Monica's Book Reviews

  Highly Recommended By   Karmell Jones Published  -  November 4, 2018 Synopsis TwisTed Dreams Is like Pandora’s box, once opened, there’s no turning back….TwisTed Dreams Is filled with all the usual; Love, Sex and Betrayal but with a twist that will leave you wanting more….Gregory “Greg” Jones and his beautiful fiancée April Lewis are a young black power couple on the rise. They are finally able to reap the rewards and benefits of all their hard work. Greg’s architect company; Jones Design has been doing phenomenal after getting off to a rocky start its first year; While his fiancée April, on the other hand, was given the golden ticket when she was able to become part of the coveted law firm of Bonner & Associate, after completing her summer internship.They are happy and in love, as they plan to spend the rest of their lives together, despite the fact that Greg has been dreaming and calling out the name of another woman that he has never met before by the name o...

Highly Recommended By   - C.L. Lowry Published  -  November 4, 2018 Synopsis Christopher “Cashflow” King is the son of one of the most successful drug dealers ever to walk the streets of Atlanta. After his father’s death, Cash followed in his father’s footsteps and started the Street Kings. The Street Kings began as a small crew of friends and grew into a powerful drug empire.  Things are going great for Cash until a member of the Street Kings decides to take the crew’s mission on a risky path. Their dreams quickly become a nightmare as the leaders of the Street Kings become the F.B.I.’s main priority. As Cash tries to keep his organization from crumbling at the hands of treason, he must also do what he can to beat a possible life sentence. King of the Streets is a gritty and addictive street tale that will have readers yearning for more. My Review Ladies and gentlemen, I must say C.L. Lowry has done it yet again. Not only did he write a completely different styled b...

  Highly Recommended   The Scavenger By   - C.L. Lowry Published   -  September 18, 2017 Synopsis After chaos breaks out around the country, the U.S. government releases a mysterious chemical gas that takes the lives of millions of citizens. What was originally a plan to restore law and order throughout the country rapidly crippled the U.S. population and left the remaining citizens vulnerable in a world where survival is the only thing that matters.  Along with a rapidly increasing crime rate, the effects of the chemical gas are causing dreadful mutations, and humanity faces the possibility of extinction.  The Scavenger takes you on the journey of Kyle Quinn, a former U.S. Marine, as he navigates through the new world, dealing with his fear of contamination. At the commencement of the epidemic, his wife, Jacqui, warns Kyle to prepare for the worst. Unfortunately, the worst shows up at their front door as they are confronted by a small militia, plannin...

Highly Recommended   Let Me Lie By   - Clare Mackintosh Published  - March 13th, 2018 Synopsis The stunning new novel from Clare Mackintosh, the international bestselling author of I Let You Go and I See You. The police say it was suicide. Anna says it was murder. They're both wrong. Last year, Tom and Caroline Johnson chose to end their lives, one seemingly unable to live without the other. Their daughter, Anna, is struggling to come to terms with her parents' deaths, unwilling to accept the verdict of suicide. Now with a baby herself, Anna feels her mother's absence keenly and is determined to find out what really happened to her parents. But as she digs up the past, someone is trying to stop her. Sometimes it's safer to let things lie.... My Review So guys I got this book from a monthly book subscription called once upon a book on cratejoy.com. I chose the two books a month and this was one of them. Now let me tell you I loved this fucking book. This boo...

Recommended In Too Deep By  – Monique L. Donaldson Published  – May 9 th , 2019 Synopsis Monica Chandler is a successful and brilliant district attorney who lands a job with the opportunity of a lifetime to work for Judge Bryant Jackson in LA. Monica ends up with blood on her hands of her potential boss. Monica is framed for his murder, and no matter what she does to try and escape from her bad luck of being at the right place at the wrong time, she keeps landing herself back in jail. Her beau, Alex Sanchez, has other things in store for Monica as she unravels a conspiracy that will make her seek the desperate of help of her so-called “friends” and Marcus Jones. This whole ordeal will test her faith on love, honesty, her passion for the criminal justice system, and losing the man she loves. Will Monica give up hope and let the justice system decide her fate? My Review Alright everyone. If you know me you know that I feel in love with this book, but one reason ...

Not Recommended   Addicted To Pain By  - Rainie Howard Published  -  April 21st, 2016 Synopsis The obsession of a toxic or abusive relationship can have the same enticement as drugs or alcohol. The pattern echoes time and time again: a new significant other draws you into a new relationship that starts off loving and alluring only to develop into a hurtful or abusive cycle. People who have a healthy understanding of “true love” do not tolerate this kind of pain. He or she will move on in search of a healthier bond. It is an unhealthy view on love that will rationalize the toxic behavior and cling to abusive relationships long after they should have ended. Like any other addiction those hooked on a toxic love and an emotionally abusive relationship; have no control over excessive urges to text, call, manipulate or beg for love, attention, and affection. They want help. They want to end the pain and recover, but it is just like trying to shake a drug habit. Ranked one ...