Review: A seriously creepy and dark tale that's spine tingling good!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2014
This story was definitely different than any I’ve read lately. Voodoo is not written about too often and I’m definitely intrigued by the awesome facts and lessons on Voodoo in this book.This follows a girl named Adrienne as she prepares to go to an elite school on a scholarship for singing. She’s super poor and works on weekends to pay for stuff she needs, even though she’s living with her mechanic father in New Orleans. The thing is, her sister Therese was here five years ago and disappeared. Adrienne wants to discover what happened to her while she’s here. Doing so digs up old secrets, lies and attracts some unsavory characters.Lizzy unfolded this story slowly, like opening a well-dressed package. I enjoyed Adrienne’s and Jayden’s interactions and their love was sweet and genuine. The amount of dark secrets surrounding these two was amazing and the further they dug, the more confusing things got for them. It almost reminds me a little of a tragic Romeo and Juliet retelling but with lots of dark magic thrown in.There were many colorful characters who grew on me as the story progressed. Tara, Jayden’s stepsister turned out to be a nicer person than I initially thought. Mickey, Jayden’s friend was fun and I wish we’d seen more of him. Emma was mysterious and I enjoyed her friendship with Adrienne but we didn’t get to see too much of her either. Candace, a mambos, was definitely one of my favorites and the magic she weaves is just touched upon on this one. Jax scared me and he definitely made Adrienne’s senses go on alert, it made me wonder what he had to do with the freaky man in red following Adrienne around. Jax’s brother Rene was vastly different from him, seemed like a really sweet guy under his tough gangster exterior and I can’t wait to hear more about him for sure.Overall, a seriously creepy and dark tale about voodoo curses and the consequences of messing with black magic. I can’t wait for the next book, since we’re left hanging on Adrienne’s fate. I really want to see what happens to these characters next and resolve some issues plaguing the cast.I received an eARC of this story from the author for an honest review.