Review: Great end to a great trilogy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2013
It was nice to brush the dust off of Nola, Louis and their incredibly weird yet fascinating Voodoo family and bring them into the forefront of my mind again. I was delighted when I got the email from Janice saying she'd finished Voodoo Child and would like me to review it so I welcomed Nola back with open arms! Voodoo Child is the third and final instalment on the How Do You Voodoo? trilogy. In Voodoo Child, Nola and Louis, our lovely couple who met in book No. 1 are expecting a baby. But that's not all their expecting... Due to the heritage of Louis's family, they have to take place in a Voodoo baptism ritual in order to fulfil Louis's uncle's dying wish. Voodoo Child is the final conclusion of Nola's weird and wonderful journey of finding true love, making up for lost time with family members and a whole lot of voodoo magic...In all honesty, I'm running out of things to say about the Voodoo series as they're all very consistent and follow on from each other perfectly. You know what you're getting and it works with these books and although you know what to expect, Janice still manages to shock you with even more crazy voodoo magic. I like that our main character, Nola, started off the victim to voodoo magic (in book one, she had a spell cast on her which caused her beauty to fade and teeth to fall out) but since meeting Louis and finding out about his family's heritage, she has come to learn more about it and be accepting of their beliefs rather than dismissing it as rubbish. I like that she's accepting and willing to try it however I can tell that deep down she's still a bit wary and I think the quote, "Nola smiled, pretending that possession was just the same as a friend popping in" sums that up quite well!As with the previous two books in this series, I finished it extremely quickly. At around 80 pages long, they're perfect for commuting, long journeys or just  a quick read if you're not in the mood for something hard going. I love that these books all include the same characters, stick to the story and don't go off on pointless and unnecessary sub-plots. I would like to thank Janice for providing me with all 3 books of the trilogy to review, I truly enjoyed every one of them and I look forward to reading more of Janice's work in the future![...]