That’s the Way Love Goes by Daryl Diggs
By Yasmin Coleman • Feb 4th, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2002 •
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Donavin Jackson is smooth, debonair, handsome, and intelligent and he comes from a well-respected family. However, he is also a member of the BDP aka the Billion Dollar Players whose primary objective is to “screw em and leave em.” During a summer internship in NYC, he meets Jasmine, a college graduate of his current college, and she seems to be on top of her game and has a few surprises for Donavin. Donavin enjoys the challenge and the chase and finds himself wanting to get to know Jasmine better and potentially continue a relationship once he returns to college to finish his senior year in Atlanta, GA. The road of LOVE is rarely without bumps, curves, sharp turns and potholes. However…Haunted House might be a better description to describe Donavin and Jasmine’s relationship as it was filled with the bad, ugly and downright scary once they tried to stay in touch via a long-distance relationship.
That’s the Way Love Goes (TTWLG) by first-time author, Daryl Diggs, is hilarious, witty and well-written. TTWLG is truly Jasmine and Donavin’s story as with the exception of Donavin’s parents, who had True Black Love going on and were definitely a pleasure to read about, the other characters were not very distinctive. I found myself oftentimes rereading passages to try and recall which friend was who. After a while it did not matter because I did not necessarily consider them germane to the storyline. While reading TTWLG, I had to keep an open-mind regarding the characters. I considered many of their pranks and antics immature, childish and sometimes just downright stupid. I had to keep in mind that the characters were young and inexperienced. As such the outlandish and comical situations that they encountered were not out of the norm for that age-group. If you are looking for an entertaining, engaging and quick read then look no further than TTWGG. At just shy of 200 pages, I was able to finish the book in one sitting and was happy that the author did not add extemporaneous information just to extend the storyline. Young Adults, the college crowd, males (especially those trying to relive their youth) will especially enjoy TTWLG. On the APOOO 411 scale That’s the Way Love Goes by Daryl Diggs is 3.5 stars.
Yasmin
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Yasmin Coleman is a literary publicist and promoter, book reviewer and founder of APOOO Books and BookClub. In 2000, she founded APOOO, www.apooobooks.com, an online author and reader community dedicated to advancing African-American literature.
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