Carrie Pilby is a highly intelligent 19-year-old who has trouble making sense of the world around her. Awkward, isolated, and quick to judge the people she meets, she spends much of her life inside her apartment, holding tight to firm ideas about morality, relationships, and sex. When she is pushed to test those convictions, Carrie steps into the New York City dating scene and faces the messy realities she has tried to avoid.