Ruinous Sectrets | ONC 2021 - J.M. Ward

Ruinous Sectrets | ONC 2021

Reads 73
Votes 28
Parts 4
Time 39m

Reads 73
Votes 28
Parts 4
Time 39m

A coming-of-age thriller about a lonely girl protecting a family secret that could get her killed.

Fourteen-year-old Sydney Blaze does everything to satisfy her parents, even attend the prestigious Razor Stone Academy for villains. Her endless training prepared her for this moment. Socially inept, Sydney struggles to fit in as her classmates shun and bully her. Complicating matters is the family secret she's uncovered and hides from everyone-a secret that endangers the lives of her and her family-she's descended from a famous hero.

While she navigates her attraction for fellow student Yasuko Noguchi and the usual pitfalls of high school, anonymous death threats appear in her belongings. After a failed attempt on her life, she doubts who to trust. The roommate who doesn't have time for her? The teacher who takes her under his wing? Yasuko's bullying friends? Yasuko herself? Will pleasing her parents cost Sydney her life?

⚠🛑Content and Trigger Warning🛑⚠
There are depictions of death and murder within this book. Mental, emotional, and physical abuse are mentioned or shown. There is strong language.

Prompt
84. This academy isn't a typical boarding school. No, it's where kids train to become villains - if they pass the entrance test, that is. Nobody at the academy knows you're descended from heroes, and that's the way you'd like it to stay.

4. You're a weapon, and weapons don't weep.All Rights Reserved

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