chelsea_moye's review
5.0
[b:Bayou Shadow Hunter|27238074|Bayou Shadow Hunter (Bayou Magic)|Debbie Herbert|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1456089397s/27238074.jpg|47285736] by [a:Debbie Herbert|6092607|Debbie Herbert|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1381929464p2/6092607.jpg] is one of the best books I've read lately! While Bayou Shadow Hunter is a departure from Debbie's Dark Seas trilogy, I am already craving the next book in THIS series! Yes, Bayou Shadow Hunter is THAT good. You're wondering what makes it so good, right? Well, buckle up because it's a long list.
First and foremost, I ADORE the setting--Bayou la Siryna. It strongly resembles the area where I grew up. Being a native of the Alabama Gulf Coast and married to an avid fisherman, I can vividly see and feel the bayou setting. Actually, every bit of the setting feels real to me.
Next on my list of loves about this book is the heroine, the Hoodoo practicing "witch" Annie Matthews. I feel deeply connected to her on so many levels, and I can identify with every single one of her struggles. I don't want to detail too much and risk spoilers, but she's one of the most real and well-rounded romance novel heroines I've ever read.
Naturally, the hero--Tombi Silver--comes next! This strong, sexy, brooding Choctaw Shadow Hunter is mouthwateringly robust​ and far beyond hot!
I love how the plot is shrouded in suspense, Hoodoo, and Choctaw legends, all inexorably entwined. The spiritual framework for this novel perfectly matches the internal belief system I developed growing up in an area similar to Bayou la Siryna.
As for the shadows that Tombi hunts, I have had my own struggles with similar evils, and that part of the novel felt so REAL to me.
That's what I love about all of Debbie's novels, though. She has a fantastic way of making magic feel real.
First and foremost, I ADORE the setting--Bayou la Siryna. It strongly resembles the area where I grew up. Being a native of the Alabama Gulf Coast and married to an avid fisherman, I can vividly see and feel the bayou setting. Actually, every bit of the setting feels real to me.
Next on my list of loves about this book is the heroine, the Hoodoo practicing "witch" Annie Matthews. I feel deeply connected to her on so many levels, and I can identify with every single one of her struggles. I don't want to detail too much and risk spoilers, but she's one of the most real and well-rounded romance novel heroines I've ever read.
Naturally, the hero--Tombi Silver--comes next! This strong, sexy, brooding Choctaw Shadow Hunter is mouthwateringly robust​ and far beyond hot!
I love how the plot is shrouded in suspense, Hoodoo, and Choctaw legends, all inexorably entwined. The spiritual framework for this novel perfectly matches the internal belief system I developed growing up in an area similar to Bayou la Siryna.
As for the shadows that Tombi hunts, I have had my own struggles with similar evils, and that part of the novel felt so REAL to me.
That's what I love about all of Debbie's novels, though. She has a fantastic way of making magic feel real.
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