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Crazy Love
If everyone wants to say I'm trippin', well, that's their problem. . . If you saw my boo Sincere, you'd totally understand why I've dropped everything--even my besties--to be with him 24/7. After all, what girl wouldn't do whatever it takes to show her first-ever boyfriend she's all he could ever want? I know I'm a prize, but relationships are tough enough when you're just a high school senior, so I've really had to up my game to keep a college freshman like Sincere interested. And if that means hacking his cell and following him everywhere, I'm down. Because I just know what we have is for always. And I'm going to prove it, no matter how far I have to go. . .
With a style reminiscent of L. Divine and Ni-Ni Simone, Abrams' debut novel will keep readers on the edge of their seats as a young woman's first taste of love turns to obsession.
With a style reminiscent of L. Divine and Ni-Ni Simone, Abrams' debut novel will keep readers on the edge of their seats as a young woman's first taste of love turns to obsession.
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First published January 1, 2012
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June 15, 2014
Initial reaction: Textbook definition of an abusive relationship and somehow everything in this privileged girl's life works out? I think not. This was terrible in more ways than one.
Full review:
All right, before I start raging over significant issues with this book, I'll tell you guys the story of how I happened to pick up this book after quite some time.
At one of the local libraries in my area, I saw a girl, probably about 14 or 15 years old, reading a copy of this book (I'm not sure if it was from the library or something she bought herself). The librarian asked if she liked the book, but she shrugged and said it was okay, but mostly halfhearted in the response. I saw the cover and it made me think "Wait, I've seen this book before somewhere, but I can't remember from where..."
Went home to realize that this was a book that I was approved for from NetGalley that I've had on my Kindle since 2012. Ouch. :(
So I cursed myself for being late on the read. But after reading it now, I understand the girl's "meh" response. Completely.
This book was pure drama. While it had the chance to show a really serious issue in an enlightening way (and dare I say rather different, because there really aren't a lot of books that 1. are written from the perspective of characters of color and 2. Those that show an abusive relationship from a female to male viewpoint - with the female being the abuser), it dropped the ball. Everything in this book ended up rainbows and sunshine in the aftermath and I'm absolutely livid at the portrayal.
Kamiyah - for much of the book - was never meant to be a sympathetic protagonist, at least the way I saw it. Her internal voice is annoying as anything - she prefaces her monologues with words like "Anywayz" and probably uses the word "boo" and "thirsty" 250 some times in the book. She's problematic in her viewpoint from almost point one. Spoiled, insufferable kid who makes it her mission to find a "man" and slut shames any girl who somehow gets in the way of that. There were so many uses of "skank," "ho" and "slut" in this book that I wanted to throw my ereader at the wall. Her father spoils her with shopping and gifts, her mother (whom she calls the Wicked Witch and comes half a step from calling her own mother a "bitch") clashes with her at every turn. But no, Kamiyah pretty much does what she wants when she wants, and that ends up presenting a lot of problems with the way things turn out in the forthcoming story.
Kamiyah ends up coming across Sincere, a guy who comes from a decent family, though he has a bit of problems of his own. Unfortunately, those issues were never really explored in the narrative, something that saddened me, because that could've been used to develop his character more. He treats her well, calls her his "boo" (a word, as I mentioned, used far too often in this narrative). But Kamiyah is never satisfied. She always thinks (for no particularly good reason, except for her assumed prejudice that ALL men cheat) that Sincere is up to no good and not willing to be with her when he says REPEATEDLY that he likes her (or in his words, is "big on her.")
So what does she do? Oh, she crosses boundaries like nothing else.
Here are just a few things she does:
1. Physically rips a girl's hair out in a fight that ends up on Youtube and spread across her school and community. All over being "disrespected" in front of her "man" by a girl who got into a row with her over Sincere. Sincere doesn't quite know what to do in the situation, and she accuses him of not being "man" enough to take hold of the situation and preventing her from beating up the girl.
He stays with her, even takes up for her in front of his and her parents saying the other girl provoked Kamiyah.
2. She slaps him pretty hard following a confrontation in the cafeteria. He asked her what happened, she says it's none of his business. He confronts her about her constant questions about where he is and what he's doing, and yet he asks one thing about the cafeteria confrontation and she gives him heck about it. She starts walking away, he tries to reach for her to get her attention and she practically hits him and the poor guy's in shock at the gesture.
But that's not the end of it.
3. Kamiyah decides to guilt trip him in to making him think he was in the wrong for grabbing her (which he shouldn't have done, but in comparison to her manipulation, I don't know how to relay that). She stalks his Facebook and other social media, stalks other girls in his feed and tells him to defriend them because she really wants him to be with "only" her. He tells her this is "crazy". She's not having it. He changes his FB status to in a relationship with her to placate her concerns, but she's still not happy, and her behavior escalates.
3. She goes through his phone, calling random girls and telling them to "stay away from her man" or else she'll find them and insinuating beating them up.
That's when Sincere gets a bit freaked out. He's offended, shocked, and tells her to "step off" in so many words. He's done with her, decides he doesn't want to see her anymore and she practically attacks him - nails on back, fists flying. She's hurting him. He has to hold her down to stop her from doing more, and then she spits in his face. I didn't like the fact he retaliated by returning the spit factor, but that whole scene left a bad taste in my mouth.
4. After Sincere blocks her on FB, Kamiyah's stalkerish behavior escalates. She creates a fake account to friend him and STALKS HIM ANYWAY. Continues making threatening phone calls to girls he talks to and masks her voice in doing so. She hacks into all his social media profiles by figuring out his password. And she misses him SO much that she skips classes just to drive in her car and follow him where he goes (TELL ME THIS ISN'T CREEPY! Seriously, I dare you to try.)
He confronts her at one point after she barricades him in his own driveway. The two have an argument, but somehow, he reluctantly takes her back (I seriously have no clue why...I would run far away from this girl). After a night in which they have sex, she installs spyware on his phone to monitor his behavior while he's asleep, knowing that if he catches her doing this, it could mean the end of their relationship, but to her, she has to keep up with her "boo."
*Rose fumes, but composes herself*
That's not the only problematic thing about Kamiyah's behavior. While she's legitimately obsessed with Sincere, her home and school life is on the rocks as well. She disrespects her mother every chance she gets, she slut shames her friends and other girls very rampantly. There are uses of the "R-word" in liberal use here and derogatory terming. She skips school to be with Sincere or follow him in stalkerish ways, she blames him for all her problems, even when she's supposed to be some Mary Sue in AP classes and attending Juliard because she's oh-so-perfect in every way but suddenly falls off the wayside because she can never be with him; because she needs him, wants him, desires every part of him to be around her at every point in time (Hahahahahahaha...NO.)
You would think that as this behavior escalates that either Kamiyah would have an epiphany about what she was doing being very wrong or Sincere getting the heck out of Dodge away from her, and her family getting her some measure of help because of their daughter's very rampnant issues.
Well, maybe, but it's all tied in a very convenient bow. Because while, yes, Kamiyah's problems can be linked to her mother's temperment and relationship with her father (and yeah, Kamiyah and her mother both very prone to be abrasive - physically, emotionally, and verbally), the end game is that while Kamiyah gets several confrontations about her behavior and it ends up in her getting therapy, she still gets the guy. She still gets to be around him, and he calls her "crazy" affectionately. And she still gets to go to Julliard, she still gets her good grades, she gets off punishment after what seems like "forevah!" and she still manages to check his Facebook accounts and stuff to see if he might be creepin' but not as much.
Dude...screw this book. It had a chance to show things in a serious way (because there were plenty of messed up circumstances here), and it end up being a mockery of drama and sexed up innuendos every which way but loose (fair warning on the content - it's frank about topics like oral sex and features put downs in the aforementioned measure, some of which made me even uncomfortable. I don't doubt there are some teens that have these conversations, but seriously, it bugged me).
I cannot. I seriously cannot. The only redeeming factor is that while this book felt like a New Adult novel for drama, it does provide context that this behavior was problematic, that Kamiyah was not a heroine to be worshipped for her behavior, but the ending subverted those messages by making everything tied up in a way that really didn't have any heavy repercussions for her, and still managed to make her still continue her creepy followings (not to mention make it a family thing - her mother, sister and her have been abrasive - physically and emotionally - in their relationships of the past.)
This is not a good message to send to teens. At all. I'm still livid.
Overall score: 1/5 stars
Note: I received an ARC from NetGalley, from the publisher.
Full review:
All right, before I start raging over significant issues with this book, I'll tell you guys the story of how I happened to pick up this book after quite some time.
At one of the local libraries in my area, I saw a girl, probably about 14 or 15 years old, reading a copy of this book (I'm not sure if it was from the library or something she bought herself). The librarian asked if she liked the book, but she shrugged and said it was okay, but mostly halfhearted in the response. I saw the cover and it made me think "Wait, I've seen this book before somewhere, but I can't remember from where..."
Went home to realize that this was a book that I was approved for from NetGalley that I've had on my Kindle since 2012. Ouch. :(
So I cursed myself for being late on the read. But after reading it now, I understand the girl's "meh" response. Completely.
This book was pure drama. While it had the chance to show a really serious issue in an enlightening way (and dare I say rather different, because there really aren't a lot of books that 1. are written from the perspective of characters of color and 2. Those that show an abusive relationship from a female to male viewpoint - with the female being the abuser), it dropped the ball. Everything in this book ended up rainbows and sunshine in the aftermath and I'm absolutely livid at the portrayal.
Kamiyah - for much of the book - was never meant to be a sympathetic protagonist, at least the way I saw it. Her internal voice is annoying as anything - she prefaces her monologues with words like "Anywayz" and probably uses the word "boo" and "thirsty" 250 some times in the book. She's problematic in her viewpoint from almost point one. Spoiled, insufferable kid who makes it her mission to find a "man" and slut shames any girl who somehow gets in the way of that. There were so many uses of "skank," "ho" and "slut" in this book that I wanted to throw my ereader at the wall. Her father spoils her with shopping and gifts, her mother (whom she calls the Wicked Witch and comes half a step from calling her own mother a "bitch") clashes with her at every turn. But no, Kamiyah pretty much does what she wants when she wants, and that ends up presenting a lot of problems with the way things turn out in the forthcoming story.
Kamiyah ends up coming across Sincere, a guy who comes from a decent family, though he has a bit of problems of his own. Unfortunately, those issues were never really explored in the narrative, something that saddened me, because that could've been used to develop his character more. He treats her well, calls her his "boo" (a word, as I mentioned, used far too often in this narrative). But Kamiyah is never satisfied. She always thinks (for no particularly good reason, except for her assumed prejudice that ALL men cheat) that Sincere is up to no good and not willing to be with her when he says REPEATEDLY that he likes her (or in his words, is "big on her.")
So what does she do? Oh, she crosses boundaries like nothing else.
Here are just a few things she does:
1. Physically rips a girl's hair out in a fight that ends up on Youtube and spread across her school and community. All over being "disrespected" in front of her "man" by a girl who got into a row with her over Sincere. Sincere doesn't quite know what to do in the situation, and she accuses him of not being "man" enough to take hold of the situation and preventing her from beating up the girl.
He stays with her, even takes up for her in front of his and her parents saying the other girl provoked Kamiyah.
2. She slaps him pretty hard following a confrontation in the cafeteria. He asked her what happened, she says it's none of his business. He confronts her about her constant questions about where he is and what he's doing, and yet he asks one thing about the cafeteria confrontation and she gives him heck about it. She starts walking away, he tries to reach for her to get her attention and she practically hits him and the poor guy's in shock at the gesture.
But that's not the end of it.
3. Kamiyah decides to guilt trip him in to making him think he was in the wrong for grabbing her (which he shouldn't have done, but in comparison to her manipulation, I don't know how to relay that). She stalks his Facebook and other social media, stalks other girls in his feed and tells him to defriend them because she really wants him to be with "only" her. He tells her this is "crazy". She's not having it. He changes his FB status to in a relationship with her to placate her concerns, but she's still not happy, and her behavior escalates.
3. She goes through his phone, calling random girls and telling them to "stay away from her man" or else she'll find them and insinuating beating them up.
That's when Sincere gets a bit freaked out. He's offended, shocked, and tells her to "step off" in so many words. He's done with her, decides he doesn't want to see her anymore and she practically attacks him - nails on back, fists flying. She's hurting him. He has to hold her down to stop her from doing more, and then she spits in his face. I didn't like the fact he retaliated by returning the spit factor, but that whole scene left a bad taste in my mouth.
4. After Sincere blocks her on FB, Kamiyah's stalkerish behavior escalates. She creates a fake account to friend him and STALKS HIM ANYWAY. Continues making threatening phone calls to girls he talks to and masks her voice in doing so. She hacks into all his social media profiles by figuring out his password. And she misses him SO much that she skips classes just to drive in her car and follow him where he goes (TELL ME THIS ISN'T CREEPY! Seriously, I dare you to try.)
He confronts her at one point after she barricades him in his own driveway. The two have an argument, but somehow, he reluctantly takes her back (I seriously have no clue why...I would run far away from this girl). After a night in which they have sex, she installs spyware on his phone to monitor his behavior while he's asleep, knowing that if he catches her doing this, it could mean the end of their relationship, but to her, she has to keep up with her "boo."
*Rose fumes, but composes herself*
That's not the only problematic thing about Kamiyah's behavior. While she's legitimately obsessed with Sincere, her home and school life is on the rocks as well. She disrespects her mother every chance she gets, she slut shames her friends and other girls very rampantly. There are uses of the "R-word" in liberal use here and derogatory terming. She skips school to be with Sincere or follow him in stalkerish ways, she blames him for all her problems, even when she's supposed to be some Mary Sue in AP classes and attending Juliard because she's oh-so-perfect in every way but suddenly falls off the wayside because she can never be with him; because she needs him, wants him, desires every part of him to be around her at every point in time (Hahahahahahaha...NO.)
You would think that as this behavior escalates that either Kamiyah would have an epiphany about what she was doing being very wrong or Sincere getting the heck out of Dodge away from her, and her family getting her some measure of help because of their daughter's very rampnant issues.
Well, maybe, but it's all tied in a very convenient bow. Because while, yes, Kamiyah's problems can be linked to her mother's temperment and relationship with her father (and yeah, Kamiyah and her mother both very prone to be abrasive - physically, emotionally, and verbally), the end game is that while Kamiyah gets several confrontations about her behavior and it ends up in her getting therapy, she still gets the guy. She still gets to be around him, and he calls her "crazy" affectionately. And she still gets to go to Julliard, she still gets her good grades, she gets off punishment after what seems like "forevah!" and she still manages to check his Facebook accounts and stuff to see if he might be creepin' but not as much.
Dude...screw this book. It had a chance to show things in a serious way (because there were plenty of messed up circumstances here), and it end up being a mockery of drama and sexed up innuendos every which way but loose (fair warning on the content - it's frank about topics like oral sex and features put downs in the aforementioned measure, some of which made me even uncomfortable. I don't doubt there are some teens that have these conversations, but seriously, it bugged me).
I cannot. I seriously cannot. The only redeeming factor is that while this book felt like a New Adult novel for drama, it does provide context that this behavior was problematic, that Kamiyah was not a heroine to be worshipped for her behavior, but the ending subverted those messages by making everything tied up in a way that really didn't have any heavy repercussions for her, and still managed to make her still continue her creepy followings (not to mention make it a family thing - her mother, sister and her have been abrasive - physically and emotionally - in their relationships of the past.)
This is not a good message to send to teens. At all. I'm still livid.
Overall score: 1/5 stars
Note: I received an ARC from NetGalley, from the publisher.
November 21, 2012
Crazy Love
By Amir Abrams
Kamiyah Nicols is a shining student at a prestigious art school with her sights set on Julliard. Then one day she meets Sincere Lewis and fall madly in love, giving a whole new meaning to madly. Soon she is skipping school and her entire life begins to revolve around Sincere and what began as infatuation soon turns into obsession.
From the synopsis I had read of this book I thought it would take a more sinister turn, true things do go over the top but not as far as I thought it would. What this book turned out to be was a young spoiled girl learning to love. What is right and wrong in a relationship, and how you must be secure with yourself in order to truly appreciate the person you love. I have to say Kamiyah drove me nuts she was a spoiled brat who manipulated everyone around her, but if she had not been this novel would not have been as moving and poignant as it turned out to be. It is well worth the read, I am not sure I would classify this as a coming of age story but it seems to come with a wonderful lesson.
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By Amir Abrams
Kamiyah Nicols is a shining student at a prestigious art school with her sights set on Julliard. Then one day she meets Sincere Lewis and fall madly in love, giving a whole new meaning to madly. Soon she is skipping school and her entire life begins to revolve around Sincere and what began as infatuation soon turns into obsession.
From the synopsis I had read of this book I thought it would take a more sinister turn, true things do go over the top but not as far as I thought it would. What this book turned out to be was a young spoiled girl learning to love. What is right and wrong in a relationship, and how you must be secure with yourself in order to truly appreciate the person you love. I have to say Kamiyah drove me nuts she was a spoiled brat who manipulated everyone around her, but if she had not been this novel would not have been as moving and poignant as it turned out to be. It is well worth the read, I am not sure I would classify this as a coming of age story but it seems to come with a wonderful lesson.
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July 3, 2016
Awesome book! Apparently, a girl will go to any extent to make sure that her man is in true love with her and will be there for her and back her up in under any circumstances. Very good recommendation of this selection.
May 21, 2018
This was excellent, though sometimes painful to read. Kamiyah is seventeen and unhealthily (though maybe not unusually) fixated on her boyfriend, Sincere. Despite the wisdom flying at her from all sides--her parents, her friends, her big sister--Kamiyah has some terrible, terrible ideas about what kind of behavior is appropriate in a relationship, and this story follows her as she learns--or doesn't--what actually is okay.
I think teenage-me would have identified with a lot of Kamiyah's terrible ideas and frustrations (OMG her mom put her on punishment for being rude; her mom is tOtAlLy eViL; life is so unfair). Spending all that time in Kamiyah's head made adult-me glad to have grown up (somewhat) and *extremely* glad not to have a teenage daughter.
I think teenage-me would have identified with a lot of Kamiyah's terrible ideas and frustrations (OMG her mom put her on punishment for being rude; her mom is tOtAlLy eViL; life is so unfair). Spending all that time in Kamiyah's head made adult-me glad to have grown up (somewhat) and *extremely* glad not to have a teenage daughter.
August 19, 2020
I read this book a few years back and I liked it. While reading this book, it made me think about how I know some girls like Kamiya who are super obsessed with their boyfriends...or should I say territorial of their boyfriends, and who will drop anything they're doing to go fight the chick who they 'heard' was flirting with their boyfriend. Also, this story teaches readers how some abusers, or the dysfunctional person in the relationship isn't just the males. Also, this story is a great example of how two people just aren't meant to be, no matter how hard they try to work things out.
November 16, 2018
i thought it was awesome!
January 25, 2019
Good book
Actually pretty good. I would recommend to anyone. Actually gives you a lot to think about when you are talking about relationships.
Actually pretty good. I would recommend to anyone. Actually gives you a lot to think about when you are talking about relationships.
January 24, 2022
😭That was hilarious
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 18, 2014
We always see the Fatal Attraction genre geared towards men or how men can cause a woman to go insane with jealousy, but it's rare that we get a story of how it happens solely from the perspective of the girl going down that path. And even rarer still do we see it told from the perspective of a teen.
Kamiyah isn't your everyday girl. She is a dancer, a straight-A senior, and the daughter of two powerhouse professionals. But when she isn't preparing for her Julliard audition, or debating the symbolism of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, she can be found hanging out with her girls, the FFFF(Fly Fine Friends Forever) crew.
It's on a trip to a college party with her girls that she meets Sincere, a college freshman who is just her style. Flirtations lead to a summer of hanging out, texting daily, and spending just about every moment talking.
No.
Seriously.
Every.
Moment.
Loving Sincere becomes an all-consuming need, rooted deeply in Kamiyah's memories of her sister Erika's "rules" for dating boys. Including ways to make sure they aren't cheating, how to check their motives, or how to make sure you have them wrapped around your finger. Not only does she think about him all the time, but she wants him to be thinking about her too.
Pretty soon, she can't complete a class period without sending him a "what are you doing" text. Hanging with her friends becomes a hassle, and the already-volatile relationship with her mother quickly becomes explosive. Nothing or no one will stand between her being with her man, even if it means slipping a tracker on his phone, threatening girls with wayward eyes, or creating a fake Facebook profile to see if he talks to her. How far is too far?
I know a few girls who can jump quickly between ratchet and composed, and Kamiyah would fit in effortlessly. It was a little jarring to see her slip between the two lives at first, but it was also very real. Her lifestyle, language(though there is little to no actual "profanity" in the entire book) and personality was vivid and almost cringe-worthy.
At the core of this story is a cautionary tale on respect and relationships and how to handle them both. Kamiyah's personal choices on how to handle love, parents, friendships, and even her relationship with herself, was like a crash I couldn't turn away from. Her relationship with her parents, her mother especially, was hard to watch but I realized that this was only because it was so honest. Growing up and becoming who you are, while caring for the thoughts and feelings of others isn't always something we are taught. It's often what we learn after failing a few times. This author allowed Kamiyah to do just that.
While some adults would find it hard to wade through the dialect and pace, I am recommending this book to my teens because it was at its core, very genuine. I also think that seeing Kamiyah and Sincere's insanely intense relationship, and the choices Kamiyah was willing to make concerning it, will cause some to reflect on their own behavior.
My only complaint, I HATE when authors do quick final summation chapters because they don't know what else can be done with the characters. HATE IT. And I wanted so much more from Kamiyah. I will say, that I believe the way the author chose to close it out will allow easy entry for a sequel, so that's a good thing at least.
Overall, GOOD ONE. I was actually impressed with the writing of this downward spiral. Amir Abrams is a force. And he has a command of the culture and language that was quick to follow and difficult to put down.
Readers who liked this, should also try Flyy Girl, by Omar Tyree.
Kamiyah isn't your everyday girl. She is a dancer, a straight-A senior, and the daughter of two powerhouse professionals. But when she isn't preparing for her Julliard audition, or debating the symbolism of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, she can be found hanging out with her girls, the FFFF(Fly Fine Friends Forever) crew.
It's on a trip to a college party with her girls that she meets Sincere, a college freshman who is just her style. Flirtations lead to a summer of hanging out, texting daily, and spending just about every moment talking.
No.
Seriously.
Every.
Moment.
Loving Sincere becomes an all-consuming need, rooted deeply in Kamiyah's memories of her sister Erika's "rules" for dating boys. Including ways to make sure they aren't cheating, how to check their motives, or how to make sure you have them wrapped around your finger. Not only does she think about him all the time, but she wants him to be thinking about her too.
Pretty soon, she can't complete a class period without sending him a "what are you doing" text. Hanging with her friends becomes a hassle, and the already-volatile relationship with her mother quickly becomes explosive. Nothing or no one will stand between her being with her man, even if it means slipping a tracker on his phone, threatening girls with wayward eyes, or creating a fake Facebook profile to see if he talks to her. How far is too far?
I know a few girls who can jump quickly between ratchet and composed, and Kamiyah would fit in effortlessly. It was a little jarring to see her slip between the two lives at first, but it was also very real. Her lifestyle, language(though there is little to no actual "profanity" in the entire book) and personality was vivid and almost cringe-worthy.
At the core of this story is a cautionary tale on respect and relationships and how to handle them both. Kamiyah's personal choices on how to handle love, parents, friendships, and even her relationship with herself, was like a crash I couldn't turn away from. Her relationship with her parents, her mother especially, was hard to watch but I realized that this was only because it was so honest. Growing up and becoming who you are, while caring for the thoughts and feelings of others isn't always something we are taught. It's often what we learn after failing a few times. This author allowed Kamiyah to do just that.
While some adults would find it hard to wade through the dialect and pace, I am recommending this book to my teens because it was at its core, very genuine. I also think that seeing Kamiyah and Sincere's insanely intense relationship, and the choices Kamiyah was willing to make concerning it, will cause some to reflect on their own behavior.
My only complaint, I HATE when authors do quick final summation chapters because they don't know what else can be done with the characters. HATE IT. And I wanted so much more from Kamiyah. I will say, that I believe the way the author chose to close it out will allow easy entry for a sequel, so that's a good thing at least.
Overall, GOOD ONE. I was actually impressed with the writing of this downward spiral. Amir Abrams is a force. And he has a command of the culture and language that was quick to follow and difficult to put down.
Readers who liked this, should also try Flyy Girl, by Omar Tyree.
March 25, 2019
words to describe this book include: annoying; eye roller; redundant; ill-mannered. the book is very prolonged and difficult to stay interested in. you better listen to me when I tell you the terms "boo" and "anywaaayz" were abused! if I counted up the number of times those words alone were used I would have well over 50 pages. the 1st 100 pages aren't worth reading. you just read about the girl being a naïve, spoiled brat and read comical slang that was not even used in 2012. I myself was a senior in 2012 sooooo...... sure different lingo can be used based on where you live but let's be real now. honestly you wouldn't miss anything if you skipped 20-30 pages at a time. reading this book page by page is not worth it nor necessary. I can tell the girl is a ghetto ratchet mess spoiled by her father by the terminology and needed a serious reality check outside of having materialistic items removed. it was also annoying reading about her pull a girl's hair out over a man. frankly I feel if all you can do is pull hair you have no business putting your hands on anybody and calling yourself "fighting". But hey I'm not the author. overall, I don't recommend this book for it had little to no purpose.
January 7, 2013
Wow! Author Amir Abrams has left me shaking my head with his debut YA novel Crazy Love. This was my first time reading from this author as well as reading a YA novel, but since I enjoyed it so much I am certain I will support this author. Since the author has a history of working with teens for so many years that the author is able to paint a very vivid picture of each character for the reader. I felt like I was able to see everything that was happening between the characters in my mind as I was reading along, which usually means the author did a very good job. I feel that the story was well written and portrays the lives of many teenagers out there and I think even some adults can actually relate to this story.
Tiffany Williams
AAMBC Reviews
Tiffany Williams
AAMBC Reviews
July 20, 2013
This book is too crazy for me to even read. I mean come on a girl so obsessed with her boyfriend and she just doesn't know it. No offense, if that was me I would just think of myself first. This book is really and crazy with drama. I can't imagine myself to be that girl, arguing with her mother and stuff. Well, my mother and don't argue 24/7 like she and mother do. I'm too polite and sometime I always got to do what I am supposed to do. I feel like I want to tell this girl, "Yo, girl. Snap out of it and come back to reality." That what I would have told her if I were here friend. But still this book is really good and crazy at the same time.
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March 6, 2014It only took for me to read a couple of chapters & then I just stop reading it. The summary says it all that she was crazily obsessed with a dude that really didn't care about her at all. I didn't understand after the fact that he saw how crazy and obsessed she was that all of a sudden he "LOVED" her but ok.
January 30, 2015
Excellent! All these yungins' outchea need to read this story. Love does not equal obsession. You do not need to know where your man or your girl is at all times. But, I can dig how that young love get you open. I enjoyed the girlfriend banter in this book; the things they said and the way they said it had me cracking up. I wholeheartedly recommend this one!
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January 5, 2013I had requested this book from NetGalley. By the time I got to read it, I was just a few chapters in when I was blocked from reading. Given as I was already struggling through it, this predicament was a blessing.
Too much "voice" of the audience (vernacular) and the pace was painfully slow.
Too much "voice" of the audience (vernacular) and the pace was painfully slow.
August 15, 2014
This book was a long read for me and I had to force myself to finish the book. This book describes the life of a rich teenage girl living in the midst of unhealthy relationships. I did not particularly like the writing style of this author. The book was interesting, but slightly predictable.
March 25, 2013
The story was good. Very truthful on how teen love can be. I just had to get used to the writing style.
March 20, 2013
This book is something fierce. The two main characters in the book really have you on the edge of your chair waiting to read what they're gonna do next. Perfect book for anyone that loves hard.
May 3, 2013
Am I the only one who thought this was a fanfiction while reading? The spelling mistakes, while intended, realllyyyyy bothered me. Anywayzzz (Book reference) It was a good book altogether
April 29, 2015
The protagonist in this book (a 17-year-old girl) is nuts. She spies on her boyfriend and always thinks that he is cheating on her. I don't know why he puts up with it.
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May 29, 2013blahhhhh
June 25, 2014
This is one of the best books I've ever read. Its awesome.
April 3, 2014
I love this book but I'm not done yet
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