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Summary: Not Just Another Relationship Book But Rather A Love Story!
Review: Warm Hands was the first book that I've read by Margaret Johnson-Hodge and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Her storytelling was poetic, yet easy to read and comprehend. Initially, I thought Warm Hands was just another typical AA relationship book. True enough, Warm Hands does include some of the same characters...you know them: Vincent--Mya's committment phobia boyfriend; Mya's Dad--who has chased everything in a skirt and cheated on Mya's long-suffering Mom;Mark--Mya's brother who doesn't know the meaning of love. In fact, "Love wasn't a part of his vocabulary, life, plans or manhood he liked the mother of his son but seriously hooking up with her was out of the question"; Uncle Brother--Mya's uncle who left his wife of 42 years for a younger women by the name of Kay-Kay was was 20 and also pregnant by Uncle Brother; and then comes along Jeff who's everything a black man should be and the man that Mya's ready to marry until Vincent comes back on the scene. Mya mistakenly accepts Vincent's amourous behavior as love and confesses to Jeff and calls off the wedding. After leaving Jeff for Vincent, and coming to the sad realization that Vincent was only on a "bootie call" and not looking for a long-term commitment, Mya steps back and starts some much needed soul searching and mind cleansing. What we're left with is a stronger, more independent, self assertive Mya. The primary message of Warm Hands is that while every female wants to be loved by a man, in order to give love and be loved, a woman must first love herself and once she does that she's fine with the direction that her life might take and more accepting of others. Warm Hands offers a welcomed and fresh perspective vs. the current genre of problematic relationship books that are available; check it out and be pleasantly surprised at what you might just discover regarding yourself!
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Summary: "I'm not asking you out. I'm asking you in."
Review: When Alex mutters these words to Mya, I was like "now that is deep!". That whole scene was stirring. Warm Hands is wonderful. It chronicles lives of people who all have had their battles with love. Once again, I found myself reading this book into the wee hours of the night. The characters? Well, there's moth to a flame Vincent who Mya can't seem to shake from her mind and heart. There's Jeff who has love enough for both of them but can Mya truly make the ultimate commitment? There's her father who has run out on his wife endlessly, yet she continues to love him. There's the ghetto fabulous Kay Kay who Mya can not stand, however events bring about a heart-string tugging twist in their relationship. Those are but a few of the characters in Warm Hands and we all can relate to their diverse personalites. I like how other relationships and friendships are woven into the story, yet you don't find yourself struggling to figure out who is who. Like Butterscotch Blues, I found myself engrossed in the way Margaret paints pictures with words. There is beautiful imagery and she has unforgettable lines and moments that definitely stay with you long after you put her books down. And the ceremony at the end? Oh my goodness! I'm not giving anything away. U have to read it for yourself. Not only are you entertained, there are real-life lessons to be gained. This book is a must read for all women who have searched for love in the arms of others, not realizing that everything they need is in their own mirror. Relationships come and go but love of one's self is constant. I highly recommend Warm Hands and will definetly tell my friends to get this book. Thank you and continued success, Margaret. Peace. CLB.
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Summary: Typical
Review: Woman ruins the best thing to ever enter her life by cheating on him, but no it's not her fault. It's her mother's, father's, brother's, and society's fault. Of course she turns into a dread wearing, incense burning, african trinkett buying, self marrying mess who finds the "perfect black man" who of course is also a dread wearing, incense burning, african trinket buying self marrying mess.
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