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Summary: Good Read
Review: I really enjoyed reading this book. Farah and Lenox were quite intriging. The way they used each other for their own gain. The end left me wondering was there more to be told for the two of them. Also, does Farah's best friend, Lola, have a story to tell? I can't wait for Ms. Reid's next novel. I truly enjoyed this one.
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Summary: Did they get back together?
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I found it very interesting. I started reading the book at 8:30 p.m. and finished reading it at 2:45 a.m. I kept reading it thinking, How can Farrah let Lenox get away with this stuff. I felt so much anger towards the French girl. I mean was she a 304 or what? The aunt was pretty ruthless as well. I could not believe the relationship between Lenox's mother and father. His mistress was leavning in their home? No wonder Lenox was like he was? He got it from his fater. I really felt that Farrah's mother really pressured her about being with a man. Overall the book was very good! I really like the part when Farrah gave that french girl a good butt kicking. That was over due! I have a question did Lenoz and Farrah get back together at the end? Did she accept his proposal?
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Summary: DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH!
Review: I wish I could give this book 6 stars. After my bookclub, Girlfriends are Reading read it a few weeks ago, we were amazed that we hadn't heard about it until an email. This book is definitely a diamond in the rough! Out of all the books on the bestseller list (Essence), I have to say that this far outweighs most of the fiction titles. The book was written in an easy style, with few if any errors I could remember. From the moment I picked it up, I was taken away on a roller coaster. It wasn't a bumpy, rickety ride, but one that took me up, up, and away! The plot flowed smoothly, reaching its highs and some lows, making me want it more. The characters Farah and Lenox were unique, and dynamic. I almost became jealous of Farah for a minute! I mean, really jealous, and sided with Lenox. I was angry at Farah and even stopped reading for a few hours, until the book called me back. I actually could picture the scenes in my mind playing like a movie. Especially, the party and sex scenes. And this book was the bomb. I have already placed my Christmas order for friends. It was a refreshing read that showed a strong black woman handling her man, her business, and herself in a way that I can learn something from. And Jamaican Lenox, wasn't too bad either.
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Summary: Awesome!!!!!!!!!
Review: I wish i could give this book more than 5 stars. It is hard for a book to keep my attention all the way through, but this one did. The main characters of the book lenox and farah keep you looking for what they are going to do next, and their passion and attraction for eachother pulls you in, also the drama that comes along with them trying to keep the relationship afloat. I can't wait for the next novel. Good job!!!!
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Summary: The loser's guide to scam a man
Review: If Susan B. Anthony knew that her efforts in helping women to be equal to men would result in more women like Maryann Reid wants women to be, she would have sat home and churn butter. This book is the Diva's Guide to scam men, proving that women wont work hard like men do, they only want to learn to live off of men's generosity. This book should be titled "If I have no more use for you, i will leave you." with the theme of "I love you until i find someone better than you" I see that on Jerry Springer Show, I don't need to read this in a book by one of the Show's potential contestant.
Maryann Reid has put forth a lifestyle that will will put her first and everything else is not even close to important. Forget about creating a sound family and supporting your man and children. That is not important for her. Only the Gold, Cars and money that a man gives her is important. Get out your wallet and show her how much you love her and if you don't, you are greedy and she will find someone that will.
I recommend this book for Men all over so they can use these principals for their women in their life. After all there has never been a woman that built a building Nor worked for a sanitation Department. Yes they will work as a fireman, or a police officer with a more lenient requirements to suit their lesser abilities, but they will never dirty their precious nails to provide for their community. Men's blood have been shed for her freedom to be a woman. As Oprah said "If you are a woman living in America you are the luckiest woman in the world" And she is right. Men fought for those rights for generations. But Maryann Reid wants to profit from men while men risk their life for her freedom. She wants to profit from men as they support her from many angles. She wants men to support and pay her for the privilege of pleasing her every greedy need.
I hope that her sons, Father, grandfathers, grandsons and brothers fall victim to the women that this book creates. I hope that men Make women earn the freedom that Oprah said that women have by using these principals that Maryann Reid wants women to make men Earn their gifts. Gifts are not earned they are given from the heart. But maybe she is right, Men, make your wives earn their gift of your provisions and if they don't, you leave.
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Summary: ..Sisters, please don't try this at home!"
Review: If the average, everyday woman tried some of the mess Ms. Reid's main character dished out -- well, let's just say you might be watching her on the late night news!
Ms. Girl should have worn a blinking neon sign that said..."Ball-breaker On Board!" -- Talk about having no respect for the male population, she used them only for what was in their pants or their pockets.
Albeit, the novel was a little over the top, it was still a good read, and for ONCE I'm sure we women were hoping the guy came out on top!
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Summary: Almost famous
Review: One of Maryann Reid's characters from Sex and the Single Sister is making a repeat performance in her latest novel, USE ME OR LOSE ME. New York news anchor Farah Washington wants to move up in the world in terms of her career. Although she's a popular network personality, she's still not where she wants to be: at the helm of the nationwide morning talk show Rise and Shine. But the new sistah in charge at the station, Ms. Joyce Meyers, has no such plans for the young broadcaster. This perplexes Farah because she expects for the only other African American female at the station to have her back.Like her career, Farah's love life has come to crossroads. She is envious of the life her best girlfriend Lola leads with her baby girl and husband Chris. During the bustle at her job, Farah remains focused on the latest stories and the industry buzz, but at her apartment the silence is deafening, the bed is cold, and her biological clock ticking away. Farah meets debonair attorney Lenox Whitworth during her contract negotiations with the network. He's a high class, well-bred brother who makes his own way and gives back to the community. They begin to form a relationship filled with high society shindigs, lavish trips, and wining and dining. Both Lenox and Farah are after something, whether it is arm candy or career advancement. As Lenox says, "If you can't be used, you're useless." Their tumultuous existence together is the driving force behind USE ME OR LOSE ME. Reid tells Farah and Lenox's story in a way that keeps you interested and intrigued. I was incessantly trying to envision the next road she was going to take me down. The plot is not anything groundbreaking, nor are the characters eccentric or raw; but it works. A tale of romance, seduction, and life lessons USE ME OR LOSE ME is just an entertaining story. Reviewed by CandaceK
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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Summary: What Farah Wants, Farah Gets
Review: Remember Farah, from Sex and the Single Sister? She's back! She is the featured character in Maryann Reid's newest novel, Use Me or Lose Me. Farah has not changed one bit. This time she may have met her match with her beau, Lenox. Farah Washington can be described as the piranha in the newsroom of Channel 7. Already the evening news anchorwoman, she is after the job of anchoring the Rise and Shine morning show. Nothing or no one is going to stop Farah from reaching this goal. She is the master manipulator. Do not get in her way or you will get stepped on. Lenox Whitworth is the super fine, wealthy Jamaican lawyer for the television station. He is in charge of Farah's contract. He invites Farah to have dinner one night and this good looking couple immediately become the power couple amongst their peers. Lenox has money and all the right connections with the Lyncs, a social organization, and his aunt, Ms. Meyers, who is also Farah's boss. Lenox also has lots of problems; his friends expect him to "fix" their problems using his connections, some of them mistake his kindness for weakness, but the biggest problem is Maritza, a woman that can turn this fairytale relationship into a nightmare. Use Me or Lose Me is a fun read. There are interesting characters and exotic locales. The vacation to St. Tropez is worthy of note. Both Farah and Lenox are very pretentious; therefore designer name-dropping fit the character's manner and did not take anything way from the story. Farah even goes as far as to purchase Gucci-wear for her infant goddaughter. I think the readers will enjoy some surprises in the storyline and the ending. I recommend adding this to your reading list. Jeanette
APOOO BookClub
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Summary: Scandolous
Review: Ried's book is hot! The sex scenes are steamy and I even used one with my lover. I just keep this away from the kids. Besides that, I couldnt put the book down. And when I did, I couldnt stop thinking about!
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Summary: The strong Farah became a wimp half way thru.
Review: The author first introduced the character, Farah Washington, in a previous novel. Farah had attitude and back bone. She went all out to achieve what she wanted. She worked hard! I admired her for her style, strength of determination, and independence. At the beginning of this novel, Farah was still the classy act I remembered with fondness. However, by the half way point of the novel Farah had morphed into one of my pet peeves, a wimpy heroine. Farah suddenly does not believe in her self worth, feels as though she could not hold a decent job without Lenox, and even whimpers like a beaten dog when Lenox hit her (cutting her cheek open). Hello? If a man OR woman hits the other even once, it is a red flag! I lost all admiration for my heroine. I read on hoping it would get better.
As for Lenox, he came across as little better than a pimp. He treated all his women like dirt. He claimed to love Farah, yet treated her even worse. He never beat the others. Farah came across as much classier than the others. Yet a woman such as she would not take all the verbal, mental, and physical abuse. Nor would she have used [the tape in such] petty vengeance. As I finished reading the last page and closed the book, I had no feeling of happiness or satisfaction. I felt let down. Perhaps I am simply used to "happily ever afters" when I escape into a good book. This ending left me cold, with no real closure.
I adored Maryann Reid's previous novel, but I cannot enjoy or recommend this one. I am still a fan of the author's, do not get me wrong. However, I can still be a fan and not enjoy every book she writes. I am hoping the next novel has more closure.
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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