Review: Blackness Takes Over
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 4, 2014
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.  The title was misleading and there are only a couple of references to it in the book.  By the time you finish reading you may be able to see how the title fits.  The characters are hilarious in their own way, and among the main ones, each has a past story to tell.Shannon Kelly is a 17 year old freshman in college.  Her father is dead, her mother abandoned her, and her uncle who is now dying raised her.  On her first day of class she picks up Kavanaugh, O’Sullivan, and Callaghan, three gorgeous, older guys that are hers for life.  They nickname her “Kid” because she is the youngest of the group.  They invite her to a party at their home that night and she decides to go even though she just met them.  Something so horrendous happens at the party that it changes all of them for life.  Within a short period of time the Kid has nine brothers, three mothers, and three fathers, but that is just fine with her since she doesn’ have a family of her own.Shannon has a strong, kick-butt personality and beware if you mess with her.  Her uncle raised her like a boy, so if she doesn’t take you out, one of her nine brothers will tear you apart.  Follow this wonderful mix of family as they fight each other and then love each other so deeply that there is hardly any room for anyone else.  Stranger than anything else, they all live together!  The men in Shannon’s life only make it about three weeks on a romantic basis, and then she meets Kellerman, the love of her life.  The question is whether or not he can accept the fact that she has these three huge, male roommates that won’t be going anywhere.  This is a protective bunch with all of the brothers, fathers and mothers threatening him.  Kavanaugh is particularly wary since Shannon is his sleeping buddy.Events take place that may place Shannon’s life in danger and the entire crew band together to protect her.  They even hire a bodyguard, which she can only see as another man trying to tell her what to do.  As the possible threat becomes null, she must put all of her fears of abandonment to rest and make the decision of her life.  Surrounded by eleven of the most gorgeous men in the world, she must pick one.I read this book in one day because of the strange yet realistic storyline.  It is a story about being a family without being related by blood and a story of love and trust.  Danger, sex, humor, trust, and compassion make this a book that you will definitely enjoy reading.  The ending left me hanging, so I know there must be a sequel in the works and I can’t wait.  I will recommend it to all of my reading buddies.