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Sweet Unrest (2014)

by Lisa Maxwell(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0738740810 (ISBN13: 9780738740812)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Flux

review 1: Gr. 9 & Up: A romantic ghost story, Voodoo spells, and the humid-drenched southern locale of historical New Orleans all combine for a satisfying mix of contemporary and historical fiction from Maxwell’s first, Sweet Unrest. When Lucy Aimes’s family moves to an old plantation near New Orleans for her history professor father’s work, she becomes plagued with vivid dreams featuring a handsome Alex and surprisingly familiar Armantine. Lucy soon learns that the dreams are much more than they seem with the assistance of a local mystical woman; intertwining a bit of history of Voodoo with an enjoyable mystery, Maxwell produces a well-written, spell-binding, enthralling, and informative story that young readers (and adults) are sure to snap up. Read it for the heady descr... moreiptions of New Orleans and mysticism if nothing else.
review 2: SWEET UNREST creeped me out in all the right ways. The story of Lucy, whose family relocates to a restored antebellum plantation in the area of New Orleans, the book is at once a mystery, a paranormal romance, and an exploration of race relations in the past and present. For an antebellum buff like me, the historical specificity--ranging into subjects from slavery to early photography--made the book especially juicy. But you don't need to be a history fan to enjoy Lucy's story, which involves ghosts, voodoo, and murder most foul. I'm reluctant to say too much since so much of the book's power depends on mysteries I fear to divulge, so I'll just say this: SWEET UNREST will keep you on the edge of your seat--and it might keep you up at night too! less

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