Today's post will be a bit sober with a bit of celebration. Today, the world lost another great. Rest In Peace, Mr. John Singleton. This family is sending yours love and light. May your path to Glory be as great as it was here on this Earth.
John Singleton will flash across your social media timeline as a man who who gave the world Boys N tha Hood. When that movie first hit in early 1991, no one was ready...definitely not this Country. It was raw, gritty....and it told the truth.
To this day, many will fantasize gang life, even our own. But they have no idea, none...the pain and eventually death. I didn't grow up with rainbows and glitter but I can tell you, I had no idea about tha boys AND girls in tha hood. I walked away from that move with plenty of emotions but....also glad I didn't live that life. Because as they say, I wasn't about "that life".
Mr. Singleton wasn't afraid to put 'US' out there...the good and the bad. He wasn't afraid to show the world the black experience, whatever that experience may have been. And for that, I salute you sir.
John Singleton didn't just give us Boys N tha Hood, he gave us more groundbreaking movies and TV shows. I watched them all with the exception of Snowfall. May he rest in Power. Rest King.
Tuesday Jams features the soundtrack to the groundbreaking movie.
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Hey Babes!
I hope you had a great weekend and here's to hoping you have even better week ahead.
This past weekend was a quite one, I didn't do much and I have to say..I'm not upset about that, lols.
I didn't catch up on some much needed reading and a couple of other things so I decided to vlog about it 😃.
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RHYME AND REASON BY NIA FORRESTER
Stand-Alone: yes
Series: Afterwards
Publisher: Stiletto Press, LLC
Publication Date: April 19, 2019
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Fiction, New Adult
Heat Level: Sensual
Series: Afterwards
Publisher: Stiletto Press, LLC
Publication Date: April 19, 2019
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Fiction, New Adult
Heat Level: Sensual
“Maybe friendship is all that’s realistic for us right now.”
With those words, Zora ended their long-distance relationship, shattering Deuce’s vision of a life with the only woman he’s ever loved. But after months of silence, he thought he was over it. He’d moved on, hadn’t he? And as far as he knew, she might have done the same. Now Zora is back from California, and he’s thrown into an immediate tailspin. Nothing’s changed.
She’s the one, the only, his rhyme, and his reason …
But this ain’t no college romance. There are serious, grown-folks’ obstacles standing in the way, and the other woman in his life isn’t even the half of it.
And sometimes growing up might mean moving on …
Over a few short summer weeks, Deuce and Zora will have to decide whether the great love they shared in the past, is enough of a foundation to build a future.
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Nia Forrester lives and writes in Philadelphia, PA where, by day, she is an attorney working on public policy and by night, she crafts woman-centered fiction that examines the complexities of life, love and the human condition.
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Published: October 11, 2016
Genre: Fiction
Sub-Genres: African-American, Women's, Literary
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It's truly rare to come across stories of late that affect you in a strong way, The Mothers did just that.
I went into this book thinking it was going to be about judgmental overzealous church folk and I was instantly annoyed...note that we do get some of that. But the true meaning behind The Mothers is so much more. Two young women finding their way into a friendship...bonding over the lost of their own mothers. This friendship holds strong until a betrayal happens that so cuts deep, we aren't sure if Nadia and Aubrey are able to make it back to one another again.
The Mothers is told from several different POVs which I can't get into at times...given the way a story may-be set up. But I have to admit that I enjoyed the way The Mothers was done. Getting the different perspectives made for a....intense and quite emotional read.
I have to applaud the author for taking on such deep topics and not letting said topics overrun her characters. Great job for an debut novel.
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Til I Overflow by B. Love
She tried to fill him with love and drowned in the overflow.It was ironic. Poetic Justice, maybe? Whatever the case, Rakeem Owens escaped the streets, and at his retirement party, his home was raided, and he was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. After spending seven years in prison, he is given the opportunity of early release with two major stipulations – probation and volunteer work to give back to the community the Judge believed he took so much from. With no hesitation, Rakeem agrees, but when he finds out that he’ll be serving under Maliah Dixon… jail seems to be a better option.
It was karma. Fate, maybe? Whatever the case, Maliah Dixon is thrilled when she finds out Rakeem will be volunteering with her organization. She started it with her best friend before he went to jail, and it has been her main priority ever since. It was during a visit to see her best friend that she first set eyes on Rakeem, and now that he’s a free man, Maliah was sure there was nothing that would stand in the way of making Rakeem her man.
Rakeem’s heart has been closed and guarded for years, and it will take more than a pretty face and nice frame to soften him toward any woman. But Maliah is determined to not only fill him with her love but be cleansed in the overflow. There is one problem with both water and love, though. Both were soft enough to cleanse and give life yet hard enough to drown and destroy anyone or anything who stand in their way.
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Voted AAMBC’s 2018 Romance author of the year, Master storyteller, B. Love, is the unparalleled self-love teacher. As the powerhouse for modern-day womanhood, she pens contagious content that encourages readers to internalize admiration and intimacy. She allows her most powerful vessel to guide her stories, wholly.
Since age 12, Love has been spreading self-awareness, care, and appreciation. For close to three years, Love has authored over 75 publications centered around heart-piercing, reverence-worthy romance. Her novels not only entertain but challenge the audience to explore love. With a keen eye for passion, desire and dynamism she includes heuristic methods in her beautifully curated accounts of life.
B. Love’s entire persona is spearheaded by her incredible infatuation with the power of love. Contained within each novel, is an edification created for the glorification of self. Her pen bleeds for the souls who need just an inkling of empowerment. Each story is written with the intent to enlighten, engross and enkindle the passion in whoever picks up her book.
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How often do you blog? Do you take breaks in between your
posts?
I ask this because I now realize that I need to. Because if I
don’t, I find myself in a slump and once I’m there…I don't feel like writing anything much less a blog post.
Sometimes I feel like there is this immense pressure put
upon book bloggers to write or vlog about a review for just about every book they’ve read, to
share our thoughts on a book that you “loved” so much (and it better not be a book
you didn’t like or felt blah about because…well, that’s a whole other post for
another day, lols). But to get back to my point, do you ever feel like that? That
pressure?
I’m starting to realize more and more that my mental health,
my sanity must be protected even when it comes to this blog. There are days,
shit sometimes weeks that might go by and I just don’t feel like doing this…like at
all. And sure, I do feel bad but I’m getting better at “not feeling bad” about
things like this.
I get questions sometimes....
Like well if you’re a book blogger or a blogger in general, how come you don’t post every day? Don't you want traffic to your blog? Don't you want people to watch your video's?...and other such stuff. I’m made to feel like I’m not serious about this thing because I’m not eating, shitting and dreaming about my blog. Another question I get is how do you expect to get traffic or author/general contacts if I don’t post every day. And honestly ya’ll...I would say I don’t care about any of that but then I would sound like a asshole and I’m not that (I mean, I can be...sometimes…but…again another post for another day) but I’ll just say that I’m happy with the folks that do reach out to me. I’m grateful for the traffic I receive and the folk that come on here and comment…
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Like well if you’re a book blogger or a blogger in general, how come you don’t post every day? Don't you want traffic to your blog? Don't you want people to watch your video's?...and other such stuff. I’m made to feel like I’m not serious about this thing because I’m not eating, shitting and dreaming about my blog. Another question I get is how do you expect to get traffic or author/general contacts if I don’t post every day. And honestly ya’ll...I would say I don’t care about any of that but then I would sound like a asshole and I’m not that (I mean, I can be...sometimes…but…again another post for another day) but I’ll just say that I’m happy with the folks that do reach out to me. I’m grateful for the traffic I receive and the folk that come on here and comment…
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Besides everyday life getting in my way sometimes or me not being in the mood, I’ve come to the realization (yes...at this late point in the game) that my mental game needs rest every now and again as well. How am I'm going to enjoy that book, watch that TV show, understand what's going on in those pages or on that TV show if my brain game isn't right?....
I’ve made the decision to post when I want, now there won’t be months upon months that I won’t post or even weeks for that matter. But you may see where I don’t post for like a week and I’m okay with that…you should be too.
I maybe just projecting my shit out there with writing about this but hey, you have to get these things out sometimes.
So how about you fellow blogger? Do you feel the need to constantly post to your blog or vlog? Do you even want to post every day? Or are you okay with posting every now and again? Leave a comment below and let your girl know.
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So I had a couple of books that I requested through NetGalley that I was late getting posted by their perspective release dates.
Lets see how those reads went...
Murder With Collard Green and Hot Sauce
By A. L. Herbert
Published: March 26 2019
Genre: Mystery, Cozy Mystery
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Eh....this is a slow burn read. I liked Mahalia as she is an
easy character to like, add in her cousin Wavonne and you'll be chuckling throughout
Murder with Collard Greens and Hot Sauce.
However, the mystery part was IMO so drawn out that it just
drained the story for me.
Great recipes, beauty shop talk and the sometimes wick tongues of black women wasn't enough to save Murder with CG & HS. Overall, this was an okay read for me. If you’re a fan of cozy mysteries, this one may be right up your alley.
Great recipes, beauty shop talk and the sometimes wick tongues of black women wasn't enough to save Murder with CG & HS. Overall, this was an okay read for me. If you’re a fan of cozy mysteries, this one may be right up your alley.
Over The Fence
Author: Mary Monroe
Published: March 26 2019
Genre: Literary Fiction
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Ya'll, I don't even
really know how to rate this book. Why you ask? well, let me tell you. I didn't
like any of these people, lols. They were terribly awful people who did bad
things to other people and then wondered why life went so bad for them.
Milton and Yvonne needed their asses kicked, that's all I
can really say about them. And the people that allowed themselves to be used by
them, just damn dummies.
I will say this, Mary Monroe can sure pull emotions out of
you when you are reading her books because I'm telling you, you're going to
walk away either loving or hating her characters. There is no in-between. The
way she weaves these stories, listen...I don't even know. The woman is a good
ass writer and story-teller. So, yeah...I don't think I'm going to rate this
one because it would be a disservice to Ms. Monroe. But chile, Over the Fence
as a whole? All I can say is, if you're going to read it; just be prepared to
walk away conflicted.
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Hey Babes!
I hope you had a good weekend filled with reading and drinking....
and if it wasn't filled with those two, then I hope you had a good one anyways.
March was...it was a Month. Our family lost someone young and so full of light, it broke us all the f**k up . We're still trying to recover and honestly, this is going to stick with us all for a very long time. I won't go into much but wherever you are at with a family member or hell, just a friend and it's a negative space or just a gray area....
Reach out to them. Tell them how you feel and then tell them you love them...not matter what. And even if you don't speak everyday, make an effort to stay in contact. Because when they leave this Earth, especially in an unexpected way; you won't know how to recover and you will ask yourself so many questions...the whys and the hows. It will make you question yourself even if you feel like you've done nothing wrong. But the point is, you've done nothing and well...
I loved my cousin with everything in me and I wish she would not have left this world feeling like what she put out in the world wasn't reciprocated even from family members. I wish I could have done more...
I encourage you be the light in someones life...be the hope when they're feeling hopeless. Be the light when they feel like they're in the dark. Because you never know what your love...words could have prevented.
Far as blogging goals, I got some things done but my reading life...ya'll, I didn't feel like it, at all. Personal life
I do wish somethings would have worked out a bit more in my favor but I know that I have to put more effort into the way I handle things....everything. I've instilled in myself this thing of when things don't go my way, I beat myself up about it and don't pursuit it any longer or I think that I wasn't suppose to have it in the first place. And honestly, that way of thinking on my end has to stop. I know I am deserving of all the good and beautiful things that the Universe has to offer to me. I need to start making my intentions clearer and stronger.
I've been working on myself and I'm getting better at it. But as I tell everyone around me, I'm still a work in progress and so are you.
April is upon us and here's to wishing for a smooth transition. Reading wise, I added some books to my TBR (I'll leave the Youtube video about that below...). Personally, I will continue to focus on my growth and chile...patience. Everyday is a struggle not to spaz...but again "work in progress".
I hope your April is full of Springs flowers and light. And remember, pull someone close to you....hug them and whisper in their ear that you love them.
Until the next post Babes...Bye 💖
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