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5.0 out of 5 stars
Better The Second Time Around!, September 23, 2008
This review is from: Shameless Hoodwives: A Bentley Manor Tale (Paperback)
Meesha Mink and De'Nesha Diamond have done it again. Shameless Hoodwives, the sequel to Desperate Hoodwives, gives readers more drama straight from the Bentley Manor housing project. As always, Miz Cleo and Miz Osceola are on the scene giving bird's-eye-views of the low-down dirt going on in the housing project. Then we have Keisha, the former drug-addicted mother of four, who is helping her husband overcome his own addiction demons. Alongside her is Shakespeare, her brother-in-law, who shows in more ways than one that he is his brother's keeper.
Next on deck is Princess, the 17 year-old neglected daughter of Queen. Through all of Precious' pain, she has one blessing that may very well get her up out of Bentley Manor; her voice. But how good is success when she has no one to share it with?
WooWoo, the sister of Lexi from Desperate Hoodwives, actually made it out of Bentley. Now married to a square and living as a suburban housewife, will she be able to stay away from the Manor when her heart is still deep in the projects with Hassan?
Last, and certainly not least, is Takiah who shows up on her grandmother's, Miz Cleo, doorstep with her infant daughter. On the run from her husband/pimp/pusher, Kameron, she faces her problems head on in the unlikeliest of places. Four women destined to make it out of Bentley Manor, but is there no place like home?
Mink and Diamond spiced it up a notch with this sequel. I was more shocked, with a purpose, and emotionally invested than I remember being in the first installment. It is a quick, entertaining, though dark, read that certainly did not succumb to the sophomore slump. The characters jumped from the page and I could not help but care for them; especially Princess. The third installment, The Hood Life, is due out in January 2009 and you better believe I will be in line for the madness. I recommend Shameless Hoodwives to readers who enjoy drama-filled reads with heart tugging plots. Bentley Manor fans will definitely enjoy this.
Reviewed by Darnetta Frazier
APOOO BookClub
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"Bentley Manor Is Such A Lovely Place....Not!!", September 6, 2008
This review is from: Shameless Hoodwives: A Bentley Manor Tale (Paperback)
I see there's more dysfunction at Bentley Manor. Shameless Hoodwives was a better read than Desperate Hoodwives to me because I feel that the writers took their time putting this story together, they didn't rush it. This novel is full of sex, violence and surprises..boy will you be surprised!! I'm waiting on Book 3.
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Two Steps Forward And Three Steps Back..., July 29, 2008
This review is from: Shameless Hoodwives: A Bentley Manor Tale (Paperback)
Meesha and Denesha have brought the Bentley's Manor's residents back in a furor of even more drama. Ms. Cleo's opens up this story as she witnesses her life flash before her eyes while lying in a pool of her very own blood.
Takiah, Ms. Cleo's unscrupulous granddaughter shows up unannounced with nothing but the clothes on her back and her trick baby. Takiah is on the run from her pimp/husband Kameron, in a kill or be killed situation. Next we have Princess, an abused and misused child. Despite all the cruel breaks she endures, Princess finds solace in three things: she has the voice of an angel, superb writing skills, and a genuine friend in Lucky. Then there's WooWoo, who luckily escapes hood life in Bentley Manor via marriage with a hard working man. Woo Woo has a secret that she's sadistically jonesing for. Lastly we have Keisha, the neighborhood kitchen beautician that is tied to Smokey, her childhood love, father of her children and the ultimate weight around her neck.
Ms. Cleo tries to steer Takiah to Jesus by way of Rev. Eddie Meyer, and has no idea that she's actually handing her over to the devil in disguise. Princess happens upon a piece of happiness with the discovery of her magnificent vocal skills, but tragedy strikes and stomps her dreams into oblivion. Smokey's brother, Shakespeare, is coaxing Keisha to improve her life by offering to finance her way through beauty school while Smokey is weighing her down with guilt about his addiction via her past urging. Woo Woo is being lured back into a sex trap that could cost her everything she's fought so hard to attain.
Shameless Hoodwives is the second installation of the Hoodwives series, and it is an even more electrifying read as the authors introduce more tenants of the crime ridden Bentley Manor. Invigorating plots magnify the intensity of each scene that creates a breathless anticipation as you delve further and further into the sordid lives of the people that occupy this notorious neighborhood. Ms. Mink and Ms. Diamond has once again charismatically articulated another masterpiece as they fascinate the readers with the continuation of the various hardships and ordeals that the Hoodwives experience whether it be desperately or shamelessly! Awesome read!!!!!!!
Reviewed by Tazzyt2bossye
for Urban Reviews
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