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4.0 out of 5 stars
An Shocking Page-Turner, February 15, 2005
G-Spot by Noire is not for the faint at heart. A mature audience sticker needs to be on each book, for this book is X rated. G-Spot is violent and delves into sexual and emotional abuse. For those who live close to the streets, this may be the norm, but for most of the people I know, to live this type of life is unimaginable.
Born to a crack addicted mother and raised by a sanctified number running grandmother, Juicy is 19 years old when she becomes Granite McKay's woman. Granite, better known as G, is the king of the drug world in Harlem. G's position places Juicy and her brother Jimmy in a world of luxury that they have never known before. With all that she is privy too, Juicy is unhappy. She is sexually unsatisfied and has to rely on her own fingers to bring relief. Much to Juicy's dismay, her younger, mentally unstable brother is in awe of G and wants nothing more than to work for G. The bright spot for Juicy is when G's son Gino returns to Harlem to work in his father's empire. Juicy and Gino find themselves dangerously attracted to each other. The punishment for double crossing G is brutal.
G-Spot has been called urban fiction meets erotica, but each reader will have to make their own determination of what they call erotica. The sex scenes are graphic and sometimes none to pretty. The punishments endured by Juicy are horrific. However, if you can get past the explicit violence and sex, the story underneath is well written about a young girl who grows up too fast, expects too much and finds out that living high is not what it is cracked up to be. While shocked through most of the book, it was a page-turner because I had to find out what was going to happen next. While I can not recommend G-Spot to everyone, if someone asks I will encourage them to pick it up and read it for themselves.
Jeanette
APOOO BookClub
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Itching To Get Scratched, January 11, 2005
Nineteen year-old Juicy Stanfield, realizes she has bitten off more than she can chew by becoming the property of the notorious, old enough to be her father, Granite "G" McKay. G, as he is called, is the owner of a nightclub called G-Spot, where patrons pay $1,000 just to enter the door. Once inside
they can partake of a number of illicit activities, for an extra fee, that include: drinking, drugs, lap dances, and sex. When Juicy, who was a virgin before she met G, gets a little taste of sexual freedom, she seeks fulfillment in the arms of G's son, Gino. She feels guilty because G has been taking care of her and her brother since their grandmother's death.
Gino is just the opposite of his mean-spirited and domineering father, and Juicy feels safe and protected with him. When G finds out about their little sexcapades, he makes it known that one of them has to die.
Filled with quite a few explicit sex scenes, G-SPOT lives up to its name. Some of G's actions where a little far fetched and I found myself asking could this really happen. After pondering over that question for a mere second, I soon realized that by my not being privy to this particular lifestyle, anything is possible. G-SPOT clearly defines the age-old adage, that "nothing in life is free." I truly enjoyed this novel and will wait patiently for Noire's next contribution to the literary community.
Reviewed by Pamela Bolden
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good urban story but I'm not to sure about erotica part., April 3, 2006
It's a G Spot for sure, because it touches the very core of all emotions. This was a hell of story!, first time reading from this author too. Juicy-Mo was just caught up! Had no escape and was from the streets but had no street training. Her main focus was her brother Jimmy and taking care of him. If it wasn't for him I don't think she would have settled for that low down G. He cared for no one but himself and enticed Juicy with his bank. The way he treated his own son proved he had a black heart made of coal. Juicy scarified her life and her soul at the G-Spot for her brother. She loved him to death. But she got what she wanted in between all the rage.
Juicy's tale was definitely an unfortunate one and it was written in such a detailed manner that I felt empathy for her and her brother Jimmy and could totally imagine the scenery and surroundings as if I were there by her side. The characters spoke to you clearly with their actions in the mean streets of NYC. However, the story line seemed a bit extreme and almost bordered on the thin line of impossible. It bothered me that the word "rape" was never used in the novel at all and that was clearly a theme throughout the book. I would have like to see some information in the book letting young women know that they do not have to be subjected to this violent environment regardless of how they came to be in that situation. There is help out there for women like Juicy.
I was not convinced at the end that she truly learned that the materialistic life she lived caused her to lose everything that was important in the end. With the trauma that she went through, the average person would need YEARS of counseling to get closure before having a happy ending.
True this book does have a combination of "Addicted", "Nervous" and the "Coldest Winter Ever" as many reviewer had stated, but Noire manage to put together a well developed storyline, along with a believable cast. With the recent boom of street and urban literature that has left much to be desired, G-Spot makes its own place in the literary world, making others take note and wanting more from Noire; a name given to her at birth. This book is not for the faint at heart. If sexual, physical graphic violence is a problem for you - this is not the book for you. A MATURE ONLY sticker is highly recommended.
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