
Genre:
Young Adult / New Adult
Themes:
Angsty
Character with Disability
Coming of Age
Friends to Lovers
Mental Illness
Heat Level:
Fade to Black (sex scenes are mostly implied and use euphemistic language)
Archetypes:
Student
Geographic Location:
United States
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Protagonist Identity:
Asian
Biracial / Multiracial
Latinx / Hispanic
Trigger/Content Warning:
suicidal ideation, depression, self-harm, bullying, domestic violence, racism, anxiety (social and generalized), rape trauma syndrome
Death by Society
The Death by Society Series, Book 1
By Sierra Elmore
What happens when one girl destroys a high school clique?
MEAN GIRLS meets IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY when two teenage girls’ worlds collide when one attempts suicide to avoid toxic popularity.
Carter Harper may have created an award-winning app and have a 3.93 GPA, but her successes are overshadowed by brutal bullying, depression, and loneliness. Tired of being treated as the popular girls’ plaything, Carter thinks her only choice is to die by suicide.
Abby Wallace is one of the most popular girls in school, subordinate only to Kelsey, her best friend with benefits. The ambitious poet destroys reputations without care to prove how cool, cruel, and strong she is, all while pushing down her past trauma and secret guilt.
Carter and Abby’s tumultuous relationship comes to a boiling point when Abby stops Carter from attempting suicide. But what happens when they have to protect one another from Kelsey’s harmful antics? If Carter and Abby can stand each other for more than three minutes, they can stop Kelsey from hurting more girls—and maybe become friends in the process.
In the tradition of Courtney Summers and Laurie Halse Anderson, DEATH BY SOCIETYquestions how far we’ll go to gain power over our lives—and what happens when we use our voices for both good and to harm others.