Then: They were four Bex, Jenni, Ellory, Ret. (Venus. Earth. Moon. Sun.) Electric, headstrong young women; Ellorys whole solar system.

Now: Ellory is alone, her once inseparable group of friends torn apart by secrets, deception, and a shocking incident that changed their lives forever.

Then: Lazy summer days. A party. A beautiful boy. Ellory met Matthias and fell into the beginning of a spectacular, bright love.

Now: Ellory returns to Pine Brook to navigate senior year after a two-month suspension and summer awayno boyfriend, no friends. No going back. Tormented by some and sought out by others, troubled by a mysterious note-writer who wont let Ellory forget, 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 liesthe lies Ellory has been telling herself.