Deliver Me from Evil

I love Monroe's ability to grab your attention in the first few sentence. I started with "family of lies" which made me buy this one and Also "Red Light Wives". I do not think Mary Monroe can write a bad book!

While I didn't enjoy this book as much as I did my first one I read of hers (God Don't Like Ugly), Monroe's characters always intrigue me and I find myself turning pages because even thought the kidnapping plot in this story seems far fetched at first, I found myself swallowed up in the drama and had to find out what happened. Great read!

This story is quite twisted and just shows how self esteem and expressing love can somehow lead you down the wrong path with all the right intentions. It also demonstrates how so often in life the wrong people can have all the right strenghts but the wrong outlets to express those talents. But in the end we must all have a heart to heart with what is real in our lives. This story is very crafty because the main storyline is not truly what the story is all about. What it is about is true love and expressing it to the fullest without holding on to secrets that can sometimes overshadow your true feelings.

I enjoy all of her books, every last one of them. I can't seem to move on to another author. I have read some of this book and am really enjoying it and just like all of the others, it is keeping my attention. The book that had me really going was the "Upper Room" Keep up the good work Ms. Monroe.

Christine Thurman had the perfect marriage with Jesse Ray Thurman. She was a bad girl gone good after Jesse Ray married her and together they built a successful video store empire. Fast forward twelve years and Christine now feels that her life is now less than perfect. Jesse Ray is so obsessed with growing his business that he puts his wife on the back burner. Because she's not getting the attention that she deserves from her husband, Christine is forced into the arms of an old flame named Wade Eddie Fisher. Wade left the neighborhood a long time ago in search of Hollywood dreams but when they fizzled out he came back home broke as ever. But this still didn't stop him rekindling a torrid affair with a now unhappily married Christine. Things get risky when Christine comes up with a scheme that will give her everything she always wanted. But will her plan work or will it blow up in her face? Deliver Me From Evil is a thrilling novel from Mary Monroe. Monroe takes readers on a journey into the wild mind of a woman taking desperate measures. The thing that really pulls you into this novel is how abruptly this whole story begins. One of the bizarre twists to this novel is revealed in the first few pages which was unique. The characters are rich and vivid as well. You'll actually sympathize with Christine when you see what lead her to take such extreme measures. You will also wonder why Jesse Ray couldn't be more cognizant of his wife's needs. Monroe skillfully incorporated a good dose of humor and sex into her classic trademark storytelling style that makes this a true page-turner. Deliver Me From Evil is another winner for Mary Monroe that does not disappoint. Reviewed by Radiah Hubbert for Urban Reviews

....this book was great. I read a lot of books and trust me if this book was wack I wouldn't have made it past the first few chapters! Mary Monroe has once again crafted a well written, dramatic yet quite humorous tale! I truly enjoyed it! When it first started off I was like what is going on in this story. As I continued to read it all made perfect sense. Christine Thurman is married to successful entrepreneur Jesse Ray Thurman. But she is miserable in her life, so this leads her to make some very drastic life altering decisions, in order to get what she sees as happiness. Along the way you will meet a quirky cast of characters including the infamous Wade, snaggletoothed Jason (lol), begging Miss Louise, sweet Miss Odessa, Christine's cold as ice parents...the Martinez's and Jesse Ray's "broke as a joke" family from hell Harvey, Adele and her twin terrors(Odette and Odell), and finally Miss Rosetta, JR's mom. Read this unusual tale of deception and desperation and see why Christine does what she did and if she'll pay the ultimate price.