Negatives First:

1. Repetitive, Drawn Out
- This book should receive 5 stars but it doesn't because the main focus is on prolonging the series, instead of a well-paced book with scenes that move.
- 2 page long dance scenes
- Endless paragraphs about her missing Messiah, her confusion over Ahmeek and her insecurities. That literally took up 60% of the entire book.

2. All Male Characters Described the Same
- Ahmeek, Ssiah, Ethic, and Isa are all tall, with an excessive amount of tattoos.
- Ahmeek and Ethic are described as men who know how to reel in their hood mentality, it makes no sense for them to have so many visible tats. Moreover, if I wanted to look at that much art, I'd go to a museum. It reminded me more of a rapper or bike gang.
- Morgan and crew think Bash is corny... understandable. Ethic calling Bash corny ... is not comprehensible. Ethic wanted his girls with a straight-laced guy. Calling him corny is counterproductive.

3. Slang is cool but there is a limit
- Women being referred to as the N- word is a strong NO. Ladies, please include this in your comments to let Mrs. Ashley know that we don't need that fad to be perpetuated.
- Some things that work in spoken language doesn't read well. It's not okay to leave off 's or ruin other possessives.
- Cursing in front of kids.... is a hard no. Especially 2 year olds who repeat everything.

4. Irredeemable Messiah
- First, he lets Bleu help him through cancer, then he sleeps with Bleu and calls it the best, now he makes Bleu the first woman he reveals himself to. Realistically, how is Morgan suppose to feel like she's his reason for living? Tattoos don't mean squat, when he needed someone he chose Bleu.

5. Aria is annoying
- All of that talk only for her to fight over a dude that disrespected her and to give him the goods he didn't deserve it. I thought she was a strong girl but at last... another young, naive... stick-sprung (clean version) female. Not responding to Isa in the club would have been impressive. But since she did give him cookie, it would have been awesome if she would have told him he couldn't offer her anything else so nothing more than that.

6. No Major Problem {but here is what i hope to see}
- Ahmeek and Morgan need a major event to happen that builds on their bond. It would be nice to see Ahmeek and Morgan trapped in a dangerous situation that leaves him hurt and Morgan can use her med skills to suture his wound and the gun play she learned from Ssiah to kill the opposition and get them both out alive. Cause let's face it, Morgan was raised to be strong anything less is just a disservice.

- Messiah needs to learn those are his kids in an epic way. Like Yara being kidnapped. Morgan and Ahmeek trying to find her and Ssiah wrestling with the desire to locate Yara because she belongs to Morgan against wanting Yara to disappear so that Morgan's connection to Bash is half-erased. Then being hit with the reality that they're his kids.

The Positives...

1. Bleu didn't wind up pregnant (Morgan deserved that since she couldn't be by his side, or else their pairing would be forever ruined)
2. Awesome concept
2. Some awesome descriptions #orbs
4. A well written love-interest (Ahmeek)
5. Not a lot of Alani (can I get a hallelujah)
6. Cute nicknames

For those saying Morgan is a bird... I think they are over-simplifying her thought process. She does need to become secure... and quickly, however, the choice to keep staying with Bash was heavily impacted by her desire to complete a family unit for her children. That is not a bird... that's a woman who is learning that 'butterflies' can be dangerous when they are not coupled with stability.

Yes she needs a backbone. She needs to stop relying on men for confidence. But her good traits and the fact that she knows how to fight when she needs to says that she is growing. One thing I see is that she is only weak-minded in love but in other areas she excels.

This was great Ashley, just don't stretch this out with fluff. Add some action that actually involves the characters in the story. Not random action. Even if that makes this a 4 book series instead of 6... so what. It will be an awesome 4. Quality over quantity. Let's not water down your brand.

Brand	N/A
Rating	4.8 (3853 ratings)
Price	$0.99
Category	African American

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