Please Please Please: A Novel

I found myself begging Babysister to do the right thing. I begged Darren to do right by Deborah. I begged Deborah to open her eyes. Please, Please, Please! But they didn't listen to me (lol). This was a page turner. You'll find your self rooting for the bad guy the whole story long!

With a powerful punch of her characters, and well written plot and dialogues, Renee Swindle pulls in her readers within the first pages of this book. Her main character "BabySister" is a no-nonsense, go-gettem' sistah who don't take any punches at all. She goes for broke, and i mean that literally. This is a well written novel by a first time author and i really enjoyed the book. I purchased this book on 7/31 and finished it today (8/1) so that tells you one thing. Once you begin to read this interesting tale of friendship and love, and go through the journeys with BabySister, Darren, and Deborah you will not put this book down until the last drop. These characters are warm, funny, witty, and keep you coming back for more. Watch out Terry McMillan, cause Ms. Swindle is coming up right back at 'cha.

I really like this saga of BabySister and her troubles. Yes, she was spoiled and yes she learned some valuable lessons about love,life and friendship. I think that it was ironic that when BabySister had a problem or something was wrong, her father gave her food. Well, when stuff started going really bad, she quit her job and food was her saviour. I am glad that her father finally set her straight at the end, which he should have done all along. I am a true believer that God puts people in our lives for a reason and the reason that Darren came into BabySister's life was to teach her to grow up and that life ain't easy. Also, what goes around comes around, you can't do dirt to someone and then not expect it not to come around to you. BabySister definitely got hers! This book was well written, it was entertaining and there wasn't a boring moment in the whole saga. Renee did a good job and I can't wait to read more of her books.

This book was HILARIOUS! I read it in one setting over a year ago and have been recommending it to all of my friends--young and old. Please, Please, Please is the story of the ULTIMATE BAD GIRL, Babysister. Babysister is a 20-something sista' who's all about self...self-centered, self gratification, self-absorbed, self determination, lack of self control, self-absorbed, selfish and who's a character that would make you want to slap her silly if only you thought it would help; but you know it won't. Babysister is so bad, and her escapades are so out-of-the box that you find yourself going "should I kick her butt or laugh"...and in reading the book you will experience both feelings. As the storyline goes... Seems that Babysister was spoiled by her dad at an early age; of course, because Dad spent so much time, love and money on Babysister that did not ingratiate her with her older brother Malcolm; not that Babysister seemed to mind. Since Babysister was used to getting her way and everything she wanted or desired as a child, she assumed that life would continue that way indefinitely and didn't even think about changing as an adult. Afterall, who said that Darren, her best friend Deborah's boyfriend was off limits...especially when she wanted him. Of course, Devious Darren was tempted and wondered if he could tangle with both Babysister and Her Friend/His Girlfriend Deborah. Afterall, there was just something about Babysister that he had to have...but the question was could he hook up with Babysister without hurting Deborah? So What if he did? If Deborah was unfortunate to get hurt in the meantime so be it.. because she was so naive that she would take him back no matter what...or would she? As I mentioned earlier, I read this book almost a year ago. However, as I sit writing this review and remembering details of Babysister's antics it's as though I only read this book yesterday. The storyline was exciting and memorable, the dialogue was witty and the characters had depth. The main characters were familiar and easy to understand as well as the supporting characters including Babysister's dad, girlfriend Lisette, brother Malcolm and especially Sharice--Malcolm's Afrocentric girlfriend. The book is RAW in that it doesn't present the most positive aspects of the AA community or relationships and a few brothers were upset because of the male bashing; however, I do not believe that Ms. Swindle's intent was to write a historical piece or even a social commentary on the AA community but rather to provide a FICTIONAL NOVEL which offered a change of pace, and was lighthearted, entertaining, hilarious, (somewhat)controversial and a novel that would have folks reading and talking about it for months(years) to come. I commend Ms. Swindle on a job well-done. Despite Please, Please, Please, being Ms. Swindle's first book, her writing style was beyond the depths of a first time writer and I look forward to follow up books f

Please Please Please is a great book about a "bad girl" who doesn't know her own strength. If you've read a negative review about this book, it was written by someone who 1. didn't get it, or 2. has been stung by the good ol' fashioned fun-killing morality bee. For cool young urbanites like myself and yourself, the book has all the necessary insights into "our" world. Every book written by a black author is not a history lesson, people! This one is far from it. I matched every character to someone in my own real life drama, so Please Please Please satisfied my own sordid hunger for sensuous literary misogyny. I've never read a character quite like this before, but Babysister's get up and go kinda reminded me of Stella's get up and go (if I HAD to compare). Females like Babysister have never had the chance to be the main character in books. They have, however been the ones getting all the male attention in your social circle, though! Babysister is not so much dysfunctional as she is spoiled. She saw her mother die when she was little, and so earned all her daddy's attention and all her brother's resentment. Babysister is like those people who step on toes, but have too much fun and energy to realize their dysfunction. She does what she wants to do, but gets all she deserves, good and bad. She never apologizes when she should, and that just adds to her believability. Trust me, I KNOW this person! The standout of the supporting characters is definetly Babysister's funny but all-about-business friend, Lisette. I mean, this girl right here, she practically pops off the pages, okay? This novel screams, "Hollywood feature! Another character I really dug was Sharice, the new age, culturally conscious single mom who tames Babysister's Bigbrother, Malcolm. Without big brother Malcolm, of course, there could never be a Babysister. But just like real life brother and sister, they never learn to appreciate one another. Say the title with that James Brown-esque desperate, pleading lilt and you'll understand the passion that drives this outstanding book. Babysister's sexiness, jealousy and lustful weaknesses speak for themselves. When you ask yourself, "Is she really gonna do this?" your heart rate and reading speed will increase simultaneously. Now, go. Buy. Read. Enjoy!