Misty is back and is shockingly worse than before. If you thought she treated others poorly and reeked havoc on people's lives in Double Dippin' and Big Juicy Lips: Double Dippin' 2 (Zane Presents), then you haven't seen anything yet. In Lipstick Hustla she has absolutely no regard for other people, and is only concerned with what others can do to benefit her. After being robbed blind in the previous installment, Misty is back at square one with her finances. This time though her cash cow Brick is no longer in her clutches, so she relies on pimping Troy, aka Ashy Cashy, out as much possible while she attempts to secure Brick once again.

Brick, Misty's ex-boyfriend, ex-prostitute, and ex-victim fell into the arms and heart of Tomasina, Misty' mother, after being kicked to the curb once Misty found a new man. Tomasina not only helped Brick heal his emotional scars, but even the large ruinous scar on his face. He is new, improved, and better than before so of course Misty can't resist wanting him back for purely abusive and selfish reasons. Watching her mother marry and have her baby brother by Brick did not deter Misty in the least, she is determined to regain her hold on him and disrespectfully puts her plan into motion in the hospital room after her mom gives birth. Brick is definitely a new man so getting her claws back into him will not be as easy as she anticipates.

Once Misty realizes that it will take some time to manipulate Brick into returning, she goes on the hunt for fresh meat. She finds young and sexy men to take advantage of and is soon exploiting their assets to the highest bidder. We watch her build her sordid sex empire from the ground up. She recruits studs from fast food joints, homeless shelters, and also takes them from right under other wacko's noses. As she spits game to these young men and sells them false dreams, you won't be able to wrap your head around Misty's hustle, she can sell ice to an Eskimo. To ensure the quality of sex she is slinging is up to par, she makes it her business to personally test the abilities of each one of her sex workers. As a stamp of approval, she has her lips tattooed on their bodies. Her meticulous and disturbing way of going about things turns out to be a gold mine when a celebrity requests her services. This connection with not only make her life full of all the pricey items she desires, but will eventually also break her business.

Misty is without a doubt the girl we HATE that we LOVE! As crazy as she is, I found myself unable to help wanting things to work in her favor. I noticed as well that I'd be upset with her at the people that cross her, as I am with a well behaved main character. Allison Hobbs did a great job of creating such an evil character that still has qualities that the readers root for. Misty has always been hell bent on getting exactly what she wants, no matter what the cost to person doing her dirty work. Living through ups and downs is nothing new to Misty, she has always dealt with this due to her scandalous ways, but karma just never seems to even the score with her. She has always ended back on top by using and abusing people. Will this third time be the charm? Besides being left hanging a bit by the twist in the end I think this novel was very mentally stimulating and entertaining beyond words.