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Somebody Else's Man

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SOMEBODY ELSE'S MAN by Daaimah S. Poole centers around the life of Nicole, an operations manager at Choice Springs Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a job she struggles not to quit daily. After being scammed out of her hard-earned money, she is forced to move back home, with her mother and step-father. Something she really did not want to do! Her mother is an overbearing shopaholic, that is addicted to buying everything off of QVC or HSN.

Nicole is in love with a married man, who keeps stringing her along with the hopes that he will soon leave his wife to be with her. After years of his broken promises, she slowly begins to realize that is not going to happen.
When Nicole's best friend, Tia, crosses the line in their friendship, Nicole decides to severe all ties with her. Will she be able to forgive and forget? When Dre, a sexy business man enters the picture, he proves to be a much needed distraction for Nicole. Will he be what she has been praying for? Or...will he prove to be like the men in her past relationships?

SOMEBODY ELSE'S MAN by Daaimah S. Poole is a story of friendship, betrayal, love and lies. Although it was a quick read, it lacked the action and drama that I would have expected a story such as this to have. However, the story was adequate and I am sure that fans of Ms. Poole will find this book to be enjoyable.

Reviewed by Leona
APOOO BookClub

Nicole Edwards has had her fair share of ups and downs in life. She has a decent job but may be on the verge of losing it. She bought her first home but was scammed by contractors. She got a man but he has a wife. Adding further to her downs, she and her best friend, Tia, have fallen out and want nothing to do with the other. When things don't look like they can get any worse, Nicole meets Dre. He's everything she's wanted in a man. Finally on an upward spiral with all things going right for her, Tia reenters the picture with some upsetting info about Dre. Who should Nicole believe - her friend of the past or her man of the future?

With a provocative title and cover, "Somebody Else's Man" does little to develop any interest on its own. The story was very slow to begin with. It picked up some momentum but often dragged at times. While the book itself had a solid plot/premise, its execution lacked what makes novels memorable. The characters were just okay. The drama was just okay. The climax was just okay. Not good, not bad, "Somebody Else's Man" was just okay.

Question. Did the person who wrote the synopsis actually READ the book? Character's name was Tia not Kia. Would have just written it off as an error except for another discrepancy. "Kia takes her new boyfriend's advice..." A six-year relationship constitutes a new boyfriend?


Reviewed by: Toni

Somebody Else's Man was a funny yet drama filled read! Meet Nicole who is madly in love with a MARRIED man and continues to believe his lie that he is leaving his wife. While by day , she works as a manager at a hotel, she yearns for the true love of a male companion. Nicole never had the fatherly love of her own father but had a stepfather to fulfill that void. Her mom had a different personality and had problems showing Nicole her love. Then there is Tia and Reshaun, her BFF's/childhood friends. Reshaun meets a guy, falls in love and marries while Tia gets pregnant by a dead beat baby daddy.

Then Nicole finally meets the man of her dreams and she then finds out TIA is not the friend she thought she was.

Daaimah has penned a tale of friendship, deceit, jealousy. As we know, sometimes people don't have your best interest at heart and instead of being your friend.....they are really a FRIENEMY......Kudos Daaimah!

4.0 stars

SOMEBODY ELSE'S MAN by Daaimah S. Poole is a story of love, friendship, infidelity, and plenty of life issues. Meet Nicole, an operations manager at Choice Springs Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She spends her days lagging around the hotel, doing nothing much, until changes are made that will ultimately affect her. Nicole is in love with a married man. Just like so many others, she has fallen into the trap where the love of her life promises to marry her, after he leaves his wife. Will he do it? Will Malcolm make all Nicole's dreams come true?

In addition to being in love with somebody else's man, Nicole finds herself at odds with her best friend Tia. They argue and fight, which may end their life-long friendship. When Tia is acting like the friend she claims to be, she is usually talking about her relationship with hood rat Lamar. Tia is a police officer, but somehow she doesn't have the street sense needed to make good decisions in her personal life, thus there is a possibility her job will suffer.

Nicole must deal with her mother's antics and a new man, Dre who has entered her life. She is also contemplating a change in her employment. All is not well in her life because every time she turns around, there is nothing but drama. To top it off, she wants to meet the dad she has never known.

SOMEBODY ELSE'S MAN started off slow. It took awhile to get into the storyline. Poole wrote a story with all of the ingredients necessary for a great book, yet, even with the constant drama, the storyline dragged. Although this story was an okay read, I am sure Ms. Poole's fans will enjoy it.

Reviewed by RM Jackson
for The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Sorry this book was worst book I read by Daamiah S. Poole. I had to force myself to read this book.

*First let me say the review of the book Amazon has listed on this page is not accurate at all*

I really enjoyed "Somebody Else's Man". Nicole (Nikki) is a young woman who is involved with a married man, Malcolm. And like all married men he keeps telling her he is "getting a divorce". Nikki can't wait until the day comes because she wants Malcolm all to herself. But things go sour with Malcolm after his wife and Nikki exchange words. Meanwhile Nikki is unhappy living at home with her moody mother Lolo. Changes at her job are not making life any easier either. Then add in drama from her best friend Tia and her con man boyfriend Lamar and Nikki's life is anything but boring. Tia leaves town with Lamar, after a series of crazy events and her and Nikki's friendship is never the same.

Nikki meets Dondre "Dre" Hill and they are feeling each other and start to hook up. Eventually they start a relationship. Nikki finds it hard to trust any man and can't get used to having a man all her own. However Dre is not without drama either; he's got a 'psycho' baby momma, a Blackberry that is always ringing and very needy family members. Is all the extra worth Nikki having a love of her own, or is it better to have someobody else's man?

I waited 4 months for this book to come out, now Im somewhat disappointed. This is my 2nd read by Daaimah S. Poole and I WILL not BUY another one of her books. This book lacks the action that I seek when reading urban lit novels. She should write a part 2 but she would DEFINETLY need a co-author to help her out..perhaps Ashley Jaquavis..LMAO

I thought this was a decent read by Daaimah Poole,she had a great plot, funny characters (Lolo:),etc..BUT the climax of the story came to late and by the time the book picked up on some action it was already over.Also something about this book and the way she wrote it was different..it wasn't a bad thing,yet it wasnt her norm either.Anyway,I did enjoy it but I know it had the potential to be even better! 3.5

This was my First book by Daaimah S. POOLE and to me the book was just alright. It started off kinda slow, It took me a awhile to get into the storyline but when I got into I could not stop reading it lol. The book lacked alot of action, drama & sex that could have been in the book, but the book will start to get your attention around the late middle parts and end. over all I was kinda of disappointed due to the fact I was expecting so much more but I can't get mad because I judge the book due to what the book cover look like. the Book is Allright AllOver, If you fan of Daaimah S. POOLE I Think this one You love this, & I'm also will recommend this book to reader who have never read from Daaimah S. POOLE. I'm also will be lookin for Daaimah S. POOLE next book.

i liked this book but i didnt agree with her sleeping with her married ex for the past few years and waiting around like he was going to leave her. then she met this guy with his clingy and mysterious self. he was always busy and in and out of town...come to find out he was taking trips to see his ex and its up in the air as to what he was really doing out there. but the ending shocked me. im not sure i would have had that much composure when dealing with her ex best friend @ the end of the book.