True to the Game II (Paperback)

by Teri Woods (Author)

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Product Description
TRUE TO THE GAME II will pick up where True to the Game left off-- with one difference, Gena is now seeing a new guy named Jay. Little does Gena know that the man she has fallen in love with, so soon after Quadir's death, is his archrival, Jerrell Jackson. Unfortunately, Jerrell is determined to get his revenge against Quadir's crew and he'll start with Gena.

About the Author
Teri Woods is a native of Philadelphia. She worked as a legal secretary/paralegal for eight years in a Philadelphia Center City law firm. She began writing True to the Game in 1993 and began to submit her work to publishers. After being turned down, the book sat dormant in a closet for two years. In 1998, she began selling handmade copies of the book out of the trunk of her car. With the success of the handmade books, she started her own publishing and production company, Meow Meow Productions.


Teri Woods lives in New Jersey with her two children. She is hard at work on her next novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446581666
• ISBN-13: 978-0446581660
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #138,164 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Know When To Fold Them, November 1, 2007

By	OOSA Online Book Club "O.O.S.A. Gets It Read!" (World Wide Web, USA) - See all my reviews

TRUE TO THE GAME II picks up with a still mourning Gena and a trunkful of money. She doesn't stay sad for long as good Samaritan Jerrell enters the picture. What a cruel hand fate has dealt. Unbeknown to Gena, Jerrell is the very man that took her fiancé, Quadir, from her.

Teri is brave. I'll give her that. TRUE TO THE GAME, whether she actually wrote it or not though it bears her name, is a book that can hold its own. Coming up with a continuing storyline that stays "true" to the essence of its predecessor and is just as good if not better is no easy feat. In this case, it was a gamble that did not pay off. I was looking for some progression with returning characters and found none. I was looking for an entertaining storyline and didn't find it. Main character Gena in this sequel really had no personality at all. She just functioned and moved. What happened to the Gena of old? Like, Gena, the novel just functioned and moved. Even when something big happened, nothing much happened. What could have, and should have, been a good story was lost. Not every novel needs action and drama and this watered down sequel might be satisfying for some readers. Other, however, will get to the end not caring and wondering WHY Teri Woods even bothered. Sometimes it really is best to leave well enough alone.

Reviewed by: Taye

32 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gena is Back!, October 16, 2007

By	Urban-Reviews.com (Urban-Reviews.com) - See all my reviews

After the death of her boyfriend Quadir, Gena is back with a whole new set of problems. With Quadir's money stuffed in the trunk of her car, Gena is trying to keep a low profile while getting her life together. She is still so heart broken that she doesn't think she can love anybody else until she meets and falls in love with Jerrell Jackson. Unbeknownst to Gena, Jerrell is Quadir's arch enemy who is seeking revenge. Jerrell will stop at nothing to get back at Quadir's crew, even if he has to go through Gena first. If that wasn't enough, a mysterious person is following Gena all over the city. Quadir's old crew is having problems of their own when one of the crew members turns into a snitch.

True To the Game II is a wonderful sequel to True To the Game. Teri Woods effortlessly continued the story of Gena. This story picks up right where the first novel left off so it doesn't confuse the reader. Although this is a great story, there are a few things that readers may find a little perplexing. It's hard to believe that Gena would still be in the projects with Quadir's money lying around and that she wasn't more suspicious of Jerrell. There is a shocking ending that could lead to a third installment, but Woods would have a lot of explaining to do in order to pull it off properly. True To the Game II is a fast-paced, exciting read that will surely keep you on your toes.

Reviewed by Radiah Hubbert
for Urban Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, November 12, 2007

By	inditymom (Maryland) - See all my reviews

I loved True to the Game and was so excited when I saw the sequel on the bookshelf. I bought the book and couldn't wait to get home to start reading. Disappointed does not even begin to explain how I felt about this book. I am convinced that a different person wrote the original book. This had to be one of the worst books I've ever read. The author did not even spend any time developing the characters or storylines. There is no way Gena would have done some of the things she did in this book. Who in the he** would put millions of dollars in a freakin locker while someone is following you? There are so many things in this book that are so utterly ridiculous that I could scream. This is not only poorly thought out and written the author didn't even bother to do the necessary research to make the characters in the story plausible. Especially the law enforcement. Why bother to bring up the question of Gena's parents if it wasn't going to be developed? I'm returning this trash to the store today. I didn't even bother to finish it.