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Over Time By Moon Bey | Book Review

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Synopsis:
A wise man once said unrequited love is like cyanide in a styrofoam cup. For the first time in almost two decades, Natasha is ready to kick her most deep-rooted habit.

Natasha became infatuated with Arielle the second she learned what love was. Always eager to please, Natasha knew Arielle would have no choice but to become hers.



Review:

4 Stars 

Over Time was something and it was so real too. This is about Natasha having feeling for Arielle, but Arielle seems take Natasha for granted and she seems like she doesn’t care. Arielle believes she can have her ass kissed by Natasha and Natasha will always be there. 


Natasha is pretty much over being treated like trash and wants more from a friendship and relationship. I’m kinda salty with how Natasha handles situations. She hurt Grey to once again be with Arielle. It’s like it’s a game no one knows what they want.


Moon Bey doesn’t disappoint I enjoy her writing and she has become a favorite of mines. Great story.


 

Zikora By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Book Review

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Synopsis: 

THE EMOTIONAL STORMS WEATHERED BY A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER YIELD A PROFOUND NEW UNDERSTANDING IN A MOVING SHORT STORY BY THE BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF ‘AMERICANAH’ AND ‘WE SHOULD ALL BE FEMINISTS’.

When Zikora, a DC lawyer from Nigeria, tells her equally high-powered lover that she’s pregnant, he abandons her. But it’s Zikora’s demanding, self-possessed mother, in town for the birth, who makes Zikora feel like a lonely little girl all over again. Shunned by the speed with which her ideal life fell apart, Zikora turns to reflecting on her mother’s painful past and struggle for dignity. Preparing for motherhood, Zikora begins to see more clearly what her own mother wants for her, for her new baby, and for herself.


Review:

4 Stars 

Zikora is a strong well written short story. Chimamanda always does an amazing job with story telling. This story is about a Nigerian woman living in Washington DC and works as a lawyer. She gets pregnant by a man she with and he leaves her. Zikora has to navigate being pregnant by herself, the pain, being sick the uncertainty of having a father less child.


Once Zikora gives birth she’s very protective of her child but still has hope that the man who got her pregnant will be there for her and her baby. The guy doesn’t want nothing to do with Zikora or the child. And it’s set in her mind that her child will have to go through what she went through not having one parent around when a child needs two parents.


I enjoyed this quick short story it definitely helped me and my reading slump. Zikora does give me a lot to think about.


For Christmas (The Morgan Sisters) By Daria White | Book Review

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Synopsis: 
Christmas 
Follow the short stories of Jasmine, Paige, and Nina Morgan. These three sisters have no idea what’s coming for Christmas!


A Kiss for Christmas. Jasmine‘s pursuing her career over the man she loves. It’s the night before she leaves and a kiss changes everything. It won’t be easy getting on the plane now.

My Choice for Christmas. Nina thought her relationship with her boyfriend was perfect, but then she meets a single father. She has to make a choice, especially when a marriage proposal hangs in the balance.

A Gift for Christmas. Paige is a new mother. Her best friend left her custody of her baby just as Paige finally confessed her feelings to her other best friend, Kevin. Can he handle a package deal?



Review: 

4 Stars

For Christmas is a 3 part of short stories following the Morgan Sisters. Each sister has their own short story set in around christmas time. I enjoyed reading the stories of the sisters, I wanted them to be longer though that’s how good the stories were. Plus they were set around Christmas time my favorite time of the year. 

Each stories ended with a happily ever after ending and they were sweet and romantic too. Something I needed to read. This short story really put me in the mood for more Christmas books right now.

Daria white is a great author, I enjoy her writing and her sweet happy endings. This is my second Daria white book I read this year and plan to pick up her other books before the year ends.



If I Was Your Girl By Ni-Ni Simone | Book Review

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 Synopsis: 

With a bootylicious body like Beyonc� and a face that would put any top model to shame, Toi McKnight has all the cuties coming her way. Who could blame them? She was always rocking the latest fashion trends and hanging at every bangin’ party in the city. But all that came at a price, and now Toi McKnight is the seventeen-year-old mother of a baby boy.

Between bills to pay and adult responsibilities to meet, she’s got zero time for sizzling gossip, chilling with her friends or doing the things she used to. So when unexpected sparks start flying between her and six-foot-two, deliciously fine Harlem, Toi knows she’s got to dead any chance of a relationship fast since he doesn’t date teenage mothers–and she’s vowed to never love again. But every time Toi tries to cut Harlem loose, she falls harder for him. And all the other drama in her life doesn’t help the situation any, especially when her son’s father comes back around. Toi tries to do the right thing, but doing the right thing just may put her on heartbreak express for good.

Introducing teen writing sensation Ni-Ni Simone. With a raw, fresh, and unmistakable voice, she proves herself a force to be reckoned with. Simone lives in New Jersey and is a graduate of Kean University. 


Book Review:



If I Was Your Girl (Shortie Like Mine #2)If I Was Your Girl by Ni-Ni Simone
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was really good and believable too. This story follows Toi who is a young teenage mother working a job and finishing up high school. All Toi wants is to go to Spelman but she feels she will never get there. 

She meets Harlem, Harlem treats Toi right and spends a lot of time with her. Toi doesn’t want to ruin this new situation she has with Harlem so she doesnt mention she has a baby.

Meanwhile, Toi ex-boyfriend and baby dad Quamir is trying to hurt her chance at anything positive in her life. Harlem and Toi end up having a good story in the book and I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed the writing and it made me laugh. Cousin shake was hilarious and all Toi friends were cool too. I want to know more about Seven’s character and what’s going on in her situation.

This was a great story and I plan to read on in the series.