, when looked into, make you feel like a truck hit you. He was also the brother to the guy who broke my sister, Alexis Stratton's, heart. If you want to know about Alexis, picture a girl with brown, almost black, hair, perfect hazel eyes, and straight A's. Her and Jacob's brother, Nate, were the picture perfect Hollywood couple. But something happened between them, and now my sister despises the West boys. So how will I tell her that I have to skip out on sister bonding time to go off to Friendly's to see one?
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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