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Being sent to New Orleans to live with her eccentric aunt Claudia is not how Rebecca Brown wants to spend six months of her life. She's only met Claudia once and doesn't want to go live with her in New Orleans, a place so foreign to her it might as well be another country. But Rebecca's father is going to China on business, so she's enrolled at a prestigious new school, where most of the girls are unwelcoming (because you're either one of "Them" or you're not) and the only ones who talk to her do it because they are told to do so. Particularly unfriendly are Marianne Sutton and Helena Bowman, who are the descendants of some of the richest families in the city and have prestige written all over their faces. One night, Rebecca wanders into the Lafayette Cemetery across the street from her aunt's house, curious to see what a group of people from school - including Marianne and Helena - are doing there after midnight. It's dark and with Rebecca not knowing her way around, she stumbles on the way out and is shown the entrance by a black girl who is around her age. After pondering who this girl could be, Rebecca goes back to look for her again another night, only to find her sitting by the Bowman family grave. Once she starts talking to this girl, Rebecca finds out that her name is Lisette and she is a ghost who was murdered more than 150 years ago. At first Rebecca doesn't believe it but Lisette proves her ghostly presence in various ways. Neither girl knows why Rebecca is able to see Lisette while no one else can. In the process of developing a friendship with Lisette, Rebecca is also befriended by the gorgeous Anton Grey, who is one of Them - the families with money and power in New Orleans. Anton seems like he can be trusted but Rebecca isn't too sure about his true intentions. Soon enough, she learns some heart-stopping secrets about her family, her own life and Lisette that will turn her world upside down. The line between whom she can and can't trust starts to blend and Rebecca begins to wonder if it's too late to save herself and her family. With so much suspense and mystery, Ruined is a fast-paced and fun read that you won't want to put down until the very end. (AS)
Being sent to New Orleans to live with her eccentric aunt Claudia is not how Rebecca Brown wants to spend six months of her life. She's only met Claudia once and doesn't want to go live with her in New Orleans, a place so foreign to her it might as well be another country. But Rebecca's father is going to China on business, so she's enrolled at a prestigious new school, where most of the girls are unwelcoming (because you're either one of "Them" or you're not) and the only ones who talk to her do it because they are told to do so. Particularly unfriendly are Marianne Sutton and Helena Bowman, who are the descendants of some of the richest families in the city and have prestige written all over their faces. One night, Rebecca wanders into the Lafayette Cemetery across the street from her aunt's house, curious to see what a group of people from school - including Marianne and Helena - are doing there after midnight. It's dark and with Rebecca not knowing her way around, she stumbles on the way out and is shown the entrance by a black girl who is around her age. After pondering who this girl could be, Rebecca goes back to look for her again another night, only to find her sitting by the Bowman family grave. Once she starts talking to this girl, Rebecca finds out that her name is Lisette and she is a ghost who was murdered more than 150 years ago. At first Rebecca doesn't believe it but Lisette proves her ghostly presence in various ways. Neither girl knows why Rebecca is able to see Lisette while no one else can. In the process of developing a friendship with Lisette, Rebecca is also befriended by the gorgeous Anton Grey, who is one of Them - the families with money and power in New Orleans. Anton seems like he can be trusted but Rebecca isn't too sure about his true intentions. Soon enough, she learns some heart-stopping secrets about her family, her own life and Lisette that will turn her world upside down. The line between whom she can and can't trust starts to blend and Rebecca begins to wonder if it's too late to save herself and her family. With so much suspense and mystery, Ruined is a fast-paced and fun read that you won't want to put down until the very end. (AS)
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