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May December Souls: A Novel

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This was one of the best books that I have read since starting our book club a year ago! This book was not only about a older woman and younger man which you quickly forgot about when you realize that Malik knew more about being a real man then men twice his age. This book dealt with issues that everyday people deal with. If you thought this book was only going to deal with a May December relationship, you are in for a very pleasent surprise. This book dealt with everything from feeling like you were abandent by a parent to getting to know yourself better than someone else think they do. Also the issues that Dr. Singer talker about were deep and thought provoking. I would recommend this book to both men and women alike in or out of a relationship. You can learn the difference from being alone from being lonely. The characters are so realistic that I'm sure that we all can relate to one or all of them. I sometime ask myself, when do a player get tired of playing? I'm sure we all know somebody like that. This book can definitely be used for future reference. This book left me smiling long after I turned the last page. I could tell that Marissa Monteilh put her heart and soul into this book and it really showed. I look forward to reading her next book coming out in August. I wish her the best of luck in her future which I'm sure will be very bright!

Marissa Monteilh is one of the most eloquent, down to earth writers that I have experienced in years. Her creativity and ability to bring her characters to life were so extraordinary. The emotional rollercoaster of these experiences became so realistic throughout the chapters of May December Souls that I found myself actually recognizing remedy of healing that will allow me to purge from my own personal closet many of the negative memories of situations I've experienced in the past.

Not only was this book funny from start to finish. It also gave me a different outlook on older women younger men relationship. It seems to me sometime, in order to find happiness and compadability in a relationship we have to cross over to another generation,wether it be a much younger or older man.

For those of you who haven't read the book go get your copy. It's worth it. I think this writer has great potentials. I wish her the best and looking forward to her next book CHOCOLATE SHIP.

May December Souls... was inspiration to me is so many ways. Author Marissa Monteilh did such an outstanding job bringing the characters in this story to life. After reading May December Souls, It made me realize that we are all here destined in one way or another to be together.

LET START OFF MY SAYING THAT I HAD MY DOUTS ABOUT THIS BOOK.
THAT IS BEFORE I READ IT. THIS IS NOT A REGULAR OLDER LADY YOUNGER MAN TYPE OF THING, WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT IS TRUST HONESTY, LOVE AND RESPECT, AND THE BIG ONE COMMITMENT. SOMETHING THAT WE LACK IN A LOT OF RELATIONSHIPS

NOW LET'S GET TO THE BOOK
1 OLDER LADY IN A BAD RELATIONSHIP
2 YOUNGER MAN VERY MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE
3 YOUNGER MAN LIKE OLDER LADY, OLDER LADY NOT HAVING IT AT FIRST
4 YOUNGER MAN SHOWS OLDER LADY HOW SHE SHOULD AND WOULD BE TREATED IF SHE LET HIM IN HER LIFE
5 A LOT OF DRAMA STARTS UP TO TEST THIER FEELINGS
AND READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS 100% MUST BUY

I truly appreciated that the book was an easy read. I never felt like it was stuck on one thing. The characters were great and my favorite was Malik. A story about forgivness and putting the past where it belongs. The story is written that you felt like you are apart of it. I cried for Mariah when she finally got the answer from her dad after his death. I would love to see a continuation of this story

May December was a very interesting and enlighting story of
of an older woman and a yonger man relationship. It also dealt with a no win or going no were relationship.

I appauld Mariah for ending the relationship with Kadeem she had gone on to long with it.

I enjoyed the story but I felt that Malik was much to young for Mariah.

I know older woman and younger men romances are on the rise but the age difference was just a bit to much for me to be comfortable with.
I can understand 3 to 5years without a problem.
Malik was more closer to Mariah daughter age and she his closer to his father's age.

This story also felt real, perhaps maybe like a story about the author?

Just a guess for a story so well written that was belivable .
I would recommend it to other readers .

All I can say is that author Tarissa touched my soul!! This book is a journey of accepting self as well as what life has to offer. Mariah is a savvy late 30-something woman looking for true love in all the wrong places until she meets the sweet-talking, bald-headed Malik Tolliver who's almost 20 years her junior. Before they can settle in blissful love, they must concur some past demons before planning the future. This story touches the heart because it's not just a love story but it's a human story as well. I await Tarissa's next novel.

Reviewed by M.T. Clinton

May December Souls is a must read...This book has an incredible rhythm that keeps you turning page after page. I love this novel for too many reasons to list...The "ladies first" theory is one that has helped my love life in many ways already. It gives a lovely illustration of roles in a relationship and reflects the strengths and weaknesses women encounter in our quest to be cherished. I recommend this book to men and women that enjoy the pleasure of sexy, sassy, and brilliant writing. Ladies, this book will have you talking for months! I am sure it will encourage you as it did me. I look forward to many more novels by Marissa Monteilh.

This was one of the best books I have read in a long time. Before I was previleged with the opportunity to sit in on a talk/booksigning, I knew that the relationship advice was accurate which made the story that much more believable. The characters were wonderful and had a great story as well as had depth. I must say that I was glued to the book from chapter one! There was humor as well as serious issues. When I think of the characters in the book I think of someone willing to risk it all for love, but not willing to compromise their beliefs. Great Work! I can't wait for the next book by Marissa. She is a very wonderful, talented writer.