This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
Elise is a sophomore in high school. At the beginning of the school year, she decides to reinvent herself so that she will fit in. This does not go so well, and on the first day of school, she decides to kill herself. As she is preparing to do this, time runs out, so she just cuts herself a few times to see what it would feel like. She calls a girl from school, who she tried to befriend earlier in the day, and this girl call 911. After that, Elise is put on lockdown, more or less.
While she is at her mother's house one Thursday night, she sneaks out of the house, like she frequently does, to walk and relieve stress. She meets two college girls, Vicky and Pippa, and they take her to an underground dance party. Finally, Elise feels accepted. She is also introduced to Char, the dj, who feels and instant connection to her.
Char teaches Elise how to dj, and gives her spot every week while he is working. They hook up sometimes. Elise finally has friends, but then finds out that someone has started an online journal about her. Actually writing as if they are Elise. It becomes a problem when Elise's parents find out because they think she is trying to kill herself again.
Honestly, I was not terribly impressed with this book. It seemed whiny, and when it wasn't whiny, it wasn't very interesting.
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