Review: I've fallen for this series hook line & sinker
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2013
OMG!!! Mz Lane Your creative mind is on point. It has been awhile since I've literally stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to finish a novel, and boy was it worth the lack of sleep.A WARNING- If you want to read this as a stand alone story I highly, HIGHLY suggest not doing that. You'll be so confused it's like seeing a pig grow with a monkey's butt ( in my Jazzy voice..) seriously!!. There are so many character changes and switches that happen so fast that you won't know about unless you read the first two novels in the series.Although the title of the book is named "Ms Independent" referring to Keisha. ALL the other family members and friends get their time to shine as in the other novels.Keisha Keisha KEISHA!!.. I am soooo mad at how her character was portrayed.. Her behavior really left me feeling uncomfortable. I get what she was going through.. but the constant reference to "not having control of her body's reactions" to me was just plain weak and I can't for the life of me understand why the author kept having her bring that up.I am REALLY REALLY trying to stay away from spoilers.. so I'll just say one other thing that peeved me. Doug, in my opinion was always in the background... ALWAYS... I would have liked to see more page time where he was concerned, especially more dialogue between him and Keisha. I mean He finally did some things that would warrant him to be swoon worthy.. but it just came kind of late in the story.. I just wanted more. Maybe we'll get that in the next story. Ok! I'm not gonna say any more on that...The Fairy drag queens( that's my sentimental name for them)love them to pieces.. every time they were in a scene I cracked up.Sarah is the best friend I wish I had but who also scares the begeezus outtah me..( the incident at Samantha's house was classic), like.. who does that???? LOL!!All the other characters, Pookie, Leila, Nick, Keisha's kids[who had me cracking up!!], etc. were written just right... except Doug, for reasons I've already mentioned.Things happen quickly so the story moves fast. sometimes I was confused as to who was speaking with the dialogue switch ups. It's just a pity we have to wait so long for the next story in the series..[note I had to re-read the first two novels to remind myself who's doing what to whom, where, how and why). Oh Mz Lane that was a juicy cliff hanger!!!!I laughed, got really mad, even got teary eyed at some parts.. but I mostly Laughed!!Please don't keeping us waiting too long for what's to happen next!! :-)****1/2