Around the Way Girls 2 (No. 2) [Paperback]

La Jill Hunt (Author), Thomas Long (Author)

Book Description

Series: Around the Way Girls | Publication Date: April 1, 2007

Brand new. Ready for immediate shipping

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Urban Books (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893196852
• ISBN-13: 978-1893196858
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #982,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Come Around My Way!!!!!, June 21, 2005

By 

Delonya Conyers {Hotchklate} "Coast2CoastReaders" (Bronx, N.Y.) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Around The Way Girls 2 (v. 2) (Paperback)

Around The Way Girls 2 easily surpasses it's predecessor. I'm not a fan of short stories but when I saw which authors contributed to this book, my prefrences quickly took a back seat. Kashamba Williams, Thomas Long and Lajill Hunt all have novels that I've enjoyed so I knew that this combination could not dissapoint. Each short story contained characters that will not easily be forgotten.

Juicy Brown ~ Juicy easily wins the Ghetto Queen Crown. Which she wears with no shame. Juicy will stop at nothing to keep her family together and achieve Hood Rich status.

Prescious Payne ~ Can a young girl escape a tragic childhood without being permanently scarred? Prescious has a chip on her shoulder and revenge in her heart as she attempts to do so.

Lyric Crenshaw ~ Lyric has game which she freely shares with her co-worker Alicia. Unfortunately Alicia learns the lesson a little to well. When Lyric falls for Alicia's brother Jeremiah can she convince Alicia to change her game in the 9th inning?

Each story was well written leaving me wishing that they each could have been full legnth novels. Now I remember why I didn't like short stories in the 1rst place.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Around The Way Girls - Off The Chain!, July 5, 2005

By 

MsShayla "MsShayla - The BookWorm Queen" (The Peach State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Around The Way Girls 2 (v. 2) (Paperback)

What can I say?? Kashamba, Lajill, and Thomas outdid themselves in this edition of Around The Way Girls PartTwo. I had to email Kashamba as soon as I finished reading the life of Juicy Brown b/c I was just amazed at the character.

To sum it up, Juicy was ignant as hell lol. She is a ghetto fabulous mother of 5 (by the age of 18) who does whatever she has to do whether it legal or illegal to hold down her kids.

She is the lieutenant while her kids are her soliders. Her mindset is so unbelievable that you will be talking to the book saying "you've got to be kidding me" after every sentence. The sad thing is, Juicy's character isnt imaginary..we know people like this in real life.

Only a creative mind can create a character so ignorant and have you enjoy it. Big up to Kashamba for a wonderful piece.

The stories of Precious Paine and Lyric Crenshaw are also off the chain.

Precious witnessed her mother being brutally raped killed in front of her innocent eyes at the age of 9. Her mission is to get payback from the three culprits who killed her mother (one being her cracked out father).

Lyric Crenshaw is a young girl who has been scorn due to bad relationships. She uses what she has to get what she wants from men. Her motto is, "I'll get them before they get me".

Her co worker and associate Alicia (who is in love) tries to tell Lyric that she shouldnt do the things she does and accept real love when she sees it. Unfortunately, Alicia's mind goes crazy from listening to Lyric. She turns on Lyric with a vengenance and tries to do whatever she can to sabotage her when she "thinks" Lyric slept with her man. Things get out of hand when Lyric meets up with Alicia's brother and falls in love with him. Alicia then goes full force into trying to destroy Lyric by any means necessary.

If you love suspense and drama, this is the book for you!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It Takes All Kinds To Make The World Go Round!!!!, July 6, 2005

By 

Tazzyt2bossye "A Book Junkie fiending for a g... (QUEEN CITY, USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Around The Way Girls 2 (v. 2) (Paperback)

Around the Way Girls 2 is much better than the first one. Kashamba's storyline was above and beyond the average person's imagination. She went way out there with Juicy and her children and her mentality as far as raising her kids. With Juicy as a mom, who needs enemies?

Thomas Long's storyline on Precious Paine was indeed very good. Precious had a horrible childhood and you can empathize with her emotional state, but you can also smile in how she evolves from a caterpillar to a butterfly upon discovering true love.

LaJill Hunt's melodic storyline with Lyric Crenshaw was fresh! Lyric has the ultimate plan of being the winner in any game she chooses. So much so, that her past basically attempts to spit in her face all of her analogies when she finally finds her prince. She has schooled her co-worker so, that when fate knocks, it has all turned around and the jokes on her. This story should be pursued until it has been completed as a novel. LaJill, you the one! Wishing you continued success!