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Pink Moon: A Menagerie of Erotic Prose
By Sarah Murdaugh
(iUniverse)
4 of 5 Stars
Pink Moon: A Menagerie of Erotic Prose by Sarah Murdaugh is a colorful arrangement of poetry focused on the pleasures of intimate sexual relationships. Murdaugh’s mixture of words and imagery fuels a sensual theme that travels throughout this poetry collection. Continue reading Book Review – Pink Moon: A Menagerie of Erotic Prose by Sarah Murdaugh
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Not Quite What It Seems
By Mari Walker
(St. Martin’s Press)
3 of 5 Stars
Not Quite What It Seems, by Essence Best Selling Author Mari Walker, is a knotted tale of the life of Jadyn Collins that slowly unravels one chapter at a time. Jadyn Collins’ world pulls her in many directions. She struggles to resolve the emotional scars caused by childhood experiences. She is relentless in her pursuit to become a professional dancer. She has found love, yet her life goals do neatly align with her boyfriend’s future plans for both him and Jadyn. On top of all of that, she yearns to find and reunite with her biological father separated from her and her two younger brothers by her mother when she was in her early teens.
Jadyn is the daughter of Samai Collins, the main character of Mari Walker’s debut novel Never As Good As The First Time. A little older and on her own, Jadyn’s character is Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review: Not Quite What It Seems by Mari Walker
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A Whisper to a Scream
By Elissa Gabrielle
4 of 5 Stars
With A Whisper to a Scream, Elissa Gabrielle takes poetry, drama and romance and sculpts a phenomenal reading experience. Taking the boy-meets-girl template, Gabrielle infuses social issues like racial consciousness, domestic violence and interracial relationships to switch up the monotony that can be found in many romance novels on the market today. Each character is carefully placed in A Whisper to a Scream‘s wordscapes, making this novel progress as fluidly as a motion picture centered around two main characters on a collision course of love. Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review of A Whisper to a Scream by Elissa Gabrielle