A review by nic_renee3
Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.0

I really enjoyed "Sugar" by Jewell Parker Rhodes, so I was pretty excited to read "Bayou Magic" which was everything I wanted and more. The book was a little slow for me in the beginning, but all of the setup was well worth it. The people that Maddy meet in the bayou of Bon Temps are wonderfully crafted and the communities described are reminiscent of those from the film "Beasts of the Southern Wild." They have deep bonds and a network of support that I think the character needed to experience.

This is a good read-a-like for Carl Hiaasen's book and as a juvenile introduction to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Parker Rhodes has captured the magic of the bayou in this one.