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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – “Running and Dancing” by Carol Fenner

JoeyPinkney.com Book Review
“Running and Dancing”
by Carol Fenner
5 of 5 Stars

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“Running and Dancing” is a posthumously published novel by Carol Fenner. Set in the late 1910s, this book is a coming-of-age story about two Black girls, Bertine and Alma, in rural Western Michigan who explore the vibrancy of life.

I was hooked on “Running and Dancing” from first chapter. Bertine and Alma’s initial adventure captured me in a way that kept me curious about where the story can go and how it will end. As the story progresses, the true beauty of this book comes through. Carol Fenner’s word choice is impeccable. She has a way with words that describes scenes, thoughts and characters with such clarity that you know exactly what’s going on, even if you haven’t experienced what’s going on in the story. Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – “Running and Dancing” by Carol Fenner →

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – V.I.P: Confessions of a Groupie by Azarel

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review
“V.I.P”
by Azarel
3 of 5 Stars

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All that glitters isn’t gold in Azarel’s novel “V.I.P”. Once the smoke clears and mirrors are pulled away, Royce and India’s pasts could affect their futures.

Royce is a R&B singer who dreams of making it big in the music industry to take care of her young son and leave her millionaire, NFL boyfriend who could care less about marrying her. Royce has the skills to be a platinum-selling singer/songwriter/performer, but is that all it takes?

India wants what every groupie wants: all the trappings of the good life without working for it. If it wasn’t for her down-to-earth friend Rachel, India would be in over her head before she could put on her fake designer shades. Dreams of being a celebrity football player’s wife may be what she needs to wake up to the harsh reality of her desires.

Just when you relax enough to think India and Royce are casual friends, you learn that their histories are intertwined and go way back… Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – V.I.P: Confessions of a Groupie by Azarel →

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – Welfare Grind by Kendall Banks

JoeyPinkney.com Book Review
“Welfare Grind”
by Kendall Banks
4 of 5 Stars

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“Welfare Grind” is the first of the Welfare Grind series of novels by Kendall Banks.

Keema Newell is a Land Shark. There is no other way to put it. She is to society what sharks are to Shark Week. She was born to “eat food”, slang for getting money. Keema even named each one of her children after money: Treasure, Cash and Dinero. And she looks at them as her “investments”. What’s worse, she’s keeping her boyfriend Dupree’s autistic son, Shane. Dupree is a drug dealer that stashes drugs, money and guns in Keema’s apartment. Legality and morals are not a part of her DNA. Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – Welfare Grind by Kendall Banks →