Review: Well-written!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 6, 2012
This story follows the Gold family as they strive to maintain their hold on their business. To those in the straight-laced world, Gold's is a profitable jewelry enterprise. To those in the know, the Golds control the streets and the drug trade. What happens when someone tries to eliminate the Golds for good and take over the top spot?The "takeover" concept has been done before in urban lit. However, this story will NOT bore you! There is no gratuitous violence. Don't get me wrong, there IS plenty of murder and mayhem to keep it gritty and true to the streets, but it's all well-done and not thrown in just for the sake of filling pages. I like the way the characters were presented too. The reader gets a really good sense of who everyone is, not just their physical descriptions but their personalities. There is substance to these characters!Also...I can't say too much about it without giving it away, but about halfway through, the reader finds out who is really behind the attacks on the Golds. I spent the whole second half of the book waiting for the Golds to find out! So there is a little bit of a suspense element too, because the reader knows what the characters do not, and as a reader, naturally you will want to keep reading and see if the Golds figure it out too!I liked the Gangsta Twist books too, but I think this one was a little better than those, mainly because I felt the characters had more depth here. I really enjoyed the fact that one of the main characters in Kiss Me is a strong, independent female (Equari), and that she has both a tough side and an emotional side. Urban lit doesn't show that kind of character too often (usually the females are either tough-as-nails hardcore chicks or the gold-digger type), so it was nice to see it here.Pick up this book if you're looking for a good urban read, whether you're a fan of the author's previous work or if you're looking for something new to check out!