I’ll admit this isn’t my typical genre to read. While I often watch crime movies or TV shows, it’s rare that I’ll pick up a book to read on the subject. This is because I find it’s difficult to translate the action of the criminality of “hood life” to paper. That said — WOW. This knocked that notion out of the park.

The Pros & Cons

I had this book for awhile (received a free copy upon sign-up to author’s newsletter) and finally delved into it today. I breezed through the entire novella in a couple of hours.

It was raw, gritty, and felt so real. The small touches were so detailed: the description of a chicken box blowing, dust coating a room, the smell of weed, the sounds and vibrations of music pumping, the colours and textures of the sheets on the king-sized bed. The undercurrent of danger is palpable from beginning to end. It’s rare that you stumble across writing so vivid that it seems seamless to transpose to film.

Conclusion

This was a fast-paced and powerful read, and I highly recommend. I only wish it was a little longer. The ending was a gut-punch.

But it leads into the “Target” series (and introduces the main “Target” character in this one), so I can see a lot more happening in this world — and look forward to it the next time I’m feeling up for a gritty read like this.

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