Up The Way ( DC Bookdiva Publications Presents) (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 4 stars “Corruption I was not feeling this story for the first couple of chapters. I put it down for a while and came back later. This novel did make a come back. I was glad I kept up with it although I am still a little confused on a few issues. There are many characters and while all were...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  “Corruption
  
  I was not feeling this story for the first couple of chapters. I put it down for a while and came back later. This novel did make a come back. I was glad I kept up with it although I am still a little confused on a few issues. There are many characters and while all were relevant to the story it made it puzzling to keep up with all of them.
  
  Most of the story takes place in San Dora, a prison that is as most of us imagine cliquish. If you are not down, you’re an outsider. With drugs, sex, corruption running wild in the prison system. We follow the everyday dealings of the drug ring. Mia and Jazz are correction officers and they run the show behind the prison walls with the “Gods” holding them down - Akbar, Malik and Born Freedom. Mia’s brother Escalade and his right hand man DB( Do-Boy) are holding everything down in the streets. When all the characters are brought in and the story starts to flow and I am getting picture clearly the twist comes in and the drama begins. This is where I am lost because I now realize the characters I thought I knew - I didn’t know them at all. I was left to go back and double check things and still be left feeling as if I did not know some of them, while others I knew and understood.
  
  There were questions lingering about some of the main characters sexuality. A lot of the story seems very unrealistic. All in all a decent read. I think this author has potential to become a great story teller if he tightens up his storylines and is more consistent in relaying the turn of events.
  
  SiStar Tea
  ARC Book Club Inc.
  3.5 stars
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  SiStar Tea wrote this review Saturday, October 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No