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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Reason To Sing, July 15, 2010
This review is from: Song of Solomon (Urban Christian) (Paperback)
I am not a big fiction reader. I used to be, but lately most of what I've read hasn't been worth the energy it took for me to put on my reading glasses. As an honorably discharged disabled vet who fought in Desert Storm and served three tours in Iraq, I've dealt with enough BS to last a lifetime. I don't need my reading pleasure to be BS too. So I've migrated to mostly empowerment and educational nonfiction reading material now, but the one thing I've learned over the years since I started reading books by Ms. Norman Bellamy is that I can't go wrong if I reach for one of hers. I can always bank of a good storyline, an exciting plot, and a refreshing group of characters to bring it all to life. As a man's man, I gotta say that this writer knows how to make a brotha feel vendicated. Her books always give us our due. She doesn't paint us as flawless individuals because that would be just as unfair and unfounded as the authors who are hell bent on painting us as hopeless individuals. But Ms. Norman Bellamy has a way of bring us male characters that are strong in spite of their weaknesses and honorable in spite of their mistakes. Just like Shaylynn Ford did for Solomon (Neil Taylor) in this book, Kendra's writings always gives us a reason to sing. "Song of Solomon" is a quick, engaging, 5-star read, and just like one of the other reviewers pointed out, I fully expect to see a sequel that will reveal what happened next.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'M WAITING ON THE SEQUEL, July 15, 2010
This review is from: Song of Solomon (Urban Christian) (Paperback)
Kendra Norman-Bellamy has done it again. She's one of those writers that never miss the mark for me. She always hits it out of the ballpark, staying true to giving her storylines an unquestionable Christian foundation while never being preachy and always making me want more. "Song of Solomon" was all of that. There is so much that I love about this story. Most of all I love the way it seriously addressed the spiritual, mental, and emotional issues one can face when they don't know how to let go and let God. When we don't know how to release the heartaches of our past, it can destroy our futures. Both of the lead characters in this book are experiencing that to some degree (one of them more than the other) and I appreciate the way the author made the characters and their "baggage" so real and relatable. Throughout the story I could feel Shaylynn's pain and Neil's frustration. One of the previous reviewers complained that although "Song of Solomon" was a great read, the story wasn't neatly tied up at the end so the reader really doesn't know what the full outcome is. My guess is that it is written that way on purpose. This is the way an author writes a book when they're planning a follow up story. I think I've read every book Kendra Norman-Bellamy has written and I know a sequel when I smell it. If all the questions were answered, there would be nothing the build a sequel off of. There is a sequel coming for "Song of Solomon" - I just know it. And I can't wait to read it. I highly recommend "Song of Solomon"
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Song of Love, August 8, 2010
This review is from: Song of Solomon (Urban Christian) (Paperback)
Commonly known as May-December relationships, age gaps between couples is a highly discussed topic. In Song of Solomon, we find out if that's truly the issue of why Shaylynn Ford and Neil Taylor seem to struggle when it comes to embracing one another.
Song of Solomon delivers a message of love that goes beyond just the natural, but delves into the spiritual connection of soul mates. Love is not just a superficial thing and as these characters learn from their past hurts, they finally face their emotions head-on. What becomes of two people who clearly have an attraction to one another, but an invisible wall of fear keeps them living in the past?
Very well written by a seasoned and loved author.
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