FICTION

Sweet Unrest

by Lisa MAXWELL
336p. Flux. Oct. 2014. Tr $9.99. ISBN 9780738740812.
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Gr 9 Up—A romantic ghost story, voodoo spells, and the humid-drenched Southern locale all combine for a satisfying mix of contemporary and historical fiction in 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 the handsome Alex and surprisingly familiar Armantine. Lucy soon learns, with the assistance of a local mystic, that the dreams are much more than they seem. Readers will be enthralled by the heady descriptions of New Orleans and mysticism. Intertwining a bit of voodoo lore with an enjoyable mystery, Maxwell produces a well-written, spellbinding, and informative story that teen readers (and adults) are sure to snap up.—Amanda C. Buschmann, Atascocita Middle School, Humble, TX
Reviewed by Amanda C. Buschmann , Aug 01, 2014

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