Yo Yo Love [Paperback]

Daaimah S. Poole (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 16, 2000

Meet Kayla Simone Johnson a hip, sophisticated, twenty-year-old Temple University student with everything she wants, but a man. Not that she doesn't meet guys who seem like good prospects -- like the college basketball star who seems destined for the pros. Or the engineering student -- a Kappa no less -- who showers her with attention. But they're all losers. Big time.Then Kayla meets Wil -- a twenty six year old building contractor whos' got it going on. He drives a Ford Expedition, buys her expensive gifts, and swear his undying love. Wil's definitely Da Bomb! The explosions go off when Kayla finds out he has his own issues. But, see, Kayla just ain't the type to sit back and let a good thing get away.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Twenty-three-year-old Daaimah S. Poole targets the TRL generation of MTV watchers in her previously self-published Blackboard hit Yo Yo Love. Temple University student Kayla Johnson is having some bad luck with guys a thief, a suck-up, a cheater and her friends and family aren't much better off. Then she meets handsome, financially stable Wil, who changes everything, until Kayla learns some dirty secrets. There's plenty of drama, all of which is thoroughly predictable and shallow. Beeper etiquette, Jerry Springer and McDonald's provide cultural touchstones; young ladies can read this when they're not kickin' it at the mall.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Daaimah S. Poole, 23, is a student at Temple University in Philadelphia, majoring in Communications. A South Philadelphia native, Daaimah is mother to 5-year-old Hamid.

Her hobbies include riding motorcycles, traveling, and reading. She is working on her second novel tentatively title "You Don’t Understand".

Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: Oshun Pub (October 16, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967602815
• ISBN-13: 978-0967602813
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,203,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Put It Down!, November 8, 2000

By 

Sharon Flannigan (Reading, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yo Yo Love (Paperback)

I read the entire book in one night! Being 25 I could really identify with what Kayla was going through. I liked the fact that the people in the book were so realistic. I found myself so caught up in the book that I was rooting for Kayla like she was my best friend.

It was good reading about someone around my own age who wasn't strung out on dope, running dope, or selling booty. Kayla's just a regular young woman out here looking for love. And the situations she gets herself into while she's looking are just too funny. And the drama she goes through is just too real. And listen, what she finally does to Wil at the end, let me tell you, I would do it too.

I'm telling, you I'm really feeling this book! I hope the author's next book is about the same subject, because she really knows how to tell it.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I read this in 3 hours, January 24, 2001

By 

Readers Paradise "Book Club" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Yo Yo Love (Paperback)

Daaimah S. Poole, 23 University student has written her first novel, it is da bomb yall...Yup that's right I loved this book. I'm looking for the love CD and the video..associated with this book.

The story starts with Kayla finding out her college roommate is getting married and leaving school. Kayla moves out of the dorms and gets her own apartment. She struggles with school, working as a waitress and trying to find L-O-V-E.

Kayla tired and needing sleep decides to quit her job waitressing.

The story begins to move from this point on, page after page of fun, easy reading and interesting characters. Kayla is pressed to find love, she wants love and thinks she needs it.

The language used in this book is hip. The points are clearly spelled out in the book. I like the way Kaylas tells her story, you are right there with her, even when she's thinking or just kidding.

I fell in love with Kayla she knew was head strong and truly believed she knew what she wanted until she had it all and didn't know what to do with it.

While reading this book I was saddened that it had to end, it certaionly reads like "I need more" I will be on the look out for Ms Daaimah Poole, she will certainly give some a run for their money. Watch out yall she has a book coming out possibly called "You Don't Understand"

Place this on your To read or purchase list you won't be disappointed.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Yo Yo Yes, But Love No, November 10, 2002

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The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yo Yo Love (Paperback)

Yo Yo Love is the debut novel by Daaimah S. Poole and tells the story of Kayla
Johnson. Kayla has decided at the ripe old age of 20 that she is tired of
being by herself and that she wants to be in a relationship. The story that is
told in Yo Yo Love is a parent’s nightmare. Kayla flounders from one unhealthy
relationship to another with the thought and hope that the current man will
finally be the one. She lacks a mind of her own and is easily persuaded by the
men in her life to do foolish things. Some of the things Kayla did include
having sex a few hours after meeting a man , getting a man’s name tattooed to
her arm, spending a weekend away with a virtual stranger, and a plethora of
other unwise choices.

Kayla is irresponsible and immature and she is placed in situations throughout
the story where she must serve as an example to her younger sister. Considering
her behavior, this seems unconscionable. When I started reading this book, I
thought that the problem was me and that I wasn’t the target audience. However
after dicussing this book with a few people of various ages, I concluded that
the story is simply careless. I think it condones reckless behavior and shows
little growth in the main character. Towards the end of the book, Ms. Poole
throws a lesson in there, but its too little too late and it is negated by
actions of Kayla.

I think Daaimah Poole has great writing potential. I can see her talent in
this book, but the story simply lacked substance to me. I got what she was
trying to say and I acknowledge that there are women like Kayla in this world,
but I simply don’t value reading about the insanity of their behavior.

Reviewed by Diane Marbury.