Ruby Red

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Just finished this enjoyable YA novel, the first in a series with the usual scrappy teenage heroine, dashing hero, supernatural elements, and quest plot. Here's one passage I enjoyed, a comment by the heroine's close friend:  "'You can't trust anyone,' said Lesley, just like my mother. 'If we were in a film, the villain would turn out to be the least-expected person. But as we aren't in a film, I'd go for the character who tried to strangle you.'"
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