Sykosa (that’s “sy”-as-in-“my” ko-sa) is a junior in high school. She belongs to an exclusive clique of girls called the “Queens.” The leader is her best friend Niko. Their friendship has been strained lately because Tom—Sykosa’s first boyfriend—has gotten all serious about making her his pretty Prom princess. That is if he ever gets around to asking her. Before Prom, there’s a party at Niko’s cottage where parental supervision will be nil. He wants to have sex. She doesn’t. He sometimes acts like that doesn’t matter.

It matters.

Sykosa has a secret she has never told anyone about. Although, some people—Tom included—know anyway. It happened last year and it was big and she’ll cry if she talks about it so she’s done talking about it, okay? Never mind, it’s nobody’s business. Except it keeps happening, and it never stops. She doesn’t want to deal with it. He does. She sometimes acts like that doesn’t matter.

It matters.

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“From the moment I started reading “Sykosa” I was hooked. The author really creates depth to the characters, causing them to feel like people you know, or want to know, in reality. The author does an excellent job of mixing positive and negative qualities in the characters, so they are more realistic. The plot of the book is captivating; just when I thought I’d figured out what was going to happen next or how a character would react, I was pleasantly surprised to find I was wrong. It has been several years since I’ve been in high school, but I felt as thought I was back in high school, hearing a story about peers. I wanted to pick up the phone and call Sykosa to give her advice on the situations. There are great transitions between the present day and flashbacks, causing the reader to be able to immerse himself in the story from all angles. You will be aching for more when you reach the end of the book!”