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This book was really creepy! It is written through diary entries of the main character, Ruby, from the age of 7 up until 16 or so. Ruby lives with her father because her mother committed suicide when she was younger. Ruby is a loner at school and prefers to be by herself and write poetry rather than socialize with other kids. Over the years she is tormented by her classmates, one girl in particular, and it is really sad to see this terrible behavior continue as Ruby progresses through school. It certainly doesn't help Ruby--her father is a serial killer who dismembers bodies in their garage on a regular basis and Ruby started watching him do so when she was 7. She thinks thinks it is a game and totally normal of her dad to do this and also beautiful as the blood swirls around on the floor. She wants to protect her father at any cost because she loves him so much and he is all that she has. The diary entries she writes get creepier and more deranged as she gets ages, forming an incredibly warped point of view of the world. The ending seemed obvious as Ruby's life was getting more and more difficult. Creative plot and intriguing to a point but also pretty delusional and crazy! Thanks so much to NG for the ARC!

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