Name: Sweet Unrest
ISBN: 9780738742335

Lisa Maxwell

Lucy Aimes can’t explain her dreams. Dark and familiar, they are filled with people she shouldn’t know, but does. When her family moves to New Orleans, Lucy is drawn into the city’s mystical undercurrent to search for answers.

Sweet Unrest

"When seventeen-year-old Lucy Aimes moves to New Orleans and meets Alex, a boy who behaves as if they've known each other forever, she becomes caught up in a centuries-old vendetta"--

Ella Zegarra

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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Siobhán

Sweet Unrest is a heartbreaking beautiful tale of bittersweet love and ghostly mystery. It's enchanting and chilling. Beautifully written with love able characters that made me devour the book in one day.

Lucy Aimes moves to New Orleans with her family. She suffers from dark and disturbing dreams that only get more intense the longer she is in new home. But she just thinks they are strange dreams. Little does she know that she is about to stumble upon a century old vendetta that threatens to hurt the ones she loves and only she can stop it with the help of a mysterious and handsome young man, Alex who is hiding a dark secret that is intertwined with Lucy and her dreams.

I was first drawn to this simply because of the amazing cover. With the wonderful Gothic looking fence I was a goner straight away. I am a sucker for anything that looks Gothic and then once I read the blurb I just knew I needed it. I am been obsessed with anything New Orleans even since a certain author's vampire books ;) I am drawn to the setting and instantly fall in love. Even though I have never actually been there. So you can imagine that my expectations were very high for this book. And boy, it did not disappoint. I found myself completely enthralled by the mystery of this tale. And being fascinated by the added mix of Voodoo and Lucy's dreams that are set around the time of the Civil War.

Lucy is a very believable teenager. She is not perfect. But when push comes to shove she will stop at nothing to protect those she cares for even if it means breaking her own heart. Alex, was a mystery and unravelling his secret was what kept me reading. It was thrilling as we delved deeper into the past to see how it connects in the presents and my god most of it I did not see coming!! My only issue was that I personally thought it felt just a little rushed. It seems like everything happened over the course of a week or so.

Sweet Unrest is sure to be hit! I hope people read it and love as much as I did. With mystery, voodoo and a thrilling story line that sends shivers down your spine. I highly recommend it. Just don't read in public because if you are like me and cry easily you will end up n tears!!

Sweet Unrest

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