"It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street.
Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.
With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny." -Goodreads.com
Can I just keep hugging this book? Out of the Easy was so good! I was skeptical when I first heard about it just because it was such a different type of topic/setting that I'm used to. But I'm so glad that I read it! I loved it just as much as Between Shades of Gray which is also by Ruta Sepetys. I got so sucked into it and didn't want it to end, it's one of those books that I wish had a sequel to know what happens next in her life. I also like how there is romance in the book but that isn't the main part of it at all, it's there but not there at the same time.
I think it is safe to say that I loved it. A lot.
Also am now putting Ruta Sepetys' books now on auto buy because of how much I loved both her books, now I just have to wait for her to write another book for me to devour. :-)
5 stars.
Read from March 13 to 14, 2013
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