The Debutantes

By Olivia Worley
** Publication Date 29 October 2024 **
​4 stars

A lot of girls dream of being debutantes. Very few have that chance. In New Orleans, the Krewes are private clubs. These private social clubs are very active in Mardi Gras and Carnival events, and they sponsor debutante balls. Some girls are born to be debs, and some dread the idea. 


Lily is the queen of the debutante ball for her parent’s krewe. Last year’s queen tragically died shortly after the ball. Lily is a good girl though. Nothing like that expected of her. But events at the ball lead to Lily’s disappearance. Three of her ‘maids’ are going to try to figure out what happened to Lily, and possibly how Margot, last year’s queen, died as well.


Along the way they’re going to encounter some pretty seedy elements in the krewe. Things they never could have imagined were actually going on. Secret societies, dark elements in their own parent’s lives. Things as a teenage girl you just would rather not know.


While these teens think they’re invincible, there are some who want to keep secrets buried. And these three debs are making that next to impossible, putting their own lives in danger.


Great novel. So much darkness, which hopefully doesn’t infiltrate all the Krewes of New Orleans. A lot of history too. Really enjoyed this trip into the high society of that culture.