APOOO Review Team--February 2007 Reads and Reviews
Discover the APOOO Book Club's February 2007 picks, featuring reviews of Nalo Hopkinson's *The New Moon's Arms*, Walter Mosley's *Killing Johnny Fry*, and more. Dive into our curated fiction reads and expert team reviews from 2007.
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Love and Lies
by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Truth and lies . . . At long last, the Reverend Curtis Black appears to be living the straight life. The all-too-human preacher is a bestselling author now, and he and his wife, Charlotte, are raising two adorable children. But the ever-suspicious Charlotte doesn't trust that Curtis has put his womanizing past behind him. While he's on the road promoting his latest book, she knows that there just needs to be one extra-devoted fan in his flock for him to stray. Secrets and lies . . . Still, Charlotte is no angel herself, and she's been keeping plenty of secrets from Curtis while he's been away. For one thing, their daughter, Marissa, is behaving bizarrely, reminding Charlotte a bit too much of the man with whom she had an affair five years ago—an affair Curtis won't let her forget. Then there are the disturbing visits from her so-called brother-in-law, a man once involved with drugs and the law. Curtis has forbidden the family to see him, but the guy simply keeps turning up on Charlotte's doorstep no matter how hard she tries to keep him away. Charlotte believes with all her heart that things will be better once Curtis comes home. Love and lies . . . But Charlotte should be careful what she wishes for. She thinks love is enough to untangle the web of lies she and Curtis have woven for themselves. What she doesn't know is that when her husband finally returns, she'll have some tough decisions to make if she wants to save her soul and salvage her marriage.
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The Wicked
by L. A. Banks
This latest in the 'Vampire Huntress Legend' series sees Damali & Carlos struggle to contain the rising power of Cain, now chairman of the Vampire Council. Cain seeks to raise the deadly Fallon Nuit, and Carlos will need all his strength & courage to prevent him.
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We Ain't No Niggas! Exposing the Deception of YOUR World History Education
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The New Moon's Arms
by Nalo Hopkinson
"A mainstream magical realism novel set in the Caribbean on the fictional island of Dolorosse. It tells the story of a 50-something grandmother whose mother disappeared when she was a teenager and whose father has just passed away as she begins menopause.
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The Life Of Teenagers Ain't No Joke... Living A Courageous Childhood, In An Unforgiving World
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Killing Johnny Fry
by Walter Mosley
When Cordell Carmel catches his longtime girlfriend with another man, the experience dissolves his calm, everyday existence into a thirst for revenge and a sexual odyssey in search of a new way of life.