Purpose Lies Within

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Summary: From The Author
Review: Hi, I'm Kimberly S. Phillips. This is my first novel and it is based on a dream I had. The spirit moved me to write this book and this is how Purpose Lies Within came into existance.

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Summary: Look Inside Yourself
Review: Nia Yolanda Chavez is your typical teenager living in New York.
She is beautiful, likes talking about boys, and she is a cheer
leader. But it is there that the similarity ends. Nia has a very
unstable home life, her mother is a junkie who often stays in a
drug induced haze for days, and there is a constant parade of
sleazy men who Nia is unfortunately exposed to.

The only real stability in Nia's life is spending time with her
best friend Charlene Thompson and Charlene's family. They often
take Nia in, when she has no where else to go. Even with the
Thompson's constant love and support, Nia is physically and
sexually abused by the men that her mother allow into their
home. And it is this abuse that sets the stage for other bad
life choices that Nia will make.

Upon escaping the ugliness of her childhood, Nia grows into an
adult and she moves from New York to San Diego. In San Diego
she meets life-long friends and faces horror and pain. In
reading this book I found myself wanting to reach out and
protect Nia from the pain. This book was definitely an emotional
read for me. There were some parts of the book that I feel were
overwritten, but overall Purpose Lies Within was a pretty good
book. On the RAW scale it is a 3.

Reviewed by Simone

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Summary: A Pageturner full of VIVID description!
Review: Purpose Lies Within by Kimberly S. Phillips

Purpose Lies Within is a coming-of-LIFE story about Nia Chevez. The story chronicles her life as a child in the harsh streets of Brooklyn, a child neglected by a mother hypnotized by drugs and the barrage of men who come into her mother's life, and painfully, into hers as well. She finds tastes of happiness with her best friend's family, but soon feels a burden to them, and after one too many attacks by her mother's current abusive man, she flees, to try and find a place and some peace of her own.

Unfortunately, Nia's exploration into adulthood brings yet more pain and heartache, and it's in San Diego that she's faced with tough choices...and the chance to love...but first, she must realize that the true purpose of life...and her happiness lies within her own self...not others.

This novel was a fairly fast read for me, and I continued reading in the hopes that I would find Nia's happiness right along with her. I'll let you read the novel for yourself to see if this really happens.

There were a few things that concerned me in the novel. One, the narration tended to replicate the dialogue in many instances, and as a reader, I didn't find the need for that. The storyline and dialogue was simple enough so that I would know what's going on, without a narration of what would be said prior to what was said.

Two, profanity vs. not using profanity. All the characters in the book say the word 'Gosh' a lot; however, I also saw the same characters using much harsher words, and for me...and remember, this is just my opinion, if you can say the 'f' word, not too often will you say GOSH.

Third, the notion of love. I never really felt any of the men in this novel actually knew what love was. They seemed to be in heat over superficial things such as Nia's long tresses, pretty eyes, full breasts, and slamming body and then at the end, it was followed up by an oh, I love her.

Despite my concerns, Phillips did a wonderful job in being graphic and vivid with all physical components of the novel. I swear, I could literally see the pain, the bruises, the heartache, and the blood of Nia's battles to survive through years of abuse, and often times, I cried right along with her.

PURPOSE LIES WITHIN is a very touching and poignant of the trials and tribulations one girl must endure to finally have the chance to bloom into the young and happy woman she has dreamed of becoming.

Rating:
Summary: A Pageturner full of VIVID description!
Review: Purpose Lies Within by Kimberly S. Phillips

Purpose Lies Within is a coming-of-LIFE story about Nia Chevez. The story chronicles her life as a child in the harsh streets of Brooklyn, a child neglected by a mother hypnotized by drugs and the barrage of men who come into her mother's life, and painfully, into hers as well. She finds tastes of happiness with her best friend's family, but soon feels a burden to them, and after one too many attacks by her mother's current abusive man, she flees, to try and find a place and some peace of her own.

Unfortunately, Nia's exploration into adulthood brings yet more pain and heartache, and it's in San Diego that she's faced with tough choices...and the chance to love...but first, she must realize that the true purpose of life...and her happiness lies within her own self...not others.

This novel was a fairly fast read for me, and I continued reading in the hopes that I would find Nia's happiness right along with her. I'll let you read the novel for yourself to see if this really happens.

There were a few things that concerned me in the novel. One, the narration tended to replicate the dialogue in many instances, and as a reader, I didn't find the need for that. The storyline and dialogue was simple enough so that I would know what's going on, without a narration of what would be said prior to what was said.

Two, profanity vs. not using profanity. All the characters in the book say the word 'Gosh' a lot; however, I also saw the same characters using much harsher words, and for me...and remember, this is just my opinion, if you can say the 'f' word, not too often will you say GOSH.

Third, the notion of love. I never really felt any of the men in this novel actually knew what love was. They seemed to be in heat over superficial things such as Nia's long tresses, pretty eyes, full breasts, and slamming body and then at the end, it was followed up by an oh, I love her.

Despite my concerns, Phillips did a wonderful job in being graphic and vivid with all physical components of the novel. I swear, I could literally see the pain, the bruises, the heartache, and the blood of Nia's battles to survive through years of abuse, and often times, I cried right along with her.

PURPOSE LIES WITHIN is a very touching and poignant of the trials and tribulations one girl must endure to finally have the chance to bloom into the young and happy woman she has dreamed of becoming.

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Summary: Purpose Lies Within
Review: This book is an excellent book. I will recommend this book to the young and the young at heart. Keep up the good work!

Rating:
Summary: Purpose Lies Within
Review: This book is an excellent book. I will recommend this book to the young and the young at heart. Keep up the good work!

Rating:
Summary: Purpose Lies Within
Review: This book is an excellent book. It was well written and actually makes you feel like you are there with the characters. I will recommend this book to the young and the young at heart. Keep up the good work Kimberly! And I wish much continued success. I look forward to reading you next book.

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Summary: Purpose Lies Within
Review: This book is an excellent book. It was well written and actually makes you feel like you are there with the characters. I will recommend this book to the young and the young at heart. Keep up the good work Kimberly! And I wish much continued success. I look forward to reading you next book.