Cheetah (Wahida Clark Presents Publishing) [Paperback]

Missy Jackson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 7, 2009

Born and raised on the mean streets of Newark, New Jersey, Yanika Johnson aka Cheetah is far from your average female. A true thug in every sense of the word, Cheetah has the ego and persona to prove it all. After she and her best friend Naj take Newark drug trade by storm, the haters begin to do just what they do best...HATE. Can the tough streets of this brick city accept being run by two women, or will their budding empire come tumbling down?

Product Details

• Paperback: 279 pages
• Publisher: Wahida Clark Presents Publishing (July 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0981854559
• ISBN-13: 978-0981854557
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #225,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stay ahead of the hustle., October 9, 2009

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LOCKSIE "ARC Book Club Inc" (Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Coram, N.Y.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cheetah (Wahida Clark Presents Publishing) (Paperback)

Sometimes in the drug hustle some females don't get the respect they deserve. Well that's about to change once you take a trip to New Jersey and get acquainted with Cheetah.

She's been making a name for herself in the city of Newark holding things down with her drug moves; but not quite getting to where she wants to be. Although Cheetah rocks a tough exterior and has a swagger that commands attention from both men and women, she has a big heart that's revealed only to the ones she loves.

Naj is Cheetah's BFF. She is the levelheaded one of the two. Naj is in a loving relationship with someone who understands the close friendship between Naj and Cheetah. While Naj believes family comes first, she knows Cheetah's strengths and weakness and watches her best friend's back regardless and besides...Cheetah is family.

When Violence hits close to home, the girls decide to move their business to the next level and make a promise that once they hit the million dollar mark they will get out of the game.

Of course the competition is not too happy to see the girls on the come up and the jealousy starts to flow.

Cheetah and Naj believe in trust and loyalty and run a tight crew. But things start to fall apart when the backstabbers show their true colors and Cheetah's sometimes out of control ways threatens their goal and her love life.

Missy Jackson has her feet firmly planted in the literary world with her debut novel. I thoroughly enjoy ALL the characters and the story is awesome! I liked that the author was able to develop an edgy character like Cheetah with a no nonsense attitude, but yet with many other aspects to her personality.

Ms Jackson is one to watch and I will be looking out for future projects from her.

Locksie

ARC Book Club Inc.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Girls Can Too!, November 7, 2010

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OOSA Online Book Club "O.O.S.A. Gets It Read!" (World Wide Web, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cheetah (Wahida Clark Presents Publishing) (Paperback)

From the boardroom to the streets, women are at a disadvantage in a man's world. Someone should tell that to Yanika Johnson aka Cheetah. Cheetah takes the streets of Newark, New Jersey, by storm proving that anything a man can do, she can do and better.

"Cheetah" is excitingly different and a must read. It's a compelling story of the ups and downs that females in a male dominated game face. "Cheetah" will definitely leave you wondering if that is how the other side really gets down.

Reviewed by: Humble

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AAMBC Book Reviews, March 28, 2010

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African Americans on the Move Book Club "AAMB... (San Antonio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cheetah (Wahida Clark Presents Publishing) (Paperback)

Hard on the outside creamy on the inside is the best way to describe Cheetah in this street tale. Opening the book I didn't know what to expect, but I got a lot more than what I thought I'd get. Cheetah is the female version of a male drug lord. She hustles hard and loves hard. After being robbed and beaten half to death she was out for straight revenge. She was out to get who got her, but luckily her best friend and partner in crime Naj convinced her to lay low and get her head right before she went out and did something stupid. Cheetah listened and it was a wise decision.

Cheetah experiences it all; love, murder and all the madness that comes with the street life and you would think as a female she'd lose it, but she holds it all down. She takes care of her family and even though she had to deal with a dope fiend sister, she still took care of her and made sure she was okay. Just as she did for everyone she knew that needed her.

To say more would give away the ending and I recommend you read it for yourself because it is definitely a page turner. It took me a minute to get pass the lesbian lifestyle, but when I did the book delivered. I loved the way the story builds and I like the fact that Cheetah was so balanced. She had a hard side and a soft side so that kept me relating to her character. Overall Missy did an excellent job with telling this story. I am definitely looking forward to her next novel. Great job Missy and much more success to you.

Anna Black

AAMBC Book Reviewer