Review: Friends and Their Drama
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 30, 2013
Six friends learn lessons on life in A Thug's Redemption by Yani. Jamal, Tamera, Chandra, Shawn, Deisha and Maurice are dealing with everyday issues, parents and trying to stay away from the streets. Some are not as careful as they believed themselves to be and soon learn the hard way.Jamal is dating Tamera, who keeps getting herself in situations that Jamal has to come to her rescue. One mistake with another girl causes Jamal and Tamera's relationship to take a turn for the worse. The frustration lead Jamal to go back to hanging with his cousin Samir and soon Jamal is back to the behaviors that got his friend killed. Will Jamal be next?Shawn is dating Chandra. Shawn helps Chandra deal with her distant mother while also mentoring her little brother. After Chandra losing her brother home life task a drastic change causing Chandra to move in with her father. When Shawn takes a bullet protecting his brother, Jamal, he realizes that life has to change before it is too late.Deisha is dating Maurice both dealing with dysfunction in their families. Deisha is staying with her aunt and trying to have a normal life. She is also dealing with the fact that Maurice's mother does not care for her or their relationship. Maurice is focusing on his relationship with Deisha and blocking out his mother's concerns. Both decide pursuing college is their ticket of out their situation.A Thug's Redemption is a typical street lit book with drama and murder. The author does a wonderful job expressing the bond between the friends. On the other hand, this book had a lot of ancillary characters that did nothing for the storyline for me. Readers will be able to relate to the issues these six friends experience. This book had a slow start but picked up keeping my interest. It had an unsuspected ending that seemed to leave readers hanging, which leads me to believe there is more to these characters lives. This book had some grammatical errors but I was able to keep up with the storyline. However, I do recommend A Thug's Redemption to others.This book was provided by the author for review purposes.Teresa BeasleyA&RBC; Reviews