EXCELLENT READ!!! | Grindin': A Novel

Fell below my expectations | Grindin': A Novel | Danielle Santiago

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	• Grindin': A Novel Danielle Santiago Atria, 2007 - 256 pages average customer review:based on 50 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

LOVE IT!

I REALLY ENJOYED READING THE BOOK. DANIELLE SANTIAGO IS A WONDERFUL AUTHOR. SHE STAYS ON POINT FROM BEGINNING TO END. I FINISHED THIS BOOK IN ONE DAY. IT'S A REAL PAGE TURNER!!

EXCELLENT READ!!!

"Grindin" has a very interesting and realistic story line throughout the book--a page turner that you must read!!!

Fell below my expectations

I purchased this book based upon the rave reviews and my mistaken belief that the lead character was on the "grind" to take care of her orphaned nieces and nephews. After reading the book, I was sorely disappointed.

Yes, Kennedy became guardian of Nina's children after Nina died, but the children were props in this book. Kennedy didn't act as the mother to these children so clearly her grind had nothing to do with them.

Kennedy and Chaz were on the grind purely because they are selfish azzholes who like designer gear. First, they both sold drugs "for that paper" so they could buy Benzes, houses, diamonds, etc..

After their rap careers took off, they were on that grind to buy Benzes, houses, diamonds, etc..

This book glorifies hustling and I find that unacceptable. It is one thing to write a book about low life's trying to feed their kids; it is a whole other thing to write a book about low life's grindin' just to live large.

Anyway...

This is the story of Kennedy and Chaz. Kennedy is a hustler who tricks men to get into their hotel room and then she robs them. Chaz is a rapper.

After her cousin dies, Kennedy becomes the guardian of her children, thus, making Kennedy the parent of 4 children. One day, while at a party she and Chaz meet and hook up.

Chaz has a record deal and when his label hears Kennedy "spit" she receives a record deal as well. During the course of their singing career, Chaz loses his best friend, Kennedy is beaten, Chaz is stabbed, and so forth.

Basically, this novel was a take on the rap beefs that existed, ala Biggie and Pac, Ja Rule and 50, and so forth.

Pros: Book was easy to read with just minor grammatical errors
Cons: I never connected to the side characters. I never felt emotionally connected to Kennedy and Chaz to about page 125.

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OFF THE HOOK......

GRINDIN WAS OFF THE HOOK I KNEW THIS BOOK WOULD NOT LET ME AND IT DIDN'T THE AUTHOR PUT HER FOOT IN THIS ONE THIS A MUST READ GO GET IT.

I COULDN'T GET THIS BOOK OUT OF MY HEAD

ALL I THOUGHT ABOUT WERE CHAZ AND KENNEDY.THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD IT DIDN'T MAKE SINCE.DANIELLE DID HER THANG WITH THIS ONE.I CAN'T WAIT FOR HER TO DO IT AGAIN.I LOVE STYLE AND FASHION AND SHE HAS IT GOING ON.CHAZ AND KENNEDY TAKES US THROUGH THEIR HOT AND DRAMA FILLED RELATIONSHIP FROM START TO FINISH.THEY GO THROUGH SO MUCH FROM BABY MOMMA DRAMA TO JEALOUSY.IT WAS SO GOOD I READ IT TWICE.

Hustlin' for life, or is life hustlin' her?

After partying and "grindin'" in Las Vegas and clearing more than $100,000 and a bag of stolen diamonds, twenty-two-year-old Kennedy Sanchez, a beautiful, street-smart single mom, and her cousin Nina fly back home to New York. Later that night, Kennedy gets a call that Nina is being beaten up by her boyfriend -- again. Kennedy rushes over to help, but it's too late: Nina dies in Kennedy's arms after making her promise to take care of her children.

Stepping up to the plate, Kennedy becomes the mother of three more kids and moves them into a Harlem brownstone. She knows she needs to refocus her life, and gets her chance when she meets Chaz, a successful hip-hop artist who sees star quality written all over her. She's offered the chance to become a rapper and leave the streets behind -- or at least shift to another kind of grind. But once in the music world, Kennedy realizes that the setting may have changed, but the hustle remains the same.

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