Character Breakdown:
Deontae- A young King in the making. Fueled by the love of a mother whose illness leaves him standing in shoes almost to big to fill. With a little brother depending on his strength to survive. Deontae finds his back against the wall and nothing but his intelligence can aide him in thinking himself out the box. Until he is presented with an opportunity to not only provide for his family but raise his status. What should a man do when the world is placed at his feet?
Jazyme- Is Kismet reborn. She is a young Queen with direction and many talents that make her possibilities endless. To her mother she is the golden child and there is nothing she will not due to see her daughter reach success. Inside of this beautiful heart is pain that fuels her motivation. Until she lays eyes on her destiny and she is faced with losing everything for love or love everything she can lose.
Bishop- A young man whose is a product of a motherless environment and a hateful father. He had no choice but to jump off the porch and get it how he lives. With the mindset that anything in the world can be taken. He starts a path to taking what he feels is his right and makes no excuses. All he is is a lost soul but with the heart of a lion.
Breeze- He is feared by many, admired by most and loved by none. That is all in the life of a boss who only choice was to make the world feel him. He doesn't mind giving the game as long as he will always be the teacher. His quest to stay on top through violence and fear may be the cause of the biggest downfall he has ever experienced. Will this king continue to reign supreme?
Kat- Forever the underdog and seen as just a big butt and a smile. Beyond her physical prowess, she has an ever thinking mind and an observant eye. She refuses to lay in the shadows especially since she is the reason that others are able to walk tall. It's nothing in this life like a woman with a plan and the fortitude to see it through.
Story from my perspective:
Amazed is the state that I found myself from the beginning. When Deontae is first introduced you are able to connect with the weight of the life he carries for himself. Taking care of a mother who suffers from Lupus and a brother who has his eyes on NBA living. He understands that to have all the things he must become the strength. Not really talkative he has a way of carrying himself that makes the world take notice of his King. Like all young adults he has the normal dreams of love, success and stability for those that he loves. Nothing made him want it more than when he laid his eyes upon Jazyme. Her Aura was pure and her walk confident and he just observed her greatness and basked in her being until the first hello and from there it was written. In her eyes he saw his worth and felt the motivation to become all that he could have imagined.
Jazyme looked at Deontae with the same wondering. She saw beyond a young king from the ghetto. His magnificence drew her in from his motherland honoring skin tone to the regal essence of every step he took. All she dreamed of was ruling beside him and then their journey was born. As she basked in the love shared in the beginning of its budding she still is plagued by the demons she faces everyday. A home in turmoil, shameful secrets from her past and living up to expectations that are not her own. This new found love is more than an escape it is the strength she needs to survive.
Bishop has never balked at anything life has thrown his way. When life gave him lemons he made lemonade, pie and ice cream. His worldview is that no matter what is placed before him it shall be a stepping stone. After the loss of his mother his father was supposed to teach and cultivate his ideals. But you will find this young man thrown to the wolves and learning to adapt. He doesn’t worry the world with his problems. Not even his best friend Deontae whose journey he can relate to. But when opportunity comes knocking he wastes no time spreading the love. It’s get it by any means necessary.
Breeze is the proverbial top dog with no fears because he is “That Guy”. He is wise in street knowledge and these are the only laws he follows. You find a modern day puppeteer who enjoys the power of the corruption of others. Unmindful of how he rose to power, you will find him arrogant, self-edifying and unforgiving. He has no love for anything but the almighty dollar and that is all he thinks of. That central focus has caused many a men to fall and it makes you wonder will he be able to forgo such a fate.
Kat is an invaluable asset to Breeze but only because of her sex appeal. Her many erotic talents have brought many a men to falling in line. She is treated like a subject with no value but the moans and groans she can bring from the competition and has been used to test a many a workers loyalty. But you will come to know that all things are used for the good of information. For years she has lived in on the coattails of a tyrant. It why when she gets a glimpse of what the future can be she wastes no time putting a plan into action. The quest to be on top is a silent war but a war bone the less.
I loved how language broke the boundaries of my mind when connecting to these characters. Even deeper than just a life of meaningless crime and violence. This author takes us on a journey through advocacy. Lupus something that plagues the African-American community at an alarming rate but is not generally talked about. I appreciated the information that I learned and the glimpse I got into the everyday living of the person who lives with it but also the emotional and physical toll it can take on those around them. This profound work of fiction touched on so many things like young love, life decisions forced by the struggle, young black kings and queens who mace live in the hood but dream beyond it. I just loved how each character no matter how sinister or innocent had a voice and at least three relatable points. This book will cause some introspective thinking as well as a few tears. I had to stop reading a few times just to cry and reflect and it is a work that everyone should enjoy. You can do that by clicking the link below and gaining a new story and future classic:
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