Crooked Halos Dark Parts of Pretty

small towns don't let you forget... DARK PARTS OF PRETTYFollowing the events of Life of the Party, Charlie Woods is left grappling with the aftermath, trying to cope. To fix things, if she can.But while she's busy holding everything together, Charlie forgets one important thing: Men are dangerous.Back in the past, seventeen-year-old Charlie is barely keeping her head above water-caught between her erratic mother, her toxic boyfriend, her addictions, and her growing reputation.Then she meets a boy unlike the rest. Kind. Steady. Safe. He looks beyond her beautiful façade to see her, to love her for more than just her looks. To rescue her from the nightmare.But Charlie's mistakes can't be undone. When they come back to haunt her, she falls back into old habits. Lost. Becoming more like her mother every day.There's no rescue coming this time.If Charlie wants things to change, she has to choose it for herself. Choose better. Choose the boy she loved, and lost.She just has to survive first.