Louisiana is woken at 3 am by her Granny as they pack up and head out of town. Before she realizes it they have left Florida and entered Georgia. Louisiana isn't happy about leaving home. She misses her friends and her cat and dog. They end up at a motel in a small town in Georgia where Granny has to have her teeth pulled. Louisiana is mostly on her own and ends up making friends with local boy Burke Allen. She tells him all about the curse of sundering on her family and enlists his help when Granny takes off. Granny does leave Louisiana a letter that explains her origins and breaks everything she thought she knew about herself. 

I love that we return to the world of Raymie Nightingale. Louisiana was one of the shining stars of that book and she was definitely worthy of a book of her own. I do wish more would have been done with Granny's obvious mental illness and the fact that she just abandons Louisiana on her own. Learning Louisiana's history was fascinating and explained a lot about Granny. I loved that the book was set up as a story about how Louisiana was able to come to terms with Granny and what she had down and eventually forgive herself. I also loved the unconditional acceptance of the Burke Allen family. They had pure hearts and deserve to have Louisiana as part of their family.