Dirty Money

I can not believe how good this book was. I picked it up at the Harlem Book Fair. At first I wasn't going to buy it. The way the cover looked made me think twice. I'm not into the whole ghetto lit thing but the authors convinced me that their story was worth reading. I am so so happy that they talked me into buying this book. It was DA BOMB, (literally). This story had my mind so twisted up, I dont know if I loved or hated Anari but I was definitely empathetic towards her struggle. Oh yeah, and I am definitely dying to know more about that ending. I hope that there is a sequel to this book, there has to be one. It ends in an abrupt way, I was definitely not expecting two of my favorite characters to die (I dont think that they are really dead). But Anyway, I could write a ten page review about this one but I am going to leave it short and sweet. It was one of the best that I've read in a long time. Kudos to Ashley and Jaquavis! I am hooked and can't wait for the next book, hopefully the sequel.

THIS BOOK WAS OFF DA CHAIN FROM PAGE 1 TIL THE END, MAN I WAS LIKE STOP PLAYING. I WAS IN BORDERS TRIPPIN OUT YO, THIS BOOK WAS CRAZY SICK, YO. I MEAN IF YOU LIKE DRAMA, U GOT IT KID, BUT I WANT TO KNOW IF SOMEONE CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE ENDING DID SHAWNNA AND LANCE SET THINGS UP OR THAT WAS COINCIDENCE WITH HIM. [...]

THIS BOOK WAS A STRAIGHT UP TURN PAGER. BIG UP TO ASHLEY AND JAQUAVIS. WHEN I FIRST READ REVIEWS AND SEEN THAT THE AUTHORS WERE FROM MY HOMETOWN FLINT, MICHIGAN I KNEW I HAD TO SUPPORT. THEY DID THE DAMN THANG I READ LOTS OF URBAN BOOKS AND THIS IS UP THERE WITH THE GREAT ONES (TRUE TO THE GAME, COLDEST WINTER EVER, HUSTLER'S WIFE ECT). LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SEQUAL. ALTHOUGH, THIS STORY WAS SET UP IN JERSEY THEY REPRESENTED FLINT TO THE FULLEST I RECOGNIZED LOTS OF STREET NAMES AND I VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA THE AUTHORS ARE FROM. I DEFINATLEY WILL BE SUPPORTING A HOMETOWN AUTHOR AND SPREADING WORD. PLEASE DON'T SLEEP ON THESE AUTHORS. THIS BOOK IS ONE TO ADD TO THE URBAN COLLECTION... TEE, FROM THE F-L-I-N-T

I must admit that when I first started reading this book, I wasn't feelin' it. But I kept reading and somewhere around the 4th or 5th chapter I fell in love with the story & couldn't put this book down! The storyline really had me on the edge of my seat and towards the end I couldn't read fast enough! That ending blew me away ( & made me a little angry) but I just KNOW there will be a sequel and I can't wait to read it! Don't sleep on this novel...

I REALLY ENJOY URBAN LIT I READ THIS BOOK IN ONE DAY AND IT KEPT ME WANTING MORE. THE WAY IT ENDED WAS A BIT DRAMATIC AND HAS YOU WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.