Shannon Holmes

This book featured a very weak woman, Dixyn Greene, and her hustler boyfriend Bryce Winters. They lived what I would classify as a typical life where the hustler calls all the shots as he is making the money doing his illegal activities. Dixyn uses sex and her beauty to try to keep him in line.

Dixyn's life is turned upside down when the Bryce is arrested and sent to prison. Dixyn never had to pay the bills, and now she had to figure out how to maintain the lifestyle and keep a roof over her show more daughter's head. Dixyn's friend Kendra convinces Dixyn to "use what she got" to get what she wants.
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In addition, Bryce's brother, Brian Winter shows up to offer aid. It becomes apparent that Brian's offer comes with strings attached. In her naivete, Dixyn makes one poor choice after another until she finds hers entangled in a deadly web. What is a girl to do, when all she wants is to pay her bill and take care of her daughter?

This one was NOT good. I am sorry, it was just a bad BET movie. I was never convinced that Dixyn was in love with Bryce. I didn't understand how Dixyn let Brian into their lives knowing he didn't have a good relationship with his brother Bryce. Dixyn obviously doesn't understand much about friendships because Kendra was not a real friend.

I think if I went in to this book expecting such a shallow character development and a fluffy book, I would have not been rolling my eyes the entire time. The one good thing I can say is the book was such a quick and easy read. This one wasn't about romance, it was a snap shot of life in the hood and a girl trying to get her feet under herself after the DEA pulled the rug out. show less

Things I Learned: Don't do or sell drugs. You'll end up dead or in prison.

Comments: This was a novel about life on the streets by someone who had been there.

Corey gets sucked into the drug trade on his block. He is witness to violence and also commits violence. He goes to prison where he is given the chance to choose between going straight, a choice represented by Tate, another inmate, or continuing his life of crime, represented by Doc, also an inmate.

At the beginning of the book, Corey show more is told by the GED teacher in prison, "Never go home again." Corey discovers too late the fateful signifigance of that advice.

I had to wonder how much choice someone from Corey's environment has. This book raised a lot of questions ab out the American justice system, racism, oppression and moral codes - that of Corey's church-going parents and the codes of the street and prison.

The editing could have been better, as well as the proofreading. "Accept" was used when it should have been "except" and there wre some problems with the colloquial and slang used in the dialog. However, it was an excellent book. I would recommend this to fans of urban fiction and those interested in social justice. show less

Dixyn is on her own after her fiance gets arrested and somehow must maintain her previous lifestyle. She falls in with some questionable influences and must sacrifice her morals and ideals to make ends meet.
This book was pretty brief, but even so it seems like Dixyn was pretty quick to agree to participate in activities she didn't feel comfortable with. It also doesn't seem like she even tried to get a legit job. I found the plot pretty unbelievable and the characters very one-dimensional.

i enjoyed reading this book ireally liked the main character tonya she had a tough time and she felt like stripping was the only way she could eat at this time,now the women who introduced her 2 the stripping world was money hungry,dirty and just down right scandolous,it took awhile and the deaf of her only true ally before she realized that it was every man for his self this book was a really good read