Who Do, Voodoo? By Rochelle Staab
Berkley Publishing
Group- November 1, 2011
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summary: When Liz Cooper's
friend Robin Bloom finds an unusual tarot card tacked to her front door, Liz writes it off as a
prank. Robin refuses to ignore the omen—her late husband drew the same card,
the three of swords, in a reading the night before he was killed in a car
accident. As more cards and darker threats appear, Liz realizes someone very
dangerous is upping the ante.
Liz turns to her brother's ex-college roommate, occult expert Nick Garfield. As Nick leads her into the voodoo community to locate the origin of the deck, she can't ignore their attraction to each other. Then a woman is found murdered and Robin becomes the prime suspect. Determined to clear her friend, Liz joins forces with Nick to unravel otherworldly secrets and seek help from beyond—or risk being outwitted by a cunning killer.
Liz turns to her brother's ex-college roommate, occult expert Nick Garfield. As Nick leads her into the voodoo community to locate the origin of the deck, she can't ignore their attraction to each other. Then a woman is found murdered and Robin becomes the prime suspect. Determined to clear her friend, Liz joins forces with Nick to unravel otherworldly secrets and seek help from beyond—or risk being outwitted by a cunning killer.
I have to admit that I really
enjoyed this book a lot more than I expected. And I love it when books surprise
me like that. I was reading about this title from a list of 2011 releases, not
sure exactly where, and thought that it sounded interesting. But after I started reading it, interesting
went right out the window. I couldn’t put it down. Now, I have to point this
out, but this book was the perfect size of entertainment. Dealing with murder and
the occult and humor, there is a great risk of going overboard. Instead, Rochelle
did an excellent job of combining all three elements into an incredible story.
Usually when I am reading mysteries
I want to try to figure it all out. When the story is well-written it takes me
a while before I figure everything out-if I ever do. I love the mysteries that
slap you in the face with the unexpected. With this book though, I was more
into Liz’s process and journey that I kind of forgot that there was a murder
that needed to be solved. That’s not saying anything bad about the story or the
plotting. That’s just how much I liked Liz’s character. Liz doesn’t believe in
the occult, doesn’t feed into the superstitions of the tarot cards or voodoo.
She’s very rational and logical. She’s also a rule-breaker (obviously since she
takes it upon herself to clear her friend’s name).
If I had known the ending of the
story when I first started reading, I may have been a bit more surprised. But
by the time you naturally arrive at the end, everything clicks into place and
it fits. It’s not a surprising right out
of left field conclusion. But it is also not disappointing. This was a quick and
enjoyable read and I am definitely going to keep up with this series. My
recommendation: pick up a copy and enjoy. Oh did I mention that the mom who is
determined to reconcile Liz and her ex-husband is hilarious and I can see a bit
of my mom in her?
Rating: Absolutely loved it!
Always Shine,
Starr K
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