The Hood Rats (Triple Crown Publications Presents) [Paperback]

E R McNair (Author)

Book Description

Series: Triple Crown Publications Presents | Publication Date: October 1, 2008

Experience life in the hood through the eyes of four friends, known around the way as The Hood Rats. As the girls go through the ups and downs of friendship and life on the streets, you ll be taken on a roller coaster ride of love, heartache and pain. When tragedy strikes the group, the bond of friendship is tested and easily broken by lies, deceit and betrayal. Open your mind, and see that sometimes a Hood Rat is just a girl trying to live her life the best she can with what she has. You can t judge a book by the cover, but is there more to a Hood Rat than her reputation? You be the judge!

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About the Author

Erika is a 36-year-old single mother. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. She has a 10-year-old daughter and is expecting her second child in August. Erika has been writing for 10 years, mostly poetry. She has also written articles for a local Christian newspaper in Atlanta, but this is her first completed novella. She is also a professional singer and has been doing that for 20 years. I believe that reading is essential for the mind and whatever lessons you instill in your children, let a love for reading be one of those things because the more you read the more you learn. Knowledge is the most feared thing the more you know the less you will fall for!

Product Details

• Paperback: 298 pages
• Publisher: Triple Crown Publications; First edition (October 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097995178X
• ISBN-13: 978-0979951787
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #861,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover..., January 4, 2009

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L. Romich "Book Nympho" (Akron, oH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hood Rats (Triple Crown Publications Presents) (Paperback)

APOOO Rating: 5 stars
Amazon Rating: 5 stars

Bre, CeeCee, Neesha and Nicky are known as the HOOD RATS. Four friends that each tell their individual stories of love, heartache, and pain. Each girl living the hood life, living the best life they can with what they have.

Bre is the quiet, shy one out of the group. The one that seemingly has it together the most. She is the voice of reason. The one who will intervene between the other friends to keep the peace. She lives vicariously through her girls' lives, since she is more laid back.

CeeCee is a hood rat in every definition of the word. She is a mother of three children whom always seem to be in the care of their grandmother. CeeCee loves to smoke weed, drink and party and although she has a man, she has someone on the side as well. Will she realize that she is playing a dangerous game before it is too late?

Neesha will do whatever and whoever to get what she wants. She does not care what anyone says about her. She has the mentality of a dude when it comes to sex; she will have one coming in the front door and the other leaving out the back. Say what you will but the girl is getting paid. She is the fighter in their clique. You mess with one of her girls, you best believe you are will receive a beat down.

Nicky is the one who has suffered the greatest loss. With all the losses she has experienced she lets life beat her down to the point where she begins trying to cope with the heartache that she has experienced through the use of drugs. It has her doing and acting in ways she normally would not.

When tragedy strikes, the bond of friendship will be tested. In HOOD RATS you will find a story of friendship, love, betrayal, tragedy, lies and deceit. Do not judge this book by its cover because it is not the typical hood book that you would normally get coming out of TCP. I was pleasantly surprised to see that this had positive attributes in it. I look forward to reading more by this author. The story had me constantly turning the pages.

Reviewed by Leona R.
APOOO BookClub

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes you can't rewind the tape..., March 1, 2009

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This review is from: The Hood Rats (Triple Crown Publications Presents) (Paperback)

Gary, Indiana is the home of four 'friends'...if that's what they call their relationship. Bre is the peacemaker of the group. CeeCee is the stunner being that she's wifey to one of the key players in their hood. Nesha holds the reins as the firecracker, ready to get it on and popping. And Nicky, the Benedict Arnold of the four since she has no loyalty to anyone. Nicky secretly covets CeeCee's man while sexing him every chance she gets. Nesha is slanging more bricks than most men in their hood. CeeCee is looking for a come-up with a bigger playa in the game...even if means humiliating DayDay, the father of her children and her lover of years. Bre is the quiet, smart one that has aspirations of something other than being a baby mama, someone's jumpoff, or anything else of that nature. She still believes that friends should have each other's back and that there is true love waiting for her.

E.R. McNair has penned another hood novel with the infamous four hood chicks. Even though The Hood Rats was a decent read, the storyline really suffered from no originality. There were a few grammatical errors, the characters were all mediocre, and their plights were pretty mundane. On the flipside, there was a bit of drama, a lot of betrayal, and a touch of loyalty. But all in all, The Hood Rats did not pull me in with the usual anticipated anxiety in getting to the ending. With a bit more passion and maybe a different approach from the usual hood tales, I believe that Ms. McNair has potential. I commend Ms. McNair for her accomplishment in the literary field and wish her the best!!!

Reviewed by Tazzyt2bossye
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It was okay.., January 30, 2009

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Such Magnificance "Reading means So much More" (Houston,Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hood Rats (Triple Crown Publications Presents) (Paperback)

I read this book recently and it just didnt do a whole lot for me. It reminded me of a low budget Black and Ugly..I cant put my finger on it, but it left me very unsatisfied and wanting more..When I got through reading, I was like, "Is that it?" Not something I would read again.