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Black Secrets
Ministers With White Collars and Black Secrets
Deborah Smith puts it down in this funny, passionate, and truth filled novel. The main character Kiyah Simmons moves from test to testimony as she makes her way from a failed marriage to a failed affair. Come feel the beat of this novel as it races through time to teach Kiyah a lesson of life, love and sanctimonious lies. Over 70,000 copies sold to date.
212 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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Deborah Smith
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June 13, 2016
The early parts of the book didn't work for me or engage me in as a reader since the focus seemed so superficial to me (e.g. bragging about clothes, lifestyle, etc.). In the middle part of the book picked up, and even though at times I didn't want to be in the main character's thought process, it would be quite comical in some passages and relatable. Even though I thought the overall read was predictable once Kiyah met Leon; and usually the woman is naïve about their date being already married which I thought the signs were all there loud and clear, this can be troublesome for me as a reader to read about another 'damsel in distress.' Yet it takes dialogue and action to drive and move the story, so towards the middle to end, I agree the book did this mainly through dialogue.
Best part(s): Got a little insight on the 'preacher's kid' and 'high-class/rich' dilemmas and dramas behind the scenes can be like, and how others on the outside looking in can have their story all wrong based on what they believe they see (or think what their lives can be like as a preacher's kid with large family and wealth).
Not-so-good-parts: some parts I think were drawn-out as other parts needed more clarity and add-ins such as the kids interactions with their mother, especially if they ran into Leon (the man she was dating) and there is no way he could come by the house and not run into the kids. I think in some aspects their interaction(s) would have been great. The parts the kids were introduced, I thought were dragging the story and not too engaging.
Yet I am glad I went past the 50-100 rule (meaning you read up to this many pages and abandon the book altogether) and enjoyed the dialogue towards the end.
I received a copy from the editor (years ago) and gave my honest review.
(may donate to the library for others to check out and read).
2.5 stars. Leisure read.
Best part(s): Got a little insight on the 'preacher's kid' and 'high-class/rich' dilemmas and dramas behind the scenes can be like, and how others on the outside looking in can have their story all wrong based on what they believe they see (or think what their lives can be like as a preacher's kid with large family and wealth).
Not-so-good-parts: some parts I think were drawn-out as other parts needed more clarity and add-ins such as the kids interactions with their mother, especially if they ran into Leon (the man she was dating) and there is no way he could come by the house and not run into the kids. I think in some aspects their interaction(s) would have been great. The parts the kids were introduced, I thought were dragging the story and not too engaging.
Yet I am glad I went past the 50-100 rule (meaning you read up to this many pages and abandon the book altogether) and enjoyed the dialogue towards the end.
I received a copy from the editor (years ago) and gave my honest review.
(may donate to the library for others to check out and read).
2.5 stars. Leisure read.
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