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AUTHOR PROMO
Bound by Eden by Tabitha Sharpe
( AVAILABLE ON AMAZON ) I will start off by saying this : I ' ve never been one who liked books about the afterlife or mystical angels . I could never get into those types of books but this story definitely changed my mind .
As far as editing goes , I didn ’ t find hardly any mistakes in the book . The book was easy to read and was a fast paced novel . I didn ’ t realize how fast I was reading it until ninety minutes after I started I was finished .
The introduction of the characters was smooth and you could picture each person that was in the book . I could imagine how their personalities just from the author ' s description .
In my opinion , the story came off a little elementary in the beginning . To break that down , the sentences could ' ve been a little stronger in a lot of areas . In other areas , the plot was a little dry . I was pulled into the story once the main character started talking about her early life as a single mother to her son . I could relate to certain parts of the story and I felt like I was reading about my life during some parts . Reading the book had me very emotional and crying because I could relate to the horrible motherdaughter relationship that Jana had with her mother . I could also relate to the struggle of being a single mom and giving my all to my child . The way that the story ended left unanswered questions so I presume that there will be a part two .
Great first read from this genre .
Hope Fu Love by H . K . Collier ( AVAILABLE ON AMAZON ) Let me start by saying the cover really threw me off . It had absolutely nothing to do with the book and it came a bit off creepy . It didn ' t depict what the story was about . In terms of the title , I couldn ' t figure out where it came from until I actually looked inside the book and saw that it represented the name of the main character . This book could definitely double its readers if the cover was more appealing and relevant to the book itself .
This novel flowed very well and had very minor grammatical errors . I did not have a hard time keeping up with the many characters or the changes throughout he story .
The plot gave an impressive glimpse into that era . The author did a great job with the dialect of the characters . It ' s easy to tell that he is either from the south or has a close connection with someone that is very familiar with this timeframe . The main character of the story was diagnosed with Down Syndrome . As the main character , I found Hope to be a very interesting , but not as interesting as Helen . It was something about Helen ' s strong and “ matter of fact ” persona that really intrigued me as a reader . She ran that farm like a Boss , and I loved how newcomers were always surprised to find out she was the overseer .
The fact that this book touched so many issues that African Americans faced during the slavery realm , it helped me to see a different side to slave owners , or should I say “ Massa ’ s ”. This book was made for the hopeless romantic reader .
Fight for Our Love by Jontu ’ ( AVAILABLE ON AMAZON ) This was a first read by this author , and being that I could see what she intended with this story , I will say that I enjoyed some of the story for the most part . As I read the story , I found myself laughing and smiling w / the characters .
The biggest LOVE I found in this story was the strength that Trisha possessed . She wasn ' t the typical young thot that you find in most urban tales . Trisha carried her sister , her grandmother and herself while working full-time and going to school full-time . She didn ' t allow disrespect from her dudes and she didn ' t accept cheating like most weak characters . I hated how she went from " take no bullshit " to follow along because she stopped trying . That ' s a huge downside to her strength .
The book went from past to present , and it was noticeable . The plot finally arrived towards the end of the book and it did nothing for the story as a whole . Overall , the story was an ' ok ' read . The ending didn ' t offer me a glimpse into the next book .
Dirty South : A Dopeboy Love Story
( AVAILABLE ON AMAZON ) Dynasty Joy ’ Kenya Woods was far from your typical woman . As she worked her way up to detective , she wanted nothing more than to clean up the streets with a focus of taking down high powered drug dealers , small time dope boys and violent gangsters . Jabari Woods couldn ’ t save his marriage to Dynasty if a magic genie popped out of a lamp and gave him three wishes to make things right again ! His cravings for other women had no limits . To cover his tracks , he lived a secret , double life that could cost Dynasty hers .
Jerrell also known as “ Kane ” has been running the streets with his homeboys , Scrap and Banks . When he met Dynasty , his life changed forever , leading him to feel like he was ready to stop selling drugs because she was the perfect woman for him .
Situations became deadly and things heat up for Dynasty the more she realized she was loving a