Well I know I had to write the review and I held off. I have to print a few examples of why I just could NOT get through this. I NEVER post, print or share bad reviews. Sometimes I find books I am not thrilled about, this was one. I had to write the review because the author asked me to. THIS is basically why I was shaking my head. I am not into things like this, language and insulting words. Maybe a character speaks like this and it is not my cup of tea, I get how characters have to take on a persona. There was one in jail, and I get where you are a person of color and maybe use terms like those stated in the book loosely, this is just disgusting. What makes it more unbelievable to me is this is the language and life that the main character Reyna grows up in, but suddenly she is all class and expensive taste. 

The cover looks great, nice work and very elegant, but it doesn’t depict the story. I thought book one was ok. This book shockingly I find all these five star reviews. I sincerely hope I am missing something when I say I think it was up there with the worst I have read. I don’t know of any other bloggers who have read and reviewed, so I guess I go first.

Next are a few quotes from the book, more reason to just skip this one.

“Grams brought Pops to see me for the last time last Christmas. That was funny as hell. That nigga didn’t even know what to say. I was looking at him like Yeah, nigga. I’m flesh of your flesh and blood of your goddamn blood. It’s yo’ muthafuckin’ fault that I’m in this bitch. He’s a straight bitch, Na-Na. A straight bitch! I hate that muthafucka.” I silently choked on my tears. I understood the sentiment.Read more at location 142 • Delete this highlight

“I wrote Grams and told her not to bring his gay ass up here no more. I ain’t no damn freak show!” Akeem’s features wrinkled, I could tell he was struggling with his next thought. “But he didn’t look good. Grams said that nigga sick. I said good for his ass. Fuck’em!” Akeem seethed. I hated seeing him out of sorts but discussing our father would do that to the both of us.Read more at location 146 • Delete this highlight

People in the hood never go anywhere. Since then I’ve minimized the information I gave my brother. He didn’t mean forRead more at location 190 • Delete this highlight

Petey clowned me with, “This broad got yo’ bitch ass singin’.” “What?”Read more at location 274 • Delete this highlight

“I’m tryna’ bow out gracefully. Let them little niggas take shit too far. I got something for they asses,” I declared. “Yeah, ‘dat’s what I’m afraid of…killin’ these kids. But this here is a game of honor. Fuck er’thing else,” Petey said in agreement.Read more at location 285 • Delete this highlight

I know that it is probably personal, but this was sad and a gross display of foul language. I am a New York girl and it is not as though I never heard this, but I sure don’t ever want to hear it again. Looking at the cover and description you wouldn’t think this is the content. Pass this up, it is not worth it.