7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well Written, April 7, 2008
This review is from: Cut Throat (Triple Crown Publications Presents) (Paperback)
Cut Throat is a contemporary urban fiction that should be amongst the reads on your bookshelf. Its a story of a musician Quincy, who is the lead singer of the group Taboo is trying to make it big in the music industry. In the midst of getting his big break there are obstacles that gets in his way that Quincy has to fight to overcome between Raymond James a drug lord and nightclub owner of the Melody Room, and Antoinette Sweet the wife of the owner of Cut Throat Records. What price is Quincy willing to pay to make his dream to become reality.
This being the first novel I've read from K. Roland Williams, it was well written and very descriptive. Its a must read for all genres. I'm looking forward to reading more writings from Mr. Williams.....
Tangerine, Reviewer
Reader's Paradise Book Club
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Contemporary Urban Fiction Book, April 2, 2008
This review is from: Cut Throat (Triple Crown Publications Presents) (Paperback)
Cut throat is about being an opportunist. An opportunist means one who takes advantage of an opportunity to achieve an end and have no regards in what has happened. Quincy aka Q is definitely an opportunist. He is offered a couple of opportunities that is base around what he loves most; that his music and his ability to sing. He is the lead singer of Taboo one of the smoothest sounding bands in the Washington D.C. area. He didn't become the lead singer of the group because he wanted to but because he was chosen my Ray. Ray is one of the most prominent drug dealers in DC and he was also the owner of his own club called the Mambo Room. Ray wants to be the next Sean P. Diddy Combs and if he can help it; Q will be his opportunity to get there. There is always a bump in the road that doesn't want you to get to where you are going. Ray comes to learn his bump as Cut Throat Records or the Sweets. Victor Sweet is in charge of Cut Throat Records and Antoinette is his better half who wants to be richer then what Victor will ever be. Antoinette considered herself like a talent scout for Cut Throat and was always out and about at the clubs looking for the next big thing. Antoinette saw the next big thing right under her nose and she wanted him to be hers by any means necessary.
In the beginning of reading the urban fiction novel I had a very hard time following along. I had to go back and start reading the book twice. The first night I went to read it and I got so frustrated that I fell asleep. Cut Throat did not actually grab my attention until I got around the 8th chapter and that is when I realized that it was going to be a good read after all. I guess like all books we have to work our way up to the good part and I did eventually find it in Cut Throat. I did agree on what Mr. Williams was pointing out as far as friendship and what it's like for the music world. If you think about it what I am about to say goes together. You don't know who you're friends are or who has your interest at hand, but remember this. The notorious one in Cut Throat an urban fiction written by K. Roland Williams; did it his way.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Street Music!, April 10, 2008
This review is from: Cut Throat (Triple Crown Publications Presents) (Paperback)
Cut Throat by K. Roland Williams is a rollercoaster ride through the world of music, thugs and supposedly reformed thugs. Quincy Underwood, known as Q, is the sweet-voiced lead singer of the band, Taboo. He is currently singing at the Melody Room, owned by drug lord, Raymond James. Q has dreams of fame, fortune and lavish-living. However, Raymond is interested in making his club legitimate with Q's talents and image. He forces Q into signing a contract with him. What he does not know is that Antoinette Sweet, of Cut Throat Records is also interested in Q. She might be able to make Q an offer he does not want to refuse.
Antoinette, a former street-girl, married to Victor Sweet, a reformed gangster, now a millionaire record label owner, is interested in making her own mark in the music industry. Antoinette and Victor are not as close as they once were and she knows he is cheating on her. He is at times violent, and does not trust her, but she belongs to him. Tired of being owned and mistreated, she is convinced Q might be her way out. She dangles the stardom Q wants in front of his face, even making a sexual connection with him. However, there is the little problem of the contract Q signed under duress with Raymond. Antoinette is convinced she has a solution for that situation, especially since she and Raymond have a history. From that point, Cut Throat takes off at street-level speed.
Cut Throat is filled with drama, tension, police corruption and an inside look at what the music industry could be like. I recommend this novel to all who enjoy well-written, contemporary street fiction.
Angelia Menchan
APOOO BookClub
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