Love and a Gangsta [Paperback]

Erick S Gray (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 25, 2009

Erick S. Gray cemented his reputation as a hip-hop writing legend with Crave All, Lose All. Now, in this explosive sequel, Gray returns to characters Soul and America just as Soul is leaving his four-year stretch in prison for drug charges. America expects Soul to straighten up and fly right, but Soul has other ideas. As Soul once again becomes embroiled in the Queens drug scene — a landscape rife with greed, betrayal, violence, and politics — America and Soul find their love tested. The disintegrating relationship and intense plot twists — including a crushing deception and a shocking murder — make this a suspenseful, riveting read

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Augustus Publishing; Original edition (August 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979281644
• ISBN-13: 978-0979281648
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love & Gangsta, January 15, 2012

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mikey wells - See all my reviews

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Yeah Yeah boy!!!!!!!! This book is tight. Demonstates the struggle us Gangsta's battle with lovin dem hose. This book was an apifininy fo me. Keeps it Gangsta, slaps dos triflin hose trying to come be tween my papes. Yeah yeah!!!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OMEGA, September 8, 2009

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L. Romich "Book Nympho" (Akron, oH) - See all my reviews
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Underground singing sensation, America is making waves in the hood. She is determined to cut her own album. With an angelic voice she is destined for great things.

It has been four-years since America has been able to hold and kiss her man, Omar `aka' Soul. Her one and only. She has remained loyal, loving and held it down for her man the entire time. When Soul gets out he makes America his wife.

Soul is determined to do right by his wife. Since she is the one person that has had his back, he is intent on being a good husband to her. He gets a job that does not pay much. He tries to ignore the fact that his cousin and best friend are getting money hand over fist. Will Soul succumb to the temptations of the streets? Will the call of fast money be his downfall?

LOVE & A GANGSTA by Erick S. Gray was disappointing. I was looking forward to reading the sequel to CRAVE ALL, LOSE ALL, but this was something totally different. This was more like a whole other story. According to the synopsis LOVE & A GANGSTA was supposed to be a story of love and a gangsta. Well the story proved to be totally different . The story mostly consisted on Soul's best friend, Omega, and his ruthless determination to run the streets of New York. The story was slow from the start, the writing was different somehow and also there were quite a few editing issues. I felt something was missing that I just can't quite put my finger on...but this unfortunately, in my opinion, is not Mr. Gray's best work and this is disappointing because he is a superb writer.

Reviewed by Leona
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Final Rating: 2.5 stars

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Love a Gangsta, September 5, 2009

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S. Colbert "Book Lover" (California) - See all my reviews
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This book was okay I expected more. However I did enjoy the love America and Soul's had for each other, I wish it had a happier ending, I hope a sequal is in the making can't wait.