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HUDDLE WITH ME TONIGHT takes us on a blissful ride of what we all wish real love could be. It’s the stuff fairy tales are made of; man meets woman, man and woman fall in love, destined for happily ever after, right. When book critic, Paige Turner, writes a horrific review of NFL’s Torrian Smallwood’s [...]
Reviewed: Feb 28, 2010 Heard It All Before by Michele Grant Dafina Books, January 2010 320 Pages, Paperback, $14.00 ISBN: 0758242190 Genre: Street Fiction RAW Rating: 4.0 (out of 5) After successful suburbanite, Jewellen Capwell and her ex-fiance went their separate ways two years ago, she couldn’t wait to get back into the dating scene. [...]
Happy New Year! As mentioned in last month’s 5 on the Fifth Column, we have compiled a listing of The RAW Reviewers’ Favorites for 2009, as featured on Blogging in Black. Our team read hundreds of books last year, but we only spotlight 5 a month via this column, so be sure to check out [...]
Flirt by Tracy Brown, K’wan and Angel Mitchell St. Martin‘s Griffin, November 2009 304 Pages, Paperback, $14.99 ISBN: 0312537018 Genre: Street Fiction RAW Rating: 4.5 (out of 5) Tracy Brown’s “Flirting with Disaster” chronicles 20-year-old Chloe as she navigates the dating scene. Armed with good looks and high self esteem, Chloe refuses to fall victim [...]
Wife of The Gods by Kwei Quartey Random House, July 2009 336 Pages, Hardcover, $24.00 ISBN: 1400067596 Genre: Mystery RAW Rating: 4.5 (out of 5) Darko Dawson, detective inspector with the Accura, Ghana police department, is called to investigate a murder in the remote town of Ketuna. A young medical school student whose passion was [...]
The Day Begins With Christ by Adrienna Dionna Turner AuthorHouse, December 2008 224 Pages, Paperback, $18.98 ISBN: 1438919018 Genre: Christian Fiction RAW Rating: 5.0 (out of 5) Adrienna Dionna Turner presents a tool for every five-fold ministry and layperson to develop a close and secure relationship with God. THE DAY BEGINS WITH CHRIST is a [...]
A Deep Dark Secret by Kimberla Lawson Roby William Morrow, September 2009 192 Pages, Hardcover, $19.99 ISBN: 0061443093 Genre: Fiction RAW Rating: 5.0 (out of 5) Seven-year-old Jillian was the happiest little girl in the world. She was finally going to get a father and soon a new baby sister. She grew into a responsible [...]
For many, E. Lynn Harris has been a favorite since his first book was released, but for those who need to catch up, his list of books are below. We have reviewed many of his books, so wanted to share some of our past reviews with you. MAMA DEAREST – BOOK DESCRIPTION One of E. [...]
The Children of Children Keep Coming: An Epic Griotsong by Russell L. Goings Karen Hunter Publishing, February 2009 300 Pages, Hardcover, $19.99 ISBN: 1416566465 Genre: Poetry RAW Rating: 4.5 (out of 5) Alex Haley’s Roots brought to the screen a more thorough account of heritage, struggle and triumph. As I was reading the introduction to [...]
