Description:

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Alex & Eliza, The Witches of East End , and the Descendants series comes a powerful and moving novel about learning to love yourself.

Olivia “Liv” Blakely knows how important it is to look good. Her father is running for governor and Liv is thrust into the bright media spotlight. She has an image to uphold—to her maybe boyfriend, to her new friends and to the public, who love to find fault on social media.

Liv’s sunny, charming facade hides an inner voice that will settle for nothing less than perfection. No matter who she has to give up, or what she has to lose, to achieve it. But as the high price of perfection takes a toll, Liv realizes that the love she feels for herself is more important than all the ‘likes’ in the world.

In her most powerfully moving novel to date, #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz explores anxiety, fear of judgement, and the most important thing of all: learning to love yourself. **

Review

Descriptions of Liv's disordered eating and self-harm never feel gratuitous or glorified; instead, her first-person narration provides both a mirror and window into an experience of bulimia-a form of disordered eating relatively rare in contemporary young-adult novels. Readers will root for Olivia. Well done. -- "Kirkus Reviews"

Stellar storytelling laced with honest, raw emotion is what makes de la Cruz's poignant story stand out. With a genuine, vulnerable character in Liv, de la Cruz captures the voice of teenage insecurity and self-doubt...De la Cruz skillfully handles the serious issue of eating disorders with a credibility and sensitivity that will draw readers into the story. This is a powerful narrative that will resonate. -- "RT Book Reviews (4 stars)"

About the Author

Melissa de la Cruz is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of many critically acclaimed and award-winning novels for teens, including the Au Pairs series, the Blue Bloods series, the Ashleys series, and the Angels on Sunset Boulevard series. A former fashion and beauty editor, she divides her time between New York and Los Angeles.