About the book: year / For eighteen-year-old Sydney Shaw, life sucks. Her mother is a drunk. Father is even worse. At school, she is betrayed and bullied by her ex-best friend. If cutting used to bring her relief, now even that doesn’t work. Something has to change. When Sydney hits a child to protect her little brother, she is sent to group therapy with a psychologist. So she finds herself in the company of the perfect, popular Arianna, who seems like the kind of person who would mourn a broken nail. But Arianna has her own secrets. She could be an ally if Sydney can lower her guard. And then there's a new guy, sweet and funny Lucas, who sees through Sydney's tough, sarcastic façade. But Sydney's wounds run deeper than anyone realizes. Her father's cruelty grows and secrets threaten to spill out. How far is she willing to go to protect her family? And who can Sydney turn to when the unthinkable happens??