Review: The Beauty of New Orleans never seemed this provocative!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2014
The Beauty of New Orleans never seemed this provocative!Author Cheril N. Clarke is simply brilliant in the first short story of her collection “The Beautiful People: New Orleans.” This tale has it all: Emotions, Parties, Challenges and even Moral Boundaries are pushed to the limits of what the imagination can conjure. All four of the characters are developed perfectly, in an engaging manner told from a POV perspective that allows the reader to relate to their personalities and unique lifestyles. Not an easy task to accomplish by an author, yet Clarke does it the ease of a smooth martini.My next vacation will definitely have to be to New Orleans, even though I felt that I have already visited after reading this story. The descriptiveness is far and away some of the best I have read as of late.  It is filled with depth and vivid imagery that will place you in the center of all the action. Total read time for me was about three hours, which I managed to put down over the weekend. It was fun, thought provoking and left a smile on my face that turn sad when it came to an end. Can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in the collection and recommend to everyone.5 Stars.