Nookie (Volume 1) [Paperback]

Anieshea Dansby (Author), Q.B. Wells (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Nookie | Publication Date: July 4, 2009

Eighteen-year-old Joy was a naive girl who found something else to fill the void in her life left by a broken heart and her parents death. Going purely off of instinct, she survives using what she discovers is the key to getting what she wants: the power of Nookie. She becomes far removed from the downside of her life that left her stranded when things start to look up. Suddenly, she s able to live her life like a queen, with no worries. But will life in the fast lane leave her set for life, or will it all end before her nineteenth birthday?

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Cleverly crafted...slick and engaging." --Apex Reviews (Apexreviews.net)

"I recommend this book to all the young teens that think their parents are too strict." --Apooo Books (ApoooBooks.com)

"Instead of the typical drug addicted or poor parents Ms. Dansby went against the norm with her venture into Deborah Williams' mental illness." The Urban Book Source (TheUrbanBookSource.com) --The Urban Book Source

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Art Official Media LLC; 1 edition (July 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976806126
• ISBN-13: 978-0976806127
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,979,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A quick, not so nice of a story, read..., July 26, 2009

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Jason Frost "RubiconReader" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nookie (Volume 1) (Paperback)

The synopsis that is given on the back of this book and on Amazon is a little misleading and had me wondering why they chose to go with that description. This is more of a "cautionary tale of a woman on the street" and not a woman who uses the power of nookie to get what she wants. Yes, there is a pretty good amount of sex in this book but it's because Joy wants to have sex (aside, of course, from the times she was being raped), NOT because she's using the power of it.

She doesn't really learn the power of nookie or get really grimy until the end of the novel. Unfortunately, the end of the novel is the best part because she finally DOES get grimy! This was a "good" book. I say "good" because I did finish it (book I don't like I do not finish) and the end made up for a lot, as did the promise of a sequel. The story did feel a little rushed, especially at the beginning, and left me feeling a little detached from the characters.

Do I think you'll like this book? Maybe. `Nookie' has the violence, sex, grimy-ness, and the dirt that I like to read about but it is missing that all-important "it". That missing "it" did made a small cameo near the end and I, for one, hope it continues in `Nookie's Secret'.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars AAMBC Book Reviews, September 8, 2010

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

This review is from: Nookie (Volume 1) (Paperback)

Nookie tells the story of Joy, an 18-year-old high school senior who finds herself in a new school in a new town. Amidst this change in venue, she finds that some things have remained the same such as her parents' constant bickering and neglect. Furthermore, she finds out that her boyfriend of four years has already begun seeing another girl behind her back. Meanwhile, she meets a kindly photographer named Kevin whom she meets when she runs away from one of her parents' violent arguments. And this is only the beginning. Unfortunately, there is not much more to this story about Joy and the struggles of her life with inattentive and dysfunctional parents. Author Anieshea Dansby does not provide enough of a story here to make the reader care about Joy or anyone else in this book that is sorely lacking in plot. The editing mistakes at least give the reader something to do while reading this story. Otherwise, Nookie is utterly uninteresting and appears to have no point beyond a few explicit sex scenes. Perhaps the strictest devotee to urban or street lit may find something redeeming in this story. However, those who have higher expectations in their reading materials will be sorely disappointed.

TaKeshia Brooks
AAMBC Reviewer

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars (RAW Rating 3.5) Chillingly Detached, January 9, 2009

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The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nookie (Volume 1) (Paperback)

In Anieshea Dansby's NOOKIE, life is presented as an unstable storm of neglect, abuse and greedy use.

Joy is trapped in a loveless home with her mentally ill mother and neglectful father. She uses her feminine wiles to manipulate Kevin as she withstands the attack of an ex-boyfriend and insidious treachery between her parents. But Kevin finally comes to his senses, leaving Joy to once again rely on femme fatale ways for shelter and care. When that situation explodes, Joy's powerful "nookie" renders her unharmed and even pampered, until she is able to manipulate everybody and escape with a mini fortune.

Aniesha Dansby creatively incorporates innumerable twists and turns in the plot, ensuring that this novel will hold your attention, even if you cringe while reading it. But the story seems to lose its purpose somewhere during the relationship with Kevin. Joy has proven herself a bit malicious and manipulative, but could be forgiven her ways considering the parental strife she suffers. Toward the end of her relationship with Kevin, however, she becomes a blank emotional slate and perpetual victim, just taking life's ride.

Joy never matures from the countless tragedies she suffers or inflicts. She exhibits no remorse or intimate reflection, other than scheming on what material gain she can net.

Maybe that was Dansby's point: perhaps Joy wasn't supposed develop, but was intended to exhibit continual selfishness and mutual use. In the end, it's clear that Joy is no victim. Instead, she coldly destroys the lives of every person she uses, morphing into the one person she despises: her mother.

Reviewed by a. Kai
for The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers