Review: Glad I Read It
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2014
I hated Keisha. After Sean and Riley had effectively disposed of her in 'Commitment,' I had washed my hands of her as well. I figured she was a typical, groupie, hood chick who balked when she didn't get more than a one night stand. What she did to Sean was unforgivable. I still feel some kind of way about that. By her own admission, she's not sure she would have eventually come clean.With all that being said, I avoided reading 'Mistress' for a long time. I actually considered not reading it all, but I knew I would be doing myself a disservice if I failed to read anything that is written by such a talented writer as Nia Forrester. I finally sucked it up and decided to give Keisha a chance. I knew there had to be a good story there, after all.Keisha has changed quite a bit since last we saw her.  Not quite the wanna be video vixen, but still sleeping with married men. She seems to have grown up quite a bit, but still needed a push, or someone to push her, in the right direction. Jayson, with his own issues, is that guy. He's done some hard time for a crime he didn't commit and has some anger issues, but is quite intelligent and insightful. You want to see him get his life together and you wonder if maybe Keisha is not good enough for him.Although I started to feel a little frustrated at times that it seemed to be taking them so long to get together, it actually played out at the right pace. Eventually I realized it would have felt somehow false if they had hopped right in bed shortly after meeting. Sometimes in reading romance novels, you're left wondering if the couple had truly built a relationship or if was it just about the sex.After getting to know Keisha better, I definitely can't say she's one of my favorite characters, but I do understand her a lot better. At one point I found myself thinking she's actually not a whole lot different than Tracy from 'Commitment' and 'Maybe Never' when it comes to what led them to do the reckless things they did.I know this isn't the end of Keisha and Jayson's story and I was pleased to see that the ending was not wrapped up in a pretty bow but rather left things in a more natural, real-life way as is the M.O. of Ms. Forrester. I look forward to seeing what's next and I know I won't take as long to read it this time.