Review: Entertaining read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 23, 2014
While the plot requires somewhat frequent suspensions of disbelief, I enjoyed this fast-paced tale, first part of a serial, about two women fleeing an abusive pimp to set up shop on the other side of the country.After finally snapping and killing Peyton, their jerk of a pimp, Diamond and Keymah (restyling themselves as Brooke and Lisa Marie) set themselves up in Atlanta as high class madams.  It's a fun story, full of wish-fulfillment shopping/styling sprees and hood-style drama.  Their worst enemy may be closer than they think.What impressed me about this story was how seamless the collaboration between the authors seemed to be -- I couldn't tell if they wrote it together or took turns, but it seemed like the work of a single mind.  I also loved Ciara and her backstory -- maybe I've missed it, but I haven't read much urban fiction that takes an empathetic look at the black trans experience and their take seemed sensitive and interesting.The editing, however, really needs a second look.  There was one point where character names were mixed up (Brooke is thinking about how things didn't work out with a guy, but the guy she is thinking of is actually Lisa Marie's boyfriend!).  This work has potential and the editing should reflect that.Overall, a solid start to a fun series.  The authors seem really clear on what they're trying to do and they didn't go overboard with a million different characters.  I'm looking forward to reading the next installment.