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Ruined

  • 2009 first published
  • 309 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (3 ratings)
  • 4 editions

Paula Morris's Ruined (2009) is a ghost story and horror novel. Much of the action takes place in New Orleans, La. and Louisiana. Readers will find themes of haunted places, teenage girls, betrayal and ghosts.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 24 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

It runs to roughly 309 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Ruined

Rebecca goes to New Orleans to stay with her aunt and sees the destruction of Hurricane Katrina and meets a ghost girl named Lisette.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Subjects

  • Haunted places
  • Teenage girls
  • Betrayal
  • Ghost stories
  • Children's fiction
  • New orleans, La.
  • Ghosts
  • Horror stories
  • Preparatory schools
  • Blessing and cursing
  • Students
  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Girls

Quick answers

Who wrote Ruined?

Ruined was written by Paula Morris and first published in 2009.

What genre is Ruined?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Horror.

How long is Ruined?

The median edition has 309 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Ruined?

Readers who like it often enjoy Merrick, Make You Mine and The Vines.

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