Cat lives a lonely life. She has shunned all of her friends and has crawled into a lonely space shutting out everyone around her. This is mostly due to a terrible act that someone she knows had committed towards her three years ago. It takes one terrible act of violence in form of a hate crime to a good friend to bring her out of her slump. Cat is now on a mission. To figure out what exactly happened to Patrick and who left him tied up with a gas nozzle hanging out of his mouth. 
 Cat starts her investigation and finds out that the person whom committed the terrible act may be closer to her than she thinks and someone who she would never suspect. All the while she figures a lot out about her own life and what had happened to her. 
 This was a great read dealing with all sorts of issues, homosexuality and molestation/rape. It would be a recommended read for an older teen. The cover is amazing and the book is very well written and easy to follow. Of course, Cat is my favorite character. I just have this thing for strong female women. I love the way that she pulls herself through a major depression to help a friend. That is the kind of friend we all should have!