Comments on: First Quarter 2009 Reading Challenge, Weekly Update #10

By: APOOO

APOOO — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:19:07 +0000

Ms. Mary congrats on the job; tell us more about it.

By: Lashonda Silver

Lashonda Silver — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:36:47 +0000

congrats on the Job! Lashonda Silver´s last blog post..Finer Womanhood Week & Month

By: Ms. Mary

Ms. Mary — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:49:31 +0000

Im behind. I have 2 more books to read. My birthday took away one of my weeks of reading and a job interview in Dallas took away my other week of reading…..Well I got the job so I can go back to reading lol

By: Lashonda Silver

Lashonda Silver — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:38:45 +0000

I again had a slow week. I am reading After the Lies and The Things We Do for Love. They are both on my list. I think that is 7 from my original list and these will bring it to 9. Most of what is left is romance, so I know they will be quick reads. Lashonda Silver´s last blog post..Finer Womanhood Week & Month

By: Dona

Dona — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:27:10 +0000

1.) Sinsatiable- Sheila E. Lipsey – finished
2.) My Son’s Wife – Sheila E. Lipsey – finished
3.) The Cooling Board – Tamara Angela Grant – finished
4.) Hot Girl – Dream Jordan – finished
5.) When a Man Loves a woman – LaConnie Taylor Jones – finished
6.) One Taste – Allison Hobbs – finished
7.) Schae’s Stroy – Angelia Menchan – finished
8.) Nothing But Trouble – Bettye Griffin – finished
9.) The Love Child’s Revenge – Nicole Bailey Williams – finished
10.) A Rich Mans Baby – Daaimah S. Poole – finished
11.) Suicide Diaries – Ebonee Monique – currently reading
12.) Mistress Memoirs – Lorraine Elzia
13.) What Doesn’t Kill You – DeBerry and Grant
14.) The Million Dollar Deception – finished
15.) The Bishop’s Daughter – finished
16.) We Take This Man – finished

During the last week I have finished; We Take this man and When A Man Loves A Woman, I am currently reading Suicide Diaries. Please everyone keep my family in prayer as we have been going through for the past two weeks. We buried an Aunt last week, My oldest son lost his grandfather on last Saturday and my granfather has been in a sedated coma since last Friday. I’ve had plenty of reading time, because those waiting hours in the ICU Family waiting room have been plenty.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:54:52 +0000

Donnica,
Let me know what you think about Steve Harvey’s book? I loved it!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:53:59 +0000

OK, I’m almost finished with She Had It Coming and Just Too Good To Be True, which will leave me with 20 days to read 4 books! It’s getting harder and harder, but I am trying to stay true to my challenge books, which most have been on my TBR list for far too long! LOL! This has indeed been a challenge for me, and I love it!

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:19:36 +0000

I read 11 books for the challenge so far. I have two more to go, but JD Mason’s book does not come out until next week and I must check my list. I know I subsituted Bertice Berry book, I don’t know it’s not appealing to me so I read the Someday Lisst instead. Can’t remember my 13th book.

By: Brooklyn Darkchild

Brooklyn Darkchild — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:25:46 +0000

That list, that list, that list…
Oh Lawd.
Actually, I’m doing better with the original list than I thought: I read 5 so far and got two more to read, but I don’t think I’m-a make it in the next three weeks. I made a crap load of substitutions when my ADHD kicked in and other books came up which looked more exciting.
ANYwho…
i just finished up Human Trial by Timothy N Stelly Sr.
A well written, well thought out book with plenty of social, religious and racial commentary intersperesed within the dialogue, I give it four stars.
It was about an alien attack on the Earth in which microwave radiation was used. The temperature soared to over 100 degrees daily and most human’s dropped dead on the spot, but a small pocket of survivors bands together a tries to create a new society.
Then the aliens reverse the attack and it gets brutally cold.

I’m supposed to be reading Murder On The Down Low right now but I picked up Daughter Denied by Alreatha Thomas instead. It’s about a decade in the life of Tina, who’s seven when the book starts out. Her mother Earnestine is a heroin addict and her stepfather Brother Floyd is a physically abusive man who is in jail more than he’s out. Tina’s entire family is light skinned, except her, and she feels she doesn’t fit in. If you know anything about my book This Ain’t No Hearts and Flowers Love Story then you know why Daughter Denied is so appealing to me. So far I’m enjoying the book.
Now as for that list…

1. BACK STABBERS by Nyema
Won’t get there. I’m reading Daughter Denied instead
2. Where There’s Smoke by Terra Little
Read last week. Excellent read, 5 stars
3. Born in the Streets but Raised in Prison by Tra Verdejo
Loved it. Had an undeniable authenticity to it. 5 stars
4. Shameless Hoodwives by Meesha Mink & De’Nesha Diamond
You know ’bout me and them Hoodwives. 5 stars
5. The Hood Life by same
The same indeed. See above
6. Keep the Faith by Faith Evans
Probably week 12
7. The Best of Everything by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Read The Best Kept Secret instead. Didn’t care for it. 3 stars
8. Half of the Battle is to Surrender All I Have by Adrienna ‘Deo’ Turner
I’m confidant I’m gonna fit this in
9. Murder on the Down Low by Pamela Samuels Young
Next week for sure
10. What If It Feels Good by DJ McLaurin
I still might get to this one
11. Blackbirds Pt 1 by Andre Coleman
I really wanted to read this. Don’t know what happened.
12. Mpire: Death Cometh by TL James (my girl)
So hot yet very disturbing. TL avoided the editing issues that plagued the first book in this series. I can’t wait for the next one. 4 stars
13. Madam Eve by Eddrick Dejuan
I don’t wanna be Mean but BOY this was horrible. I couldn’t finish it. I wanted my money back and I got it for FREE. I read Idoleyes by Mandisa instead. Very inspirational, by a singer I’ve admired since American Idol. This was right on time because of what I was going through. 4 stars

By: Angelia

Angelia — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:02:47 +0000

Hey Patricia, I read Havah last week, thanks for suggesting it here, I absolutely loved reading it, angelia Angelia´s last blog post..It is ALL Good!