Review: MIND BLOWING, MYSTERIOUS
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 30, 2013
Author C. Flores weaves a chilling Newark, NJ tale in his second novel, BEYOND GANGSTA. It's the story of best friends Ceezo and Juwan, and proves that opposites do attract. Ceezo is a murderous drug dealer and Juwan is a college basketball ball star, two men growing up in the same neighborhood, but taking opposite paths. The dialogue was very authentic and proved that the author knew his way around the streets.BEYOND GANGSTA opens with Frontz a local street thug terrorizing the hood causing his own death, and then introduces you to his nephew Ceezo who is determined to take over where his uncle Frontz left off. But no one really knows what happens to Frontz, so for a college paper Juwan sets out to interview people to get the story straight and demonstrate to his college audience the definition of being BEYOND GANGSTA. By the end, we find out who of the powerful crew that Ceezo created will stand up and face their time in jail like men or fold. What I liked most was the elements that fit squarely in the Mystery (Crime Fiction) genre. Additionally, I liked the leading lady, Secret. She was a bona fide gangsta b*tch, and earned all of the respect that she received. There were a few grammar and editorial errors, but none that distracted from the story.I recommend this novel to anyone that likes crime fiction, mystery, and street lit.Reviewed by Rahiem Brooks author of Laugh Now.