Review: Indeed a pearl...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2013
Black Pearl by Gibran Tariq is an interesting story. Based on the cover, you think you will be reading a story of hurt, pain, maybe even struggle and love. Well open this tale up and you find some of those elements, but it's the other elements that you don't see coming.We meet Pearl, Angie, and LaNisa. Angie and LaNisa are Pearl's worldly friends, as Pearl is a church going young lady. Pearl has been sheltered most of her life and all she knows is the Church. She is naive to the ways of the world even with Angie and LaNisa being her friends. Pearl seems so innocent but it makes you wonder if she is really innocent or just slow. Ennis sees Pearl and instantly wants her. Angie wants her. Pearl becomes a hot commodity.Pearl comes out of her shell and starts to learn the ways of the world. She is opened up sexually and that is a door she cannot close. Pearl learns of the pleasure of the flesh, which leads her down paths she cannot come back from. She looks for redemption, but still obeys her flesh. Pearl continually moves down paths that cause more harm than good.I am giving three stars for transitioning. Time was moving and days were used but you don't know the real time. Are weeks passing? Has it been days? If the time was a more defined, this would be four stars.