by L.J. Shen is an angsty, dark contemporary romance that serves as the first installment in the All Saints High series. The novel follows Daria Followhill, a rich and popular but deeply insecure cheerleader, and Penn Scully, a star football player from a rival high school who blames her for a life-altering tragedy. Plot Overview
The story begins four years before the main timeline, when fourteen-year-old Daria and Penn share a brief, intense encounter involving a first kiss and a shared secret. During this meeting, Daria makes a choice—destroying a letter meant for her rival ballerina—that inadvertently ruins the only stability Penn has left in his life. Pretty Reckless - L. J. Shen.epub
Years later, Penn’s world has collapsed; he is homeless and alone after the death of his mother and the disappearance of his sister. Through a twist of fate, Daria's parents (the protagonists from Shen's previous book, Vicious ) take Penn in as a "charity project," forcing the two enemies to live under the same roof. Penn is determined to seek revenge for Daria's past betrayal, while Daria struggles with the crushing weight of her family’s expectations and her own self-loathing. Plot Overview The story begins four years before