I won this book in a first-read-give-away on Goodreads....So let me start by saying this was an pretty decent read although it had alot going on and would NOT make it into my pile of fav's....Nina had sooo much going on in her life and once she moves to the ATL you would think she would leave the old life behind but nope....her pass follows her and she ends up making some very WRONG choices.....I read Justify My Thug before this one and I see that there are some of the same characters in this book NOT many but a few...with the ending being as it was.....seems like there might be another story....don't wanna give to much away but I REALLY do wonder what will Rick do....The ending left you wanting more...
This is edited far better than any other urban fiction book I've read to date. Wahida, whatever you do, keep Karen Thomas. Do not let her go. You might be stuck with any one of the other "editing services" or "editors" floating around out there who can't edit better than my Labrador.
There are a few mistakes though, ones that I feel should have been found. On pg. 164 there is a sentence that reads "He was not called to see the judge until noon and he was out of there by noon." Obviously a careless mistake. On the same page it says he got his car out of the "pound" and obviously the "im" was forgotten because I've never heard "pound" be used as slang for "impound".
I'm having somewhat of a problem with the way the book is so real on one page and then off into the horizon the next. Around pg. 153 Nina is having a problem with Cream and knowing what Cream has on her she calls the police? Not anywhere near reality.
So far there was one part that left me really confused also and I don't think I skipped a page on accident. On pg. 151 Cream is getting into Nina for calling Diamond. The reader never heard anything about this. But this altercation between Nina and Cream is big enough that the reader should know what's going on.
I finished last night and besides the few instances where something somewhat big came up and no answers were given the book is good. There is a great premise and a decent guide in the back. There are a few editing mistakes, fragmented sentences and the like but nothing, for the love of God above, nothing, like what is usually found in the genre. I want to sincerely thank Clark's editor for taking her job seriously. It means a lot to readers like me who actually like to take advantage of our brain power once in awhile. ;-)
The plot was different than most in a few ways which is a breath of fresh air in a genre that's recycling the same old thing over and over.
I think you'd have a hard time finding a Wahida Clark book that you don't like if you like urban fiction.
There are a few mistakes though, ones that I feel should have been found. On pg. 164 there is a sentence that reads "He was not called to see the judge until noon and he was out of there by noon." Obviously a careless mistake. On the same page it says he got his car out of the "pound" and obviously the "im" was forgotten because I've never heard "pound" be used as slang for "impound".
I'm having somewhat of a problem with the way the book is so real on one page and then off into the horizon the next. Around pg. 153 Nina is having a problem with Cream and knowing what Cream has on her she calls the police? Not anywhere near reality.
So far there was one part that left me really confused also and I don't think I skipped a page on accident. On pg. 151 Cream is getting into Nina for calling Diamond. The reader never heard anything about this. But this altercation between Nina and Cream is big enough that the reader should know what's going on.
I finished last night and besides the few instances where something somewhat big came up and no answers were given the book is good. There is a great premise and a decent guide in the back. There are a few editing mistakes, fragmented sentences and the like but nothing, for the love of God above, nothing, like what is usually found in the genre. I want to sincerely thank Clark's editor for taking her job seriously. It means a lot to readers like me who actually like to take advantage of our brain power once in awhile. ;-)
The plot was different than most in a few ways which is a breath of fresh air in a genre that's recycling the same old thing over and over.
I think you'd have a hard time finding a Wahida Clark book that you don't like if you like urban fiction.
