Demands to be read in one sitting Karen M. McManus, bestselling author of One of Us Is LyingandTwo Can Keep A SecretWe Were Liars meets Goodbye Days in this thrilling page-turner...Its hard to find the truth beneath the lies you tell yourself.Then: They were four - Bex, Jenni, Ellory, Ret. (Venus. Earth. Moon. Sun.) Headstrong, loyal, electric ; Ellorys whole solar system.Now: Ellory is alone, her once inseparable group of friends torn apart by secrets, deception and a shocking moment that changed their lives forever.Then: Lazy summer days. A party. A beautiful boy. The beginnings of a spectacular, bright love.Now: Senior year, and Ellory's back at school aftera two-month suspension and summer away - no boyfriend, no friends. No going back. Tormented by some and sought out by others, and consumed by guilt over her not entirely innocent role in everything and everyone shes lost, Ellory finds that even in the present, the past is everywhere. The path forward isnt a straight line. And moving on will mean sorting the truth from the lies - the lies Ellory has been telling herself.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

There are 336 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2019 by Simon & Schuster Ltd .

Kit Frick is a novelist, poet, and MacDowell Colony fellow. Originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she studied creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and received her MFA from Syracuse University. When she isn't putting complicated characters in impossible situations, Kit edits poetry and literary fiction for a small press, edits for private clients, and mentors emerging writers through Pitch Wars. She is the author of See All the Stars and All Eyes on Us. Visit Kit online at KitFrick. com and on Twitter @KitFrick.