SuitabookEscape and coping
Kia seeks escape while dealing with her parents’ divorce, her mother’s cancer and her workaholic father.
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Carla Jablonski - Author
A dark, emotionally pressured fantasy about a teenager seeking refuge from family upheaval and illness, then questioning whether her new social world contains something genuinely supernatural.
Seventeen-year-old Kia barely survived her parents' divorce several years ago. Now her mom is in the hospital battling cancer and Kia is stuck with her workaholic father, leaving her searching for an escape from the everyday horrors of her life.She finds this escape with a group of people acting out a dark fantasy. These "vampires" spend all night in dark clubs, wearing gothic outfits, and even baring fake fangs. But when Kia meets Damon, she begins to wonder if maybe a true vampire exists among them, one who could be the answer to all of her problems . . .
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA dark, emotionally pressured fantasy about a teenager seeking refuge from family upheaval and illness, then questioning whether her new social world contains something genuinely supernatural.
Kia seeks escape while dealing with her parents’ divorce, her mother’s cancer and her workaholic father.
Kia joins people who dress as vampires and perform in dark clubs, then suspects that Damon may be a real vampire.
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