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Growing up with a mother like Sheedy is definitely not easy. Sheedy is the type of woman that does her dirt but will be damned if her daughter young Sophie follows in her footsteps. What is Sophie to do when her mother comes home from trips to New York and the ATL some nights dripping in diamonds and expensive fanfare and other nights in blood?
Sheedy never made any apologies for the life she led despite her own mothers warning on her deathbed. Those words resonated deep into the soul of Sophie as well.
You can lie to yourself but you cant lie to the Lord and when its your turn, you will have to face the judgment.
Would she have to face the judgment? With a life full of naïve decisions and fast paced hustlers, Sophie becomes that chocolate Amazon, the legacy that her mother tried to literally beat off her. She becomes.
Will the choices she makes save her life or will they throw her into further danger? With men like Riko and pretty boy toys like Nickel whom can she trust? Running away from the pressures and fear of recompense took her away from Philadelphia. Some say there is no place like home, what happens when Sophies returns home? Is she certified crazy for returning or will she handle herself like a certified gangstress? The streets taught her well but did she take heed to any of the lesson?
As Riko attempts to make good on his promise of revenge, can Sophie give him his just due and live to tell about it? In his own words Riko told her If you ever cross me you can holla at his ass in hell. Youre beautiful, just lookin at you makes my d*ck hard but youre not too pretty to die. Will Sheedy and a slew of intricately placed enemies help force her hand?
Sheedy never made any apologies for the life she led despite her own mothers warning on her deathbed. Those words resonated deep into the soul of Sophie as well.
You can lie to yourself but you cant lie to the Lord and when its your turn, you will have to face the judgment.
Would she have to face the judgment? With a life full of naïve decisions and fast paced hustlers, Sophie becomes that chocolate Amazon, the legacy that her mother tried to literally beat off her. She becomes.
Will the choices she makes save her life or will they throw her into further danger? With men like Riko and pretty boy toys like Nickel whom can she trust? Running away from the pressures and fear of recompense took her away from Philadelphia. Some say there is no place like home, what happens when Sophies returns home? Is she certified crazy for returning or will she handle herself like a certified gangstress? The streets taught her well but did she take heed to any of the lesson?
As Riko attempts to make good on his promise of revenge, can Sophie give him his just due and live to tell about it? In his own words Riko told her If you ever cross me you can holla at his ass in hell. Youre beautiful, just lookin at you makes my d*ck hard but youre not too pretty to die. Will Sheedy and a slew of intricately placed enemies help force her hand?
101 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 30, 2012
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June 30, 2012
In her latest novel, Certified author Kamah Scott swings and misses at a tale of urban seduction and betrayal. Set in Philadelphia, Sophie is the daughter of a certified bottom bitch, Sheedy. Sheedy is sexy, street scorned, and down right scandalous. She hustles hard in a variety of ways for the neighborhood kingpin, but gets little gratification outside money and clothes. As a result on the outside she is strong and exuberates confidence though is vulnerable on the inside. Sophie hates Sheedy because she was rarely home. Sheedy beats Sophie several times out of frustration and concentrated more on her hustle than her parenting.
Therefore, Sophie loves the lifestyle of her mother and the neighborhood hustlers. Sophie's history and admiration of the drug lifestyle leads to her infatuation with the second in charge Nickel, a man much older in age. The author peaked in the depiction of Nickel, a pedophiliac hustler that preyed on teenagers and older woman alike.
Sophie's need to please Nickel propels her to do many of the same types of acts as her mother to become the "certified bottom bitch". The difference is that Sophie is tender and not mentally prepared to get as deep in the game. She is manipulated and her jealous emotions and bad habits cause her to slip up many more times than her mother.
Fast paced and with a few insane moments, Certified misses the bar due to issues with time transition in the plot, typesetting and editing that jolt the overall readability of the story.
What did you like about the book?
Certified is an ambitious book. I enjoyed the dialogue in the novel. It sounded authentic and quickened the pace of the story. In addition, the characters were interesting and worth reading about.
What did you dislike about the book?
I disliked that editing and conflict hindered the readability of a decent story. Outside the murder and theft in the present time, there was little reason to read on. The tale then is seventy five percent flashback before the last chapter that reverts back to present time.
What can the author do to improve the story?
To improve the book, the author should tighten the story and the editing to address the time lapse and transition from present to the past, grammatical errors, and typesetting issues.
Therefore, Sophie loves the lifestyle of her mother and the neighborhood hustlers. Sophie's history and admiration of the drug lifestyle leads to her infatuation with the second in charge Nickel, a man much older in age. The author peaked in the depiction of Nickel, a pedophiliac hustler that preyed on teenagers and older woman alike.
Sophie's need to please Nickel propels her to do many of the same types of acts as her mother to become the "certified bottom bitch". The difference is that Sophie is tender and not mentally prepared to get as deep in the game. She is manipulated and her jealous emotions and bad habits cause her to slip up many more times than her mother.
Fast paced and with a few insane moments, Certified misses the bar due to issues with time transition in the plot, typesetting and editing that jolt the overall readability of the story.
What did you like about the book?
Certified is an ambitious book. I enjoyed the dialogue in the novel. It sounded authentic and quickened the pace of the story. In addition, the characters were interesting and worth reading about.
What did you dislike about the book?
I disliked that editing and conflict hindered the readability of a decent story. Outside the murder and theft in the present time, there was little reason to read on. The tale then is seventy five percent flashback before the last chapter that reverts back to present time.
What can the author do to improve the story?
To improve the book, the author should tighten the story and the editing to address the time lapse and transition from present to the past, grammatical errors, and typesetting issues.
January 24, 2016
It was okay. It had a lot characters and jumped around quite a bit. I was a little confused sometimes and the ending was surprising.
April 28, 2016
finally finished and this was the slowest moving book i have ever read, but I made it through. Onto book 2 I sure hope this gets better in the second book.
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