Hoodoo

I was in the mood for a GOOD story. One so good, it sucked you in and made you forgot the rest of the world existed. I found it in Hoodoo. I can't remember what list I found this book on, it's older (2015?) but it is so, so good.
Hoodoo is a charmer. He's a repeater of expressions (some of them hilarious) and a lover of food. He is also from a strong family that practices Hoodoo. Then some giant evil comes to town and it is up to him to protect and save his family.
The imagery in this book is incredible, but believable all at the same time. Talking crows, candy stores that double as potion ingredient stores, fortune tellers and graveyards. If Hoodoo isn't brave enough for you, he has a best friend named Bunny who does not seem to be afraid of anything.
I don't want to give spoilers, but I learned about something in history that I have never come across before and am now off to research it.

This isn't the kind of thing I would normally pick up (too spoopy) but it had been highly recommended by a few people whose opinion I respect (and also I was looking for a short-ish audiobook) soo I checked it out. I loved the voice (literally, since I listened to this on audio) and the strong historical/cultural grounding.

A great, not-too-scary story, that's also a great historical fiction story about life in the Jim Crow South.