Mind Games

Rating:
Summary: The mind does play tricks.
Review: In her sequel to Mama, Please Forgive Me, Toi Moore delves into the repercussions from domestic abuse and it's affect on the family. MIND GAMES takes up as La Vonne Brown has just finished her ten-year prison sentence for killing her husband, Jonathan. Her children, who've been living with their grandmother all this time, are now teenagers with lives of their own. As La Vonne struggles to rebuild her life, reconnect with her children and deal with her guilt, her mind begins to play games on her. She starts to see a man resembling her dead husband. These visions begin to wreak havoc in her life as she convinces herself that a conspiracy is in order and now her husband is out to kill her. But, is this really the case?

The fallout from living in an abusive relationship can be devastating on a family, especially if there are children involved. Ms. Moore gives a fascinating and suspenseful account of the aftermath of domestic violence and I was sucked in right up until the ending. However, the ending took an unbelievable twist that left me wondering if my mind was playing tricks on me. Although I never dreamed it would end in such a fashion, I would still recommend this novel.

Reviewed by Brenda M. Lisbon
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Rating:
Summary: The mind does play tricks.
Review: In her sequel to Mama, Please Forgive Me, Toi Moore delves into the repercussions from domestic abuse and it's affect on the family. MIND GAMES takes up as La Vonne Brown has just finished her ten-year prison sentence for killing her husband, Jonathan. Her children, who've been living with their grandmother all this time, are now teenagers with lives of their own. As La Vonne struggles to rebuild her life, reconnect with her children and deal with her guilt, her mind begins to play games on her. She starts to see a man resembling her dead husband. These visions begin to wreak havoc in her life as she convinces herself that a conspiracy is in order and now her husband is out to kill her. But, is this really the case?

The fallout from living in an abusive relationship can be devastating on a family, especially if there are children involved. Ms. Moore gives a fascinating and suspenseful account of the aftermath of domestic violence and I was sucked in right up until the ending. However, the ending took an unbelievable twist that left me wondering if my mind was playing tricks on me. Although I never dreamed it would end in such a fashion, I would still recommend this novel.

Reviewed by Brenda M. Lisbon
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Rating:
Summary: A Mind Game Indeed!
Review: Mind Games is the sequel to Momma Please Forgive Me.
The story opens with La Vonne returning home from spending ten years in prison for killing her husband Jonathan. La Vonne tries to reconnect with her children who are now teenagers and get her life back in order but she suffers from dreams that flash the past pieces of her life before her. She keeps seeing a man in the distance who resembles Jonathan wearing a dark trench coat and fedora and she finds roses that cross her path causing her to wonder if she is going crazy or if Jonathan is somehow alive and not dead at all. La Vonne starts dating her attorney, finds a job and finds her place back in her children's lives. She finds love but nothing is what it seems. Toi Moore has woven a novel where the effects of Domestic Violence are real. This story was vivid and suspenseful making you wonder if Jonathan is still alive and if so is he going to kill her? or is he a spirit trying to reach her. This was a deep look at one woman's survival from abuse, what it did to her family and how they stayed strong. Then there is the end that takes a wild turn but personally i found the end to be a bit unrealistic from such a vivid story that held me all the way. I would have liked a more suspenseful end or more of a closure than the twist that ends the story. This was a good read. It kept me turning the pages. Toi has gained great depth with this novel. An engaging read i recommend.