Book: The Unquiet by Jeannine Garsee
Pages: 406
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal
Source: NetGalley
Short Synopsis: Corrine, aka Rinn, just moved from California to Ohio with her mother. Being the new girl can be tough. Especially when your new school is haunted, and the ghost starts haunting you.
My Thoughts: A very creepy tale. One where I couldn't wait to find out the story behind all the haunting and creepiness.
Rinn and her mother just moved to Ohio. Rinn wasn't too thrilled of the movement, but ever since the horrible death of her grandmother, and the fact that she hears voices and has to take meds, Rinn doesn't have much of an option.
Rinn manages to makes some friends. The super hot boy next door, named Nate, and has easily fallen in with the popular girls. But it isn't until she gets warned that the school has been haunted for years, that things start to go horribly wrong.
Rumors start spreading around like wildfire when Rinn and her friends are experiencing horrible situations. Rinn gets word that the tunnel leading towards the long ago abandoned pool is haunted by a girl named Annaliese. Ever since Rinn arrived, her friends have been targeted by Annaliese, making them loose the things they love the most, and in some cases, even making them loose their lives. Rinn must find a way to put a stop to Annaliese before more students die, especially those close to her.
I originally loved this idea. A haunted school with creepy images. It was interesting to read a main character with a mental problem, and wasn't always perfect. Her past was intense, and moving to a new school with a ghost made things even more intense. Corrine doesn't always have her head on straight so to speak, but she's strong, and determined to find out the truth.
It didn't really make sense to me, however, that even though Rinn was "friends" with the popular girls, and didn't really like all of them, that she'd continue to hang out with them, even after what they'd done. But it also shows that she is really loyal that no matter what they did to Rinn, that Rinn still wanted to find out the cause of what was making everyone crazy. It also really didn't make sense to me how the fire started with her grandmother, and why her Grandmother wasn't able to escape the fire herself.
I loved reading the relationship between Rinn and Nate, and the fact that Nate knows about Rinn's past and still wasn't afraid to be with her, made their relationship even more romantic.
It was sad to know the real reason behind the haunting, and what had really happened. I didn't like the fact that Annaliese went after the teens, even though it wasn't really their fault, but their parents fault. In general, a very scary tale, one that will keep you up at night, thinking about Annalise.
Would I recommend this book: Yes
Rating: I give this book a 4/5.
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