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violetspider's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
dreavg's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
ozhaawashkogiizhig's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
3.25
scorpstar77's review
5.0
In Season, we meet Marie Levant, a medical resident at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. She was drawn to New Orleans for her residency for reasons she doesn't really understand, and ever since she arrived, she's been having strange dreams and intuitions. When several teens wind up dead in her emergency room with the same mysterious mark on them, she gets drawn deep into a world of ancient families and voodoo rituals - and learns that she herself is actually a descendant of the great Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. As she learns more about her family history - as well as the good and the evil sides of different voodoo practitioners - she gets closer to solving the mystery of the murdered teenagers.
I just love these books. They are both mysteries and also the best kind of supernatural occult story. There are romance elements wrapped in there with great sex scenes, and visceral emotions. Rhodes writes so, so well, you feel like you are in the story, living it with the characters. I am slowly working my way through her entire catalog because I love the stories so much!
I just love these books. They are both mysteries and also the best kind of supernatural occult story. There are romance elements wrapped in there with great sex scenes, and visceral emotions. Rhodes writes so, so well, you feel like you are in the story, living it with the characters. I am slowly working my way through her entire catalog because I love the stories so much!
riverdeboz's review against another edition
2.0
Among many, many problems with this book, I’m trying to figure out the geography that has Charity Hospital in St Charles Parish and Bayou Teche also in St Charles. And omg. There are no crocodiles in North America other than in zoos. I would say more but it would be mean, so I’ll stop here.
ephemerawoman's review against another edition
4.0
The first of three modern day sequels to Voodoo Dreams, this is an excellent, pacy read. Much quicker to get going than the previous novel, but absolutely as compelling and still weaving stories around love, trust, family and womanity. If my TBR pile wasn't so demanding, I'd be reading Moon & Hurricane *right now*. As it is, I will save those til the New Year. Super grateful to authors Eden Royce & Nuzo Onoh for recommending this author to me. Worth your time, especially if you loved Voodoo Dreams.
menfort's review
3.0
Enjoyable and easy read. I liked Voodoo Dreams better because I enjoyed the historical aspect of the setting. This one is still pretty intense with sexual situations and I would definitely read Voodoo Dreams first to get back ground information and there are several references to events that occurred in the first novel. Hoping my library has Voodoo Jazz!
vhp's review against another edition
2.0
About the voodoo Queen Marie Laveau and her powers or power over people.
The book is slow paced and repititious, but I liked the ending.
The book is slow paced and repititious, but I liked the ending.
claudiaswisher's review against another edition
5.0
This is the fourth novel I've read by Rhodes...and I have loved every one...She brings her unconventional storytelling back to New Orleans, this time, pre-Katrina. She also brings Marie Levau's namesake back to 21st century New Orleans.
She brings us the heat, the mystery. The decadence, and yes, the otherworldly atmosphere....and she does it with flair.
Marie Levant grew up in foster care in Chicago. Her memories of her mother are steeped in confusion and frustration. There never was anyone but her mother...and too soon, there was no one. Marie is now finishing her medical residency in Charity Hospital in New Orleans. She soon finds herself in the middle of Voodoo dreams and mysteries.
She meets amazing people in her journey. She finds companions to assist her as she becomes more and more certain that she IS Marie Levau, voodoo princess.
There is a solid mystery at the heart of the book, but it's a mystery that can only be solved using the power Marie is only beginning to understand.
The supporting characters, human and canine, are strong. We care about them, as they care about Marie.
As important a main character as Marie is, so is the city of New Orleans...sin city...city with a past we cannot hope to understand. A past that presses on Marie to claim her birthright.
The first Marie would be proud of her daughter.
She brings us the heat, the mystery. The decadence, and yes, the otherworldly atmosphere....and she does it with flair.
Marie Levant grew up in foster care in Chicago. Her memories of her mother are steeped in confusion and frustration. There never was anyone but her mother...and too soon, there was no one. Marie is now finishing her medical residency in Charity Hospital in New Orleans. She soon finds herself in the middle of Voodoo dreams and mysteries.
She meets amazing people in her journey. She finds companions to assist her as she becomes more and more certain that she IS Marie Levau, voodoo princess.
There is a solid mystery at the heart of the book, but it's a mystery that can only be solved using the power Marie is only beginning to understand.
The supporting characters, human and canine, are strong. We care about them, as they care about Marie.
As important a main character as Marie is, so is the city of New Orleans...sin city...city with a past we cannot hope to understand. A past that presses on Marie to claim her birthright.
The first Marie would be proud of her daughter.
krisrid's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really good book! I found the way the author combined a present-day story about present-day characters with the past to be entertaining, exciting and just a touch creepy . . . but in a good way!
Marie Levant is a doctor who has come to New Orleans from Chicago, for reasons she doesn't quite understand, except that she feels her roots and something she needs to understand can only be found there.
Working in the charity hospital, Marie seems to see, hear and feel things nobody else does. When young women start turning up "undead", Marie feels compelled to investigate, along with cop Reneaux, who Marie is attracted to, DuLac, the drunken Doctor she works with. As she delves into who is harming young women and why, along the way Marie will discover many things, some she'd rather not know, about her past and her future.
The story is well-written, intricately and cleverly crafted to weave the voodoo past of Marie Laveau into the present life Marie Levant is living. I enjoyed this story and would recommend it to anyone interested in a slightly different take on Marie Laveau.
Marie Levant is a doctor who has come to New Orleans from Chicago, for reasons she doesn't quite understand, except that she feels her roots and something she needs to understand can only be found there.
Working in the charity hospital, Marie seems to see, hear and feel things nobody else does. When young women start turning up "undead", Marie feels compelled to investigate, along with cop Reneaux, who Marie is attracted to, DuLac, the drunken Doctor she works with. As she delves into who is harming young women and why, along the way Marie will discover many things, some she'd rather not know, about her past and her future.
The story is well-written, intricately and cleverly crafted to weave the voodoo past of Marie Laveau into the present life Marie Levant is living. I enjoyed this story and would recommend it to anyone interested in a slightly different take on Marie Laveau.