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Thug-A-Licious

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Andre "Thug-A-Licious" Williams struggled to survive on the mean streets of Harlem. He makes it out of the hood thanks to his fierce basketball and mic skills. Thug explodes on the rap scene with chart-topping hits and becomes one of the most sought after rookies in the NBA. But everything isn't all peaches and cream for Thug. The shady past that he ran away from could come back to haunt him. Thug's weakness for women leaves him with a list of baby mamas and children to provide for. Out of all the women he's had in his bed, Thug's heart belongs to one woman: Carmeisha "Lil Muddah" Vernoy. Carmeisha is a successful beauty salon owner who has been by Thug's side from the beginning. But Thug's many flings with other women may take its toll on Carmeisha. She also has to deal with a tragic and devastating secret from her past that not even Thug knows about. Thug's older cousin Pimp Williams is his former partner-in-crime and a cold-blooded killer. Pimp will stop at nothing to get what he wants even if it means betraying his own family and terrorizing Carmeisha.

Thug-A-Licious is an exhilarating page-turner by Noire. The excellent storyline and character development is what makes this novel soar. I really got a good feel for the characters. Although Thug was extremely loose with women, I still felt sympathy for him and understood the things that he did. Readers will also understand the dedication and love that Carmeisha had for Thug and especially how she dealt with the baby mama drama. The sex scenes were so hot that you'll see why Thug had so many women at his disposal. Fans of Noire's previous novels will be pleasantly surprised when characters from G-Spot and Candy Licker make brief appearances in this story. Strong credible characters, wonderful storyline delivery, and salivating sex scenes makes this Noire's best novel. Thug-A-Licious is simply urban erotica at its finest..

In Noire's third installment in the urban erotica genre, Thug-A-Licious, we meet Andre Williams aka Thug-A-Licious. He is a big balla' on the courts and a force to be reckoned with on the rap scene. Although he fathers nine children by eight different women, only one woman has his heart, beauty salon owner Carmiesha "Lil Muddah" Vernoy and he has a forever bond with his two cousins, Todd "Smooth-A-Licious" Williams and Carl "Pimp-A-Licious" Williams. With all of those things going for him, he is still a thug with a past that haunts him. He knows better than anyone that when you establish a debt with the streets it will come for its pay .

Thug-A-Licious surprised me by being a good solid read. It was captivating and moved at an even steady pace. The characters were interesting and the choices they would make stayed true to how they were presented. While Andre's characterization of a male whore was played out extensively, his basketball and rap skills were secondary. They were more or less referenced rather than experienced. Carmiesha was shown to be loyal and generous, but far from perfect, hiding a secret I was not sure how she held. Nonetheless her character had me rooting for whatever it was she wanted. However it was "Pimp" who seemed to be Noire's calling card in the novel--the sadistic, cruel, soulless creature at whose hands everyone seemed to suffer. He was the catalyst that put all the characters between a rock and a hard place.

Having read both Candylicker and G-Spot, the differences between Pimp and Hurricane from Candylicker and G from G-Spot, Noire did not paint Pimp as gratuituous and sadistic as the others. He was shown to be all the things I described without me having to put the book down to rest from his cruel habits. She also was able to tap into the superstition of "bad blood" verses environment when we meet Pimp's son, Jahlil.

The resolution of this novel was unexpected. Although I honestly cannot figure out how else it could have ended, for me it was a bit anti-climactic. Also as I speak on Noire's prior novels I appreciate her nods in Thug-A-Licious to things that happened in the other books. A person who has read all of them will appreciate that.

As I get older I grow weary of this genre, however Thug-A-Licious is one of the better ones I have read. Noire's storytelling in this genre is getting better and I will probably read her next installment in urban erotica.


Kotanya
APOOO BookClub

It was very disappointing.... Pimp should have died @ the beginning... and that boy Jahlil.. i just don't believe a person can come out being bad like that.. i think Noire dropped the ball on this one.

I read Thug-a-Licious in two days; it was incredibly heartbreaking and entertaining at the same time.

In Thug-a-Licious, Noire paints a vivid picture of Harlem street life. Thug, Smoove, Pimp, and Muddah come from the same neighborhood. When Thug finally inches his way to fidelity, fame and fortune, the unthinkable happens. Muddah makes a decent living as an entrepreneur but is caught up with family issues. Smoove takes an honorable way out of the neighborhood. But Pimp is the one who chooses to continue in the life of the ruthless drug and crime game.

I can't wait to read another Noire book!

This book was really good. Thug boy let me tell you he will have your thong on fire wishing you could have some of him. WOW!!!!!!!!!!! \

Anyway I would suggest reading all of noires books before you read this one, it is not a sequel but the books do connect and I love that about noire books. She gives refernce to other characters in the old books.

I hated the way it ended for thug, I had to shed a tear for him because it was DA** shame. Go pick it up you won't be mad.

I bought this when it came out. I'm still trying to get through it. Maybe one day I will be able to complete this. Noire didn't get it right this time.

I LOVE Noire's other books-this one was pretty good after you get half way threw it! I swear it was too detailed and I hope this was written before the other ones because, the dead has come back!!!!{read and see what I mean} I think Muddah was a ride or die type chick but DAM* how much are you suppose to take?! I will admit I liked the way it ended which is rare for me. If you are new to Norie PLEASE DON"T let this be your first read!

All of that for what???..this book was just all over the place. What???? Did Noire run out of sex scenes because she used the same one like two or three times and I mean the EXACT SAME SCENE only the names changed...come on...if there was some kinda way to get a refund, I'd be in line!!!!

I absolutely loved this book.The only bad thing was having it end.It was very good from the first page to the last page.This author definitely knows what she is doing.As previously stated, I just wish that her novels were longer,I really hate for them to end so soon.It's like having good sex,you don't want it to end.

I really enjoyed this book, it took me a few chapters to get it going but once you feel the relationship and love that Muddah and Thug have for each other you understand Thug's true personality. Thug grew up grimey with his two cousins but manages to make it out of the game and into the NBA. Sit back and read thru his venture...This book has come crazy twists but you have to pay attention to them. I cried and I laughed!