by Amber Smith
First published 2017
Eden's life capsizes after her brother's best friend rapes her. Burying the truth, she withdraws, reeling through high school as her once-simple existence unravels. Told across four searing years, this raw, immersive story charts Eden's agonizing path to reclaiming her sense of self and power. At its heart, a stirring portrait of a survivor finding the strength to confront her darkest demons.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, abuse, contemporary, adolescence, contemporary-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
376 pages · Paperback · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Content warnings: abuse, rape, sexual-assault