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Missy

Missy

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  • Chicago, IL, USA
  • member since October 2 2007

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  • Amongst Thieves
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Ramon Delay is handsome, arrogant and self serving; however it doesn't stop everyone from playing by his rules or do they? With age playing tricks on him Ramon finds himself falling deeper and deeper.
    What does it mean to gain power, real estate, fortune and fame and you lose your family, friends and respect? That's a question Ramon Delay will be asking himself for years to come.
    Amongst Thievesgives the reader a glimpse into the life of Mr. Ramon Delay and his den of thieves. His crew will rob, threaten and kill for the right price to the highest bidder. But "watch yo back" because not only are they looking for fortune they also want the recognition or in other words "give credit where credit is due"

    Mr. Delay' head get so big that he begins not to care that his rise to the top wasn't on his own merit. After reflecting on his past and looking into his future he decides the unmentionable and this act causes his crew to start doubting his motives. Piece by piece brick by brick things fall apart professionally for him just as fast as his personal life. At the same time his professional and personal life falls apart his past collides with his now. What once glittered like gold quickly tarnishes and Ramon soon realizes the old adage is his reality "Do unto others" or in urban terminology "you do evil you get evil back".

    Quentin Carter did an excellent job of putting this book together and covering all the details. Moving from the past to the present can sometimes cause the audience to get lost but in this case that's not so. The author's writing style and characterization truly is what kept this book from being just another crime, drug related urban book. The characters were real with real emotions and problems which helped the story to flow.

    This is my first by this author and it WILL NOT be my last.

    A definite read!
    Missy
    Reader's Paradise Book Club
    ”

    Missy wrote this review Wednesday, February 20 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Sweet Georgia Brown
    • Rated 5 stars

    “How many times have you said to yourself what is my purpose; something is missing in my life? Georgia Brown takes the reader on a magnanimous ride as she journeys to find herself outside of Marvelous Marvin her husband. The story opens with Marvin & Georgia living with his parents and the only income is Georgia's. Marvin is a big dreamer and Georgia is his only audience and she supports him unconditionally. Broke, frustrated and unemployed Marvin auditions for a part on the Last Laugh and goes on to win a million dollars.

    Many things in their lives change and the first is their address. Out of the mouth of babes is our fate and Sweet Georgia Brown realizes this sooner than she cares to. The popularity of his radio talk show is made by Marvin making his wife the tail end of his jokes which forces Georgia to think about her own identity. When Georgia brings to Marvin's attention how the jokes make her feel he constantly reassures Georgia that Marvelous Marvin and Marvin are two different people and it's all done for the listeners. As you read Sweet Georgia Brown the roles of Marvin and Georgia are reversed and Georgia becomes a household name, and Marvin well you will have to read the book to find out.

    Enters secondary character Corliss Riggs Marvelous Marvin's number one fan has dreams of her own. Dreams which include her sons father Jermaine and Corliss walking down the aisle and Corliss becoming Mrs. Townsend. However with much baggage between them and trust issues that doesn't seem to be in the cards or is it.

    This was a ride that I would encourage EVERYONE to take. The road is fun and the folks you meet on the ride will stay with you long after you close Sweet Georgia Brown. Ms Robinson certainly understands dreaming dreams have no limits and certainly when those dreams foundation is based on Him there are no limits.

    Ms.Robinson I would like to thank you so much for your "feel better" contribution.

    Missy
    Reader's Paradise
    ”

    Missy wrote this review Tuesday, January 15 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Crisis Mode

    Crisis Mode

    by Michelle Larks
    • Rated 5 stars

    “An EXPLOSIVE themed collection of four shorts that take you from the turning point of for better or worse in Family Matters; some emotionally significant events in Letting Go; a radical change of status in Family Secrets and lastly a decisive moment in What’s a Woman to Do. Crisis Mode embraces every one of those definitions of crisis giving us a sneak preview into the families in this book. When the front cover hits the back cover your eyes will be filed with water and lumps are sure to form in your throat.

    Matriarch Anna; in Family Matters suffers a stroke her children Marsha, Marty and John realize she might not be around forever. Anna’s situation goes from better to worse and she decides to take a trip home with her children. What ensues while they are away brings the family from crisis to the road of healings.

    What would you do if three days before your wedding you find incriminating evidence in your finances pants? This is a question Desiree Cooper has been asking herself for the last 2 days. Instead of answering this emotional crisis has her leaving town to talk with a mother she has not spoken to in years. Pressing forward and making easy His way is what Desiree must do in Letting Go in order to change the significant events of her life.

    Family Secrets find Jeanine Meyers struggling to find a reason to deal with life. After being the victim of abuse and then witnessing the abuser injure her son Jamal it’s now up to Jeanine to change her status and plug back into her life again for the sake of her son. What happens when she puts one foot in front of the other truly isn’t the end but the beginning of change.

    Sometime life serves us a curve ball that really knocks us off track. However God gives us what we need to make a decision when in crisis mode to find our way again. That’s exactly what He did for Sharita Atkins in What’s A Woman to Do when she realized that she was pregnant yet again. For Sharita it meant she would not be able to change a lifestyle she desperately wanted to change.

    Michelle Larks has showcased characters from people we all know who have left fingerprints in our life. The stories are much like those of our mothers, sisters, aunts, cousins, and best friend. I befriended, laughed and cried with every character in this book. My favorite story was the last story of the book which I discussed first Family Matters.

    Crisis Mode was an excellent read the story was told straight from the authors’ heart. The message was clear and I believe it came from Romans 8; 28 and we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. (God works in all things for the good)

    Missy
    Reader’s Paradise
    ”

    Missy wrote this review Wednesday, January 9 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Recipes for Romance: Cooking Outside of the Kitchen
    • Rated 4 stars

    “If the drizzle sizzle in your relationship has started to wizzle fizzle or you’re looking for your partner to become your playmate to grease the gears of love, it’s time to pull out the frying pan and heat up your love life with Ms. Lampkin's book Recipes for Romance, Cooking Outside of the Kitchen.

    This book was certainly not what I expected it actually surprised me. I thought it was going to be a mushy self help book with all the things i have heard about romance and adding spice to your relationship. However what the reader gets is "Recommended Daily Allowance for Romance"

    The author shares with the reader light meal ideas, decorating as eye candy, spicing up your body to make YOU more apetitzing and inexpensive items that will surely enhance the mood. Food, sex and romance have been connected forever because cooking and making love use the same senses — which the author goes over thoroughly smell, taste, sight, touch and hearing, not to forget the MIND. Like making love, cooking and eating are about learning, experimenting and experiencing. And the kitchen just like the bedroom, is a FANTASTIC place for relaxation and seduction.

    This book is not only for those of us looking to get our groove back but also if you want to add spice, or do something a little different. So the next time you say desert is on you "Really mean it"
    ”

    Missy wrote this review Friday, December 28 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Great Betrayal
    • Rated 4 stars

    “As the reader begins this book the number one qustion which plagues your mind is "What is the great betrayal"? As every character enters the story you're consumed with will he betray or will she? Fortunately early one you figure out who will be betrayed but certainly not how.
    To those around Leslie she lived her life like a women with no past, but in the quiet of her life her past haunted her constantly. Death and rejection were always one breath away. The moment she exhale and catches her breath its then that she is blown away with a peace that surpases all.

    The Great Betrayal is not so much about the act itself as it is the aftermath of lies, deceit and fears. Best friends; Leslie & Dawn have a past neither one would allow it to be the past, Luke's & Katie's fear & insecurities cause them to arrive smack dead in the middle of Leslie's past and Grace through her pain she tries to run heart first into a future that's made of rubber.

    Ms Black did an excellent job of writing about how our secrets and assumptions can destroy all the lives they touch. Each chatacter had a voice and a life of their own and getting to know them was painful and interesting. Getting to know their painful secrets were also felt by the reader.

    One is left with the nagging question after closing the book who do I feel the most empathy for?

    ”

    Missy wrote this review Wednesday, January 16 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Flame: A Heated Romance Without Him Burns Vigorously Out of Control
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Bacall Lee prayed a selfish prayer asking God to send her a guy who's handsome, popular, charming and lovable. That prayer went from her mouth straight to God's ears. Awhile later Bacall was at a party with friends, where she meets Rory Kerry. Bacall thinks Rory is the one, tall, dark, handsome and bald. One night temptation shows its head. Will Bacall continue to keep God first, and save herself for her husband? Or push her beliefs aside and taste temptation.

    Flame was a wonderful uplifting read; it is categorized for young adults, but everyone will get something from Flame. I closed the book with a challenge, to get to know God. I want to feel that burning passion Bacall and the Rev. Brandon Lee talked about throughout Flame. This book is a page turner you need to read.

    ”

    Missy wrote this review Wednesday, December 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Water in a Broken Glass
    • Rated 5 stars

    “This was a wonderful book. Its about time someone explored or ventured out and wrote about us African Amercian lesbians. I was beginning to think we didn't exist.
    It was very nice to read a book on bi-sexuality and the phobias that surround lesbians and bi womyn.

    If you are bi or lesbian this is a wonderful book to read. It helps with the questions of "Why do lesbians shun me? And "Why can't bi womyn committ" It touches on some really key and valid points. Now stop reading this and buy the book. I ain't selling mine.....
    ”

    Missy wrote this review Wednesday, December 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Sexual Healing: A Novel
    • Rated 3 stars

    “Acey and Lydia are in their 40's bestfriends successful in their careers; living in Oakland, California. Oneday while sipping their drinks they come up with a radical idea of opening up a spa, A Sister Spa.
    This spa will cater to the needs of black women everywhere. Svelte, muscle bound men of every ethnicity, shape and size are hired to satiate the desires of women. Distress surfaces when a preacher T. Terry begins to preach about morality dying and immorality being born.

    The beginning starts off slow, with alot of dressing and too many characters. After around page 290, the story picks up at a different pace and all the clues dropped earlier on are resolved. The novel was still a good read and do recommend it!
    ”

    Missy wrote this review Wednesday, December 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Things She Does at Night

    The Things She Does at Night

    by Gail Marie Mitchell
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Mistakes, grace and redemption are the ingredients in Gail Marie Mitchell' second novel The Things She Does At Night. In this fast paced emotionally driven novel we are introduced to Rachel, mother of Grace and Eric who were raised by matriarch Mama Belle until her death.

    After that time because of Rachel's inability to care for her children they are sent to live with relatives. The consequences of the choices she made and those that were made for her divides the family and only God can heal the open wounds. Lost on how to love and hurt because she thinks her mother preferred alcohol, men and her brother over her; Grace begins singing in a jazz club in New Orleans and having frivolous affairs with men whose name she cannot remember to ease the pain of her past. In life and in literature the very thing we run from always seems to find us.

    The author has an amazing anointing to capture life issues that tug at your heart long after you close the book. The Things She Does at Night photographs the young adult in us all trying to find something to fill the void left by a family member. I truly enjoyed this novel for many reasons but the main one being it was well written with wonderful characters that jumped right off the page.

    ”

    Missy wrote this review Wednesday, December 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Cling to Me

    Cling to Me

    by Gail Marie Mitchell
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Debut novel Cling to Me by Gail Marie Mitchell can be read in one sitting by anyone who is a fan of a fast paced novel.
    Shawanda Matthews has someone to keep her warm at night, help pay her monthly bills and willing to be a father to her four year old son Donte. Potentially this sounds like the perfect man; or not.
    The secondary character of Cling to Me Margaret Holmes is desperate for love, marriage, children and a white picket fence; she gets all that and more from
    a man she had known and cared about for years, until she meets another whose addiction is more than she can bare.

    Shawanda's mother Lena yearned to have a male child after her daughter was born 21 yrs ago. Having more children was not in the cards for Lena. She took on the responsibility of raising her grandson Donte who she affectionately called "Precious Baby."

    All three women find themselves in situations where they have choices to make and the consequences will cling to them for a lifetime. Cling to Me was worth reading and I enjoyed the ride. However I am still trying to understand the title and how it applies to the book. Was it because of the ties that bound each character to their choices in life? Was it because each woman needed to cling onto a man to feel self-worth?
    Good debut!
    Missy

    ”

    Missy wrote this review Wednesday, December 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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