In crisp black and white manga pictures, Ethan Wate narrates his dreams, haunted an unreachable raven-haired beauty. When she moves into the small Southern town Blackwood mansion of her protective Uncle Macon, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her. As her 16th birthday nears, Lena must choose - or will the family curse choose for her? There were no surprises in Gatlin County .. the middle of nowhere.I couldn't have been more wrong.There was a curse.There was a girl.And in the end, there was a grave.