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Opposites Do Attract

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Mike Daniels is a struggling security guard with inspirations of doing more with his life. While he wants more out of life, he has hit a rut where he is very comfortable in life. Mike is trying to build a relationship with Lisa Harris a sexy, materialistic woman who is used to men taking care of her. Lisa puts a big strain on the relationship with the constant nagging at Mike to find a better Job. While Mike is telling her to be patient his time is coming, Lisa gets tired of waiting and starts an affair with her well to do supervisor. When Mike finds out about the affair, he is crushed, ends the relationship, and goes into a deep depression.

After some tribulations, things take a turn for the better and Mike is getting his life back together. He gets his dream job and starting to get over the failed relationship with Lisa. When luck would have it, he meets Renee Jones. Renee is from the hood and they both have their preconceived notion about one another. Mike feel Renee is unacceptable to date because she is from the hood and must be materialistic, a hood rat, and a chicken head with no desire to do better for herself. While Renee feels Mike must be stuck up, does not know how to have fun, corny and soft. See if the title holds true to its name, do opposites attract?

Author Sherman Smith brings a touching story with a hood twist to it. The supporting cast is essential to bringing this book together. While each could have had their own stories told. Mike's friends Ron and Dee and their love lives are very entertaining. Mike, Ron, and Dee are true friends and have a brothership that blossom in this book. Praises to the author for bringing all the elements into a complete story. I recommend this book if you looking for a love story with an urban feel to it. This book is like reading three stories in one.

SiStar Tea
ARC Book Club Inc.
4.5 star rating

Mike Daniels is a hard-working man living in Washington, D.C. with dreams that he's lost focus of. His girlfriend, Lisa Harris, found his successfulness to be sexy and in line with her dreams and aspirations of living the glamorous life. However, Mike has become too stagnate in his position in life for her. Their relationship has become a battleground as she constantly finds fault with him, and he struggles with trying to please her.

Ron, Mike's best friend, is a sexy, successful ladies man that meets Monica Williams, a gorgeous law intern. Despite his obvious infatuation with her, Ron refuses to acknowledge the depth of his love for her and has to deal with the loss of a promising relationship because of his fear of commitment.

Dee, their third cohort, is an around the way guy that loves the ladies, loves life, and is down for the get down. The three friends have a lot of fun in the midst of their own personal crises and remain true to their bond to the very end.

Opposites Do Attract is a tale of friendship, love, and relationships in different aspects. The theme describes the different levels of evolving relationships and their emotional ups and downs. The characters were all relatable and the storyline had promise. The plot was just mediocre and there was really nothing extraordinary about this story.

Reviewed by Tazzyt2bossye
for Urban Reviews

Opposites Do Attract by Sherman Smith is a crazy, fast-paced book on relationships from a male's perspective. Mr. Smith introduces us to some off-the-wall characters that will have each of us laughing, crying, and wishing them the best of luck at the end of this tale of love, trust and bad judgment.

Ron, Dee and Mike are three best friends who are well-known bachelors in Washington, DC. Mike, the more conservative of the two, is looking for love but when he is snagged by Lisa, a pompous overzealous manipulator, who is set in her ways and wants the world given to her, will he be able to handle this materialistic woman like this or will he sacrifice his own upbringing to accommodate Lisa?

Ron is a broker and not shy at all when it comes to the ladies; that is until he encounters, Monica, with her exceptional beauty, brains and potential to be a top lawyer. Ron is smitten with Ms. Monica but is she enough to make him change his womanizing ways? Monica has not always been rich; she too came up in the hood and refuses to tolerate Ron's behavior. Will Ron keep jumping from woman to woman or will love conquer all and he reunite with Monica?

Dee is a laid back ladies man who loves and appreciates all types of women, no matter the background or environment. Dealing with the conservative types as well as ghetto divas has Dee at a crossroad. Which lovely lady sends sparks down his spine?

I loved the quality and details of this story and many of us can relate to the woman's side as well as the man, when it comes to who you fall in love with. This was a great read and I recommend it to everyone who is skeptical about opposites attracting.

Reviewed by: Cheryl H
APOOO BookClub

Sherman Smith explores the old-age question, "Do opposites attract?" in his novel, Opposites Do Attract. Mike is dating a woman named Lisa, who is very beautiful yet very materialistic. Mike puts up with this relationship until he realizes that Lisa has been unfaithful.

Mike then meets Renee. Renee is from the "other side of the tracks' and different from any other woman Mike has dated before. She is for lack of a better term, ghetto. And, for Renee, Mike is different than the men she has dated in her past. Her former boyfriend was a drug dealing thug who constantly disrespected her.

Opposites Do Attract was a quick, great read. The characters are very relatable and Sherman Smith writes a complete story that explores both romantic and platonic relationships. I recommend this book to those looking for reassurance that outside circumstances do not have to determine the outcome of a relationship.
This book was provided by the author for review purposes.

In Sherman Smith's OPPOSITES ATRACT we find best friends, Ron, Dee, and Mike, who are the cream of the crop as far as bachelors go in Washington, D. C. Each one thinks he is God's gift to women, that is until they meet Ms. Wrong or is it Ms. Right?

The ladies, Monica, Lisa, and Renee, have their own agenda on improving and increasing their assets through the blood, sweat, tears, and wallets of the men. With each couple something went astay leaving one to wonder, what next?

I loved the story; the characters were witty, selfish, and sometimes way over in left field. I found myself crying, laughing, and crossing my fingers waiting to see what was going too happend next. Mr. Smith will cause you to rethink your beliefs on opposites. You may even see yourself or a friend as a character in OPPOSITES ATTRACT.

With OPPOSITES ATTRACT the debut novel of Mr. Smith, he has proven what he told his wife, "I can do this!"

Reviewed by Toni Bonita
of The RAWSISTAZ (tm) Reviewers

The right one for you might be the person you thought you wouldn't be caught dead with. "Opposites Do Attract" tells of two friends and their two desired women. Mike and Ron have struck out more often enough when it comes to finding the one, but what they seek might come in the most unexpected of places. Ron finds Monica, a future lawyer when he is a man who no self-respecting woman would be seen with, while Mike seeks Renee, someone who wanted nothing to do with the urban type of persona that Mike exudes. "Opposites Do Attract" is a tale of romance coming from the unexpected, a recommended read for younger romance fans.