After Alex Lee's mother dies, she's forced to leave her home on a communal farm in California and move in with her wealthy grandmother who lives in Savannah. Alex's grandmother is the head of the Magnolia League, a debutante society. Alex is expected to join the League, but debutante societies aren't exactly her thing. And there's something weird about the Magnolia League. Even the women who are in their 70s look like young girls. They're all beautiful and rich and powerful. The Magnolia League has made a pact with a hoodoo family. They can have all the money and power and beauty they want, but they can
never leave Savannah.
So this was fine. It is what it is. Nothing super special, nothing super new. An enjoyable read if you like this genre and it will be series so you can keep on reading them. The pacing was a bit slow. It takes Alex forever to figure out what's going on and for her grandmother and friends to clue her in. We as the reader know what the deal is in the second chapter, and then we have to put up with Alex not figuring out what's going on until chapter 20.
