"So, as I was saying, you don't need to feel bad about not having anything interesting in your life, because you totally have the whole...." She gestures to my body, not quite finding the word.
"Fat thing?" I say, flatly.
"Well, since you put it like that.... You're fat, but it's like, your thing. Like honestly, how weird would it be if you were skinny. It just wouldn't be you, you know?"
No, I didn't know.
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Ashley is sick of being the "fat girl."
Armed with her fat rolls and a sarcastic tongue that only seems to emerge when certain soccer player Levi Mayvers is around, Ashley decides it's time to take control of her life. However, she didn't anticipate the sequence of events that would follow.
Navigating through her weight loss journey, heartbreak, grief and new friendships,' The Fat Girl Chronicles' presents the candid and honest portrayal of life through Ashley's eyes and her path to finding self-love and maybe even.... love?
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Hope you've enjoyed my shitty intro, plz read my book xoxo
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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