Character Breakdown:
Miracle- Brought up as the princess of the Block. You find Miracle spoiled and living her best life. Her family wanted her to live a life that was purposeful and where she could use her intelligence and make all their handwork mean something. That lead her to college, but when it's in your blood there is no stopping the hunger. All this carefree and driven young lady wants to do is sit on the throne and reign supreme. She gets it by any means necessary until she is finally given the opportunity to make her dreams reality.
Jahi- To be young and successful is all a man who come from humble beginnings can ask for. Surviving the odds of an alcoholic mother and a volatile hood environment. He works his way up the ranks in the Block. Jahi gets into the game and uses his means to put himself through college. With dreams of a brighter future he is focused on the prize. If only he can let the ghosts from his past rest.
Kissy- Beautiful inside and out she is all Miracle can ask for in a best friend. As a make-up artist she is living just above the broke college student live. She does not know the definition of love. That's why she finds herself in a dead end relationship with the hopes that she can finally attain the elusive feeling she craves. No matter the circumstance she keeps a positive outlook on life. Until she is faced with saving the life of a loved one or herself.
Sherm- Funny, Flashy and Fly, he is the life of the party. Being orphaned in his youth, he found a family in his best friend Jahi and the Block. He is out to get this money and live life on the terms that he placed. He is a bed them and leave them type. Till he connected eyes with a caramel beauty and fell in love at the club.
Story from my perspective:
When we were first introduced to Miracle she was a young girl lost. Her attitude was on spitfire and all she had ever known was degradation, hunger and abuse from her birth mother. That was until her sister rescued her and gave her more love than she could ever deserved. Now to watch her all grown up is definitely a sight to behold. Nothing changed but her determination to take over the throne her sister Lyric refused to sit on. Now she is in college doing the one thing she feels will make her family proud. The only thing is the streets keep calling her name. With the hum of the hustle consuming her veins she can no longer deny her destiny. Making moves on her own leads to a major life change but it is also her opening to stake her claim to the Block. Only she has to start from the bottom to gain the throne. It does not deter her, she puts her game face on and gets to putting in work.
Jahi is out here in the streets as a young boss and a dedicated college student. All of those responsibilities on top of the nightmares from his past, he finds himself in deep water without a life vest. It is a lot to juggle and when the higher ups in the Block notice, they decide to offer some support. He is a prideful man but when the support is non-negotiable he acquiesces to their leadership. Only thing is his support will probably end up being more trouble than it's worth.
Kissy has long nights and even longer days trying to hide behind the facade that she is okay. No matter how much Miracle tries to convince her about how she deserves more and she is better than the life she chooses to live. Hearing it and believing it are two entirely different things. So she bares he life with patience and a can-do attitude. That is until she joins her best friend on the quest to take over the Block. With a new station on the horizon, Kissy is becoming more empowered, strong and self-aware. It shows in all her aspects of life until the one dim spot puts a damper in her new found freedom.
Sherm is a dang on fool. I mean he keeps the jokes coming. Fending for himself since he was placed in the system, Sherm knows the true definition of getting it out the mud. He doesn't take anything in life seriously accept his money and his loyalty to Jahi and the Block. The women flock to him in droves and the easy accessibility ensures that he never takes any one of them seriously. Until the moment he sees the future he never though he could have in the eyes of a woman who makes his heart take notice. It leads him to his first real taste of love.
You always go into spin-offs with the thought that you will find the same elements as it's predecessors. That is not the case with this book. The author really went above and beyond to stay true to each characters personality. Miracle was always the character that anyone who read the initial book and the series that followed, wished we could see in adult form. The author did not disappoint and I promise you reading this book re-solidified why the Block Universe will always reign supreme. You can read all about it by clicking the link below.
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