Young Adult Fiction by Judy I. Lin
16-year-old Ruby Chen has always been a model daughter, looking out for her younger brother and sister, getting good grades, and excelling in her piano lessons. If she’s always seen blurry visions of ghosts, she’s learned from painful experience not to tell anyone about them.
But all that changes when Ruby is attacked by a ghost in the middle of Vancouver’s Chinatown neighborhood. Overnight, her sister Tina seems to change, becoming more and more sinister, as if she’s been possessed by a mysterious entity. And the spirits seem to be coming for her little brother Denny too. Has their family been cursed?
With the help of Shen and Delia, two employees of the Boba Tea shop, Ruby learns there’s a larger world with more serious stakes than she had ever imagined. She’s drawn into an ancient battle between gods and dark spirits over the gateway to the underworld. And to top it all off, a sinister traveling temple that makes dark wishes come true has sprouted up in her local mall. Could it be tied in with the restless demon spirits?
While grappling with this larger conflict, Ruby must also deal with recognizable teen issues — navigating her first crush, dealing with becoming her own person, and alternately wanting to protect and to escape her family. The story is richly layered with Taiwanese mythology and the smells and sights of Chinatown. Lin brings the setting to life in a vivid way and permeates the whole tale with a delicious sense of dread. Perfect autumnal reading!
The Dark Becomes Her is another strong entry in the terrific Rick Riordan Presents series.
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