NEW REVIEW : Charly's Epic Fiascos by Kelli London

4 out of 5 books

When you've had enough , you either do one of two things: you put up with it or you move on . Charly picked the best choice for her... she eventually moves on. Growing up and living with her mother Brigette, has been anything but a dream ... more so like nightmare. After Brigette was laid off from work ,Charly was stuck working and paying bills for her so called mother . Brigette wasn't your typical loving mother. She was all about self, and would stoop to any level...even.stealing money from Charly.

 While Charly was working to save for the things she wanted and to keep food in the refridgerator for her mom and little Stormy . Once Charly had enough of Brigette's constant theifing , she leaves and has no plans on coming back .

 

I really liked Charly's Epic Fiascos by Kelli London . It was a good fast read and told a great story . The only thing that I disliked about the book is how the character's view points switched back and forth making it a bit confusing.. Other than that the book was pretty much on point .

Reviewed by Tabitha (Leona's daughter)

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NEW REVIEW : No Boyz Allowed by Ni-Ni Simone

5 out of 5 books

Since the age of nine, Gem has been in and out of foster homes with her little brother for the last seven-years. Now sixteen-years-old, her and her little brother have not found a permanent home . On the verge of giving up, Gem's caseworker places them with yet another family with the hopes that Gem will just give this family a chance. 

At their new home , Gem was waiting for the day her new foster parents would kick her out like all the rest. It took a conversation from her little brother to realize that it may have been her that sabotaged the last few places they lived. After getting used to Cousin Shake and closer to her new foster brother and family, Gem slowly starts to lighten up, a little. Then she meets Ny'eem . Gem never knew one person could change so much in her life and make her feel so good. But could this all be just too good to be true ?

No Boys Allowed by Ni-Ni Simone was a fantastic read. I loved it so much because you never knew what was happening next.The next chapter always had a new surprise. Cousin Shake was just hilarious. It was hard not to laugh. I give this book five stars .

-Tabitha (Leona's Daughter)

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NEW REVIEW : Love Changes by Terren Grimble

 Love Changes

 by Terren Grimble

4 out of 5 books

Finally free from Patrick’s abuse and his choke hold, Stacy and Ronnie are able to venture into a true relationship built on love and friendship. Ronnie chooses to pursue his musical career instead of professional basketball with Stacey at his side. Stacey has found her place in the corporate world and has established a steady pace of climbing the ladder. These two have weathered many storms to be together, but their new careers introduce new challenges.

I thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Grimble’s sophomore project to Love Lessons immensely as the characters grew and their relationship and problems increase realistically. Love Changes continues Stacey and Ronnie’s love thang as they try and move forward and allow their love to conquer their new obstacles. When you sacrifice yourself for your mate, is it enough when your past mistakes are used to hurt your feelings? When you face struggles and doubts arise, is it okay to indulge in something else to help your ego? When you feel as if you are always the one mending the fence…would you be wrong to refuse to offer the olive branch? Love can make you laugh, love can make you cry, love can make you happy, love can make you sad….it’s all because Love Changes. Highly recommended!

Reviewed by Tazzy

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NEW REVIEW : Get It Girls by Treasure E. Blue

Get It Girls

Treasure E. Blue

3.5 out of 5 books

Jessica Jones and her three best friends: Vonda, Lynn and Tiny dubbed the "Get It Girls" have two months before they graduate. Life for these girls are filled with the promise of a bright future. The night of prom they all share a special moment that they vow to hold dear to their hearts and a secret they plan to keep from their parents. The morning after, their futures are shattered in a matter of minutes.

Doing a seven-year bid in Bedford Hills Correctional Institution, each of these girls are impacted one way or another by their experience. Although the only time that really mattered was the time they walked in and the day they walked out. Everything in the middle...didn't count. So they did what they had to, to survive. Each girl will walk out changed beyond measure. Some for the best, others for the worst.

When the girls are released, they return to Harlem, New York. They soon see how much the state of their neighborhoods have changed...for the worst. The drug crack is effecting family and friends and drug dealers are setting up shop in their buildings. The destruction of what this drug has done was too much. Jessica decides to take a stand and fight back, with her girls the "Get It Girls" having her back. Cross one of these girls, you cross them all and you better believe you will get dealt with.

Get It Girls by Treasure E. Blue is a tale of friendship, survival and having to grow up fast. Mr. Blue knows how to engross his readers into the story and root for individual characters. Although, I did think their were certain parts of the story that were a bit much. All-in-all this was a good read.

Reviewed by Leona

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NEW REVIEW : Passion In Disguise by Truth

Passion In Disguise
by Truth Russell
    2 out of 5 books

Seventeen-year-old Heaven has a body like that of a grown woman. Heaven comes from a two parent household and is a junior in high school who brings home a 4.0 GPA, although she does not have to study much and has a boy that is a geek doing some of her homework.

Hanging out with her girls dubbed the Diamond Diva’s, Heaven tells of her first sexual experience at the tender age of fourteen. From there how she was sexing and doing it “all” by the time she was seventeen.  Heaven was looking for love in all the wrong places. That is until she met Justice at a club and after having sex with him that first night she could not get him out of her head and he could not get her out of his. The problem is Justice is a bit older than Heaven and when charges are brought on him for being with a minor this may hinder any future dealings with Justice. Not only does Justice have to worry about his upcoming court date but also a turf war that he has against another rival drug dealer is getting out of hand and only one of these men are going to be left standing.

Passion In Disguise by Truth is your typical storyline in that of urban-fiction. Girl meets drug dealer, tries to make him her man and he is beefing in the streets over turf that makes the most profit in drug sales. But, that really has no relevance on my rating. No the problem lies within the fact that the book was not edited, the synopsis alone on the back of the book warns of this. There are so many misspelled words or missing words to complete a sentence it was distracting to the story. There is a two-week gap in the story that needed to be filled. One minute Justice is with Heaven and the next he is in jail. What happened? How did he wind up in jail? The story itself lacks critical detail or for that matter detail at all. The story is just cut and dry. There are a few scenes in the book that are totally ridiculous that will have the reader shaking their head, thinking to themselves “seriously?” Some parts are contradicting.  Oh and the fact that the author constantly references his own name as the main character’s favorite author is big headed and conceited of him.

A suggestion to the author: Invest in yourself by investing in an editor because a lot of these mistakes could have easily been avoided by using spellcheck and not only that an editor could have cleaned it up even more. Invest in a developmental editor as well. Do NOT put out a book that is NOT edited because it will turn the reader off from purchasing a future book by you. Aside from that you have a blank piece of paper –now fill it with details, descriptions of people, places and things. Everything does not need to be cut and dry. Describing your character in measurements and having bangs like Nicki Minaj is not describing what your character looks like. Hopefully you take this as constructive criticism and take it for what it worth and with the next book improve on some of the things I have mentioned.

Reviewed by Leona

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NEW REVIEW : Payback Ain't Enough by Wahida Clark

Payback Ain't Enough

Wahida Clark

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1 out of 5 books

Mills 'aka' Dark is released from prison shortly after he murders Forever and Dark has plans on making a serious come up. Dark enlists the help of his cousin Shaira, Briggen's ex, who is hell-bent on revenge for the way Briggen dogged her. Dark is willing to do anything to make his come up in the hood.

A pregnant Shan is angry once she finds out her husband, Briggen has been keeping secrets from her. When the police come to arrest him, it is revealed to Shan that he is still in the game. Shan is so angry that Briggen lied to her she refuses to see him while he is behind bars. With Briggen locked up Shan happens upon a package and some money that she knows belongs to someone else, but greed has her plotting and planning on what to do with it. So she turns to the one person besides her husband that she trusts, but will it be a mistake?

Payback Ain't Enough by Wahida Clark is the third installment of the "payback" series. Although I enjoyed the first two, this one leaves little to be desired. The overall story was all over the place, with insignificant storylines and sex scenes that were totally unnecessary. There were too many characters. Even in reading the other books it left me confused. I thought it was ironic that Shan was so angry at Briggen for being in the game and lying, just for her to do the same thing. The characterization of Shan was totally different that in the other books. Although I read the uncorrected proof, I have to mention the fact that there was major editing issues and it was riddled with mispellings. My suggestion is for Ms. Clark to hire a qualified editor with all the books she has under her publishing company. This is not a good look, uncorrected proof or not.

Reviewed by Leona

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NEW REVIEW : Creeping With the Enemy by Kimberly Reid

Creeping With the Enemy

Kimberly Reid

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4.5 out of 5 books

Chanti Evans is anything but normal starting with her cop-mom and dangerous skills. Starting fresh at Langdon Prep would be anything but easy . By already uncovering lies and almost killing her somewhat of a boyfriend Marco, Chanti finds she needs to do a better job of keeping herself low and out of trouble. First, she doesn't reveal her mother's occupation and also so she can win the heart of Marco's mom . Still, Chanti finds her way into trouble starting at the Bodega which was off limits . More and more mysterious things creep up on Chanti and with the undercover cop skills Chanti asorbed from her mom , she plans on solving this mystery herself .. no matter what it takes.

I loved Creeping With The Enemy by Kimberly Reid. I loved the mystery and how every chapter made the story grow more mysterious . It felt as if I was watching a CSI type of show on tv . The author did an amazing job and there were very few errors. It only took a day to read. 

Reviewed by Tabitha

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