The Unquiet by Jeannine Garsee
Bloomsbury USA Childrens -July 17, 2012
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Twitter: @JeannineGarsee
Source: Publisher via
Netgalley
Rating: Creepy,
always questioning and hard to put down
I received a copy
of this book, free, in exchange for my honest review.
Read what this book is about here.
Rinn and
her mom move to River Hills, OH after the tragic accidental death of Rinn’s
grandmother. The move is to give Frank time to grieve and forgive, but also to
help Rinn stabilize. Rinn starts a new school and then learns the story of a
young girl who haunts the school’s tunnel.
What can I
say? I am thoroughly thoroughly impressed with how Garsee dealt with Rinn being
bipolar. It was such an accurate depiction that I was able to visualize young girls
that I’ve worked with who were bipolar. If you’re looking for your traditional
girl haunts place of violent death, you may be a bit disappointed. It’s there
but for me it was mostly about a bipolar girl who is learning to deal with and
accept her mental illness (which is a huge feat). She also has to face and
accept responsibility for her part in her grandmother’s death. She needs
forgiveness. I loved the fact that Rinn was able to tell her story in her own
way. There were moments when I was convinced that there really was a ghost and
I wanted everyone to listen to her and take her serious. Then there were
moments when I felt that her medications needed to be checked because she was
an episode. Even when strange things happen, I went back and forth. So will you
- all the way to the end.
The end… if
you’re looking for complete closure without any loose strings, then this is not
for you. If you’re looking for that “Really!” ending, than you’ve got it. I was
satisfied with the ending. This was a complete story, but immediately after
reading I wanted more creepy reading.
The characters- your typical high school standouts (the popular mean
girls, the cute jock, the adorable boy next door, the stoners/deadheads and the
unpopular nice girl) were developed enough to feel something about them. I
really liked Nate because he truly was a stand up guy. I like the easy
bantering between Nate and Rinn. I would so love to read more about Rinn. Maybe
not a whole book dedicated to her, but she is a character I wouldn’t mind
popping up time and again in other stories, I have mixed feeling about the
popular mean girls. Sometimes they were nice and sometimes they weren’t. I
liked them sometimes and sometimes I didn’t.
Overall, The
Unquiet, was not the ghost story that I expected. But, I still really
enjoyed this book. I liked this so much that I can’t wait to get my hands on a
physical copy!
Recommendation:I think this would make a great Halloween read and it's so worth checking out!!
What’s Next? I didn't see anything mentioning an upcoming book
Always Shine,
Starr K
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