http://www.sistahfriend.com Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:24:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/21/when-rain-falls-by-tyora-moody/ http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/21/when-rain-falls-by-tyora-moody/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:29:27 +0000 sistah admin http://www.sistahfriend.com/?p=1228 When Rain Falls by Tyora Moody sets itself apart from other Christian Fiction.  There is a crime/mystery component that gives it an advantage, in my opinion, over other titles in this genre. Candace Johnson lost her mother to violence at a young age.  Several years later, she would also lose her husband in a violent [...]]]> http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/21/when-rain-falls-by-tyora-moody/feed/ 1 http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/21/what-kind-of-fool-by-rhonda-mcknight/ http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/21/what-kind-of-fool-by-rhonda-mcknight/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:28:39 +0000 sistah admin http://www.sistahfriend.com/?p=1222 What Kind of Fool is the follow up novel from Rhonda McKnight about Samaria Jacobs – the husband stealer and Angelina Preston – the wife. Samaria is so close to having her happily ever after but quickly learns that you do indeed reap what you sow. Rhonda did an excellent job of portraying the characters [...]]]> http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/21/what-kind-of-fool-by-rhonda-mcknight/feed/ 1 http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/21/kitty-kitty-bang-bang-by-cairo/ http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/21/kitty-kitty-bang-bang-by-cairo/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:27:24 +0000 sistah admin http://www.sistahfriend.com/?p=1219 Kitty-Kitty, Bang Bang for me started off as a raunchy monologue from the main character, who reintroduces herself. She also has a profanity laced conversation with her best friend. As I read on, the story develops and I get to know Katrina, a former seductress and murder for hire chick, who kicks butt and takes [...]]]> http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/21/kitty-kitty-bang-bang-by-cairo/feed/ 0 http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/21/diamond-life-by-aliya-s-king/ http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/21/diamond-life-by-aliya-s-king/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:24:41 +0000 sistah admin http://www.sistahfriend.com/?p=1216 Every once and a while, I will read a book and after finishing it, I will be like WOW!  Diamond Life by hip hop journalist Aliya S. King definitely and without a doubt falls into that category. Diamond Life is the sequel to King’s second novel, which was titled Platinum. This novel takes a deeper [...]]]> http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/21/diamond-life-by-aliya-s-king/feed/ 0 http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/07/10-in-30-reading-challenge/ http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/07/10-in-30-reading-challenge/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:59:25 +0000 sistah admin http://www.sistahfriend.com/?p=1207 Have a few books you’ve been itching to read but just haven’t found the time? Join us between April 1st-30th for the SFBC’s 10 in 30 Reading Challenge! Let us know what you’re reading by staying connected with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sistahfriend or on Twitter with hashtag #10books30days or by mentioning us (@sistahfriend) in [...]]]> http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/03/07/10-in-30-reading-challenge/feed/ 6 http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/21/crimson-footprints-by-shewanda-pugh/ http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/21/crimson-footprints-by-shewanda-pugh/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:45:21 +0000 sistah admin http://www.sistahfriend.com/?p=1185 Up and coming author Shewanda Pugh has a potential hit on her hands with her debut novel Crimson Footprint. The novel is a love story whose main character, Deena, has to make a decision between what makes her happy and what makes her family happy. Other issues such as interracial dating, cultural values, teen promiscuity, [...]]]> http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/21/crimson-footprints-by-shewanda-pugh/feed/ 0 http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/20/escape-to-paradise-by-pamela-yaye/ http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/20/escape-to-paradise-by-pamela-yaye/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:45:27 +0000 sistah admin http://www.sistahfriend.com/?p=1188 Romances make me happy; and when you throw in a sassy, Latin backdrop… I’m embarrassed to say that Escape to Paradise was my first romantic tryst with Pamela Yaye, but I guarantee it won’t be my last. The little surprises she wove throughout the plot made me giddy, and even made a passerby smiled when [...]]]> http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/20/escape-to-paradise-by-pamela-yaye/feed/ 0 http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/13/what-my-sister-doesnt-know-by-janie-de-coster/ http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/13/what-my-sister-doesnt-know-by-janie-de-coster/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:54:26 +0000 sistah admin http://www.sistahfriend.com/?p=1167 What My Sister Doesn’t Know was a great book!  I found myself getting angry with nearly all of the characters for different reasons.  The book is about two sisters, Gade and Saphire, who have always had competition between them and one man, who they are both sleeping with, tears both of their worlds apart.  With [...]]]> http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/13/what-my-sister-doesnt-know-by-janie-de-coster/feed/ 0 http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/11/player%e2%80%99s-ultimatum-by-koko-brown/ http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/11/player%e2%80%99s-ultimatum-by-koko-brown/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:30:20 +0000 sistah admin http://www.sistahfriend.com/?p=1170 Player’s Ultimatum begins with a gay soccer player (Robbie) who asks his best girl friend (Yvonne) to be his fiancée for appearances until he inks a lucrative contract. Enter in a sexy Japanese-Brazilian teammate (Paolo) who is seeking to avenge his best friend’s release from the team and subsequent suicide by ruining Robbie, who took [...]]]> http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/11/player%e2%80%99s-ultimatum-by-koko-brown/feed/ 0 http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/11/the-healing-of-love-and-laughter-by-rickey-teems-ii/ http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/11/the-healing-of-love-and-laughter-by-rickey-teems-ii/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:27:36 +0000 sistah admin http://www.sistahfriend.com/?p=1163 I was speechless when I finished The Healing of Love & Laughter by Rickey Teems II. This is a story about dreams, choices, and consequences. You will be taken on a journey that will elicit a full range of emotions from laughter to outrage to sadness. The Healing of Love and Laughter definitely speaks to [...]]]> http://www.sistahfriend.com/2012/02/11/the-healing-of-love-and-laughter-by-rickey-teems-ii/feed/ 0