Sweet Unrest

by Lisa Maxwell

For as long as she can remember, Lucy Aimes has been plagued by a dark, recurring dream of drowning. But when her family moves to an old plantation outside New Orleans, she starts having intense new dreams, vivid scenes of a bygone era filled with people she shouldn't know but does. Searching for answers to her haunting visions, Lucy reluctantly descends into the city's mystical culture. What she finds is Alex, a charming but mysterious boy who behaves as if they've known each other forever. Lucy shouldn't be so drawn to him . . . but she is. As she tries to solve the mystery surrounding Alex, a centuries-old vendetta unspools around her, resulting in a vicious murder. Now trapped in a dangerous crossfire, Lucy must act fast to save her future--and everyone she loves.

• ISBN13: 9780738740812
• Publish Date: 8 October 2014
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 8 November 2022
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Flux
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[ellieroth]

Original de: El Extraño Gato del Cuento



Al principio pensé que sería otra de esas novelas donde la protagonista se la pasaría toda la novela lamentándose y llorando porque la llevaron a vivir a otro lugar, maldeciría sus papás y eso. Esos clichés que tienden a malograr una novela paranormal. Lo bueno es que Lucy no es así, es lista. No le gusta su situación actual pero en lugar de quejarse, negocia. Por experiencia sé que si todos creen que eres buena, educada y responsable, cuando haces cosas que no deberías, eres de la última persona que sospechan. Sí, soy un demonio, o al menos lo era. Es que kitten, no podría conquistar el mundo si una gran parte de mí no fuera medio delincuente y estratega.

Mientras leía Sweet Unrest, volvía a sentir eso que sentí cuando leí por primera vez Twilight, esa idea de qué en cualquier momento pasará algo, de qué sí, quizá no sea la historia más desarrollada y demás pero de qué me tuvo sonriendo como idiota y suspirando varias, no hay duda.

Me gustó que pudiéramos ver las dos partes de la magia vudú. No la glorifica así como tampoco la condena, muestra los dos lados, es importante. Las cosas no son siempre blancas o negras.

El romance me gustó un montón, es un poco doloroso por momentos. O sea, ¿un francés de ojos azules con uniforma antiguo? Ya, resístete a eso.

Tenía tiempo sin leer algo de romance paranormal juvenil sin que lo disfrutará tanto como Sweet Unrest.

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[Kim Deister]

I love all things southern gothic, NOLA, voodoo, and so on, so I was excited to read Sweet Unrest. It had all of those things and more. And yet I still had some mixed opinions about the story.

Lucy and her family have moved from Chicago to an historical plantation outstide of New Orleans. It is a place full of history and magic and intrigue and Lucy, despite her practical nature and inate scepticism, falls right into the middle of it. I loved the story line that developed around her... the darkness, the magic, the mystery. The characters were colorful and the stories of each of them were, for the most part, well developed and interesting.

There was a bit near the end, though, that caused me to page back to see if I had missed something. I had, but it wasn't anything written. One of the supporting characters, Piers, suddently alluded to being something more than what he had previously been, somehow more involved. There was no explanation, no nothing. That was jarring and confused me completely.

The ending threw me, too. I am still not sure how I feel about it. It is difficult to talk about without spoiling, so forgive me if I am a little vague. In some ways, it almost felt a little forced. I don't need everything to be tied up in a pretty little bow to enjoy an ending. But it kind of left me with a cheated feeling, like there should have been more resolution.

Things to love...

--The gothic goodness of the story, the voodoo and the intrigue.
--The well-researched flavor.

Things I wanted more/less of...

--More explanation and closure at the end.

My Recommendation

This definitely had all the makings of good southern gothic fiction. The darkness, the magic, voodoo, secrets, and ghosts. Other than the couple issues I mentioned, I really did enjoy most of the book. Even the issues with the character aren't truly enough to deter me. My biggest problem was the ending, but that is other simply a matter of interpretation by the reader, so it is entirely likely that others won't take it the same way. I gave it 3.5 mugs.