Review: Love that they've finally been made into a box set!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
The Voodoo series starts with a young girl called Nola who is, how do you put it? Quite stuck-up and self obsessed. Being one of the most beautiful models in the UK she feels that her beauty is a curse until one night, on a flight back from Barbados she encounters a woman who is making her flight hell. After numerous complaints the woman turns to her and puts a curse on her - unbeknown to Nola - that will gradually make her looks fade. Nola meets this woman's son, Louis, who takes her on a strange journey through voodoo and spiritualist rituals, helps her come to terms with her past and unintentionally makes her fall in love with him. Nola opens up to Louis and reveals that she isn't just a self-obsessed, ignorant model after all. Even if it did take a curse for her to realize. The second in the series follows her through while she's planning her wedding and the third we're introduced to Nola's baby and a whole series of weird and wacky voodoo magic throughout.For a short story, they were very enjoyable and had a clever plot. The author wasted no time tip toeing around what was going on and from the first page I was hooked. The characters seem very well thought out and you begin to learn quite a lot about them. Although at first Nola seems like exactly the kind of person you wouldn't want to meet, it's interesting to read about a main character who isn't your typical `good guy'. In fact, she's extremely infuriating! But nevertheless, she's interesting and the fun really starts when she gets cursed and her teeth start falling out. I really liked the character of Louis - he was everything that Nola was not and they really complimented each other.Janice's writing style is consistent and well established and extremely easy to read and get lost in. Just like the first book, this one proved to be different, fresh and enjoyable. She keeps all the aspects of the book in balance and doesn't over do it with the romance or the drama. She also keeps to the theme of the books which is crucial considering the title and the way the first one panned out. 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. For short stories, these books were jammed full of drama, humour and a splash of unexpected romance. For the length of the series it lacked no description or imagine and It definitely shows that people shouldn't underestimate short stories as they too can be extremely fun and enjoyable.I love that they've finally been made into a box set – having read all of them separately from one another and back-to-back I can appreciate the convenience at having them all. Once you finish one you want to go straight to the next one so a boxed set is a fantastic idea.