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Cocaine Princess Series #1
The Cocaine Princess Part 1
The Cocaine Princess synopsis: Alexus Costilla is an 18-year-old Brownsville, Texas native who bears a striking resemblance to Young Money superstar Nicki Minaj. Raised by her father, a ruthless Mexican drug cartel boss, and her mother, a strong-spirited black woman with an MBA from Harvard, it's no surprise that when Alexus graduates from high school text books to kilos of cocaine and heroin, she quickly becomes one of the best to ever do it in the dope game. After her father, Juan "Papi" Costilla, is sent away to federal prison, Alexus soon finds herself in Michigan City, Indiana with her mother, Rita Mae Bishop. With $250,000 in cash and 48 kilos of pure cocaine--stuffed inside large soup cans and smuggled into the country through her family's drug tunnel-- Alexus sets out to build herself a BMF-like drug-dealing ring, utilizing the connections of her numerous lovers to maximize her bankroll. But will she survive the wrath of the Costilla cartel when a portion of it turns against her? Find out in...
- GenresAfrican American
122 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 25, 2013
About the author
Rio
104 books34 followers"Rio" is the national best-selling author of The Cocaine Princess Saga. The Cocaine Princess part one skyrocketed to #1 on the African American and Urban Bestsellers list within days of its release. That was quite an accomplishment for his first published novel. The Cocaine Princess 2 through 5 are also available. He spends his time writing and reading urban books to better his own writing. Rio's passion is to put his stamp on urban fiction and other genres one book at a time. He is now hard at work on Bulletface 5, his next novel. You can contact him on Facebook: Author Rio Terrell; email: rioauthor@gmail.com; Instagram: authorrio5; or follow on Twitter @authorrio.
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May 21, 2015
Great Read
This book had me captivated from the beginning to the end!
Yes there is a lot of name dropping and I've read some book that had some corny ass name dropping but this author blended everything well and it didn't bother me one bit ... It actually gave me a better picture of the story.
I would definitely recommend this book to others.
Now on to book 2 !
This book had me captivated from the beginning to the end!
Yes there is a lot of name dropping and I've read some book that had some corny ass name dropping but this author blended everything well and it didn't bother me one bit ... It actually gave me a better picture of the story.
I would definitely recommend this book to others.
Now on to book 2 !
September 2, 2015
Starts off just right from the beginning to the end the characters made me laugh Alexis is gonna be just like her father was before he went down this book is full of action & drama I loved it & now I'm ready for the next book. I'm hooked
April 9, 2014
Alexus
Very interesting storyline! Love it! Is Alexus strong enough for this task or will she allow sex to b her downfall. Actually looking forward to reading all of the novels.
Very interesting storyline! Love it! Is Alexus strong enough for this task or will she allow sex to b her downfall. Actually looking forward to reading all of the novels.
October 30, 2018
I picked this up after reading that the author had such spectacular success. I'm not too proud to look for cues as to how to hook a reader or find an audience wherever they might be dug up.
Have to say though, it... Well, whatever appeal is beyond me.
The characters are comically absurd clichés, who are spitting images of celebrities to further lessen the burden of evoking them, and the book otherwise read more like a product placement class than a book. Everything is branded and labelled, right down to someone wearing not a 'Bulls cap' but a 'New Era Bulls Cap.'
Even the protagonist's bed was branded, to appeal to the closet interior decorators amongst the readership I suppose.
But again, the man apparently hit number one with this, which I have unavoidably done not once, so he's clearly found his audience and good for him on that score! I don't get it, and I don't dig it, but I wish no one ill in the writing field, except plagiarists like Dan Brown, who no doubt worries about my opinion constantly through the haze of millions separating us. Just, stealing from other authors is low.
Or those who spread hate or fuckwittery, of course. But lest this devolve into another comment on Trump, back on track:
I mean, some detail, some brand IQ is certainly an asset, if it worked for Ian Fleming... But this is just ridiculous, and shows more ability with a search engine than taste. It's fairly clear the author is aspiring, which again, nothing wrong there, but the name dropping comes off so monotonously metronomic that it goes from amusing to annoying to actually making the story hard to read.
I can't comment about the drug dealing aspect, not having any experience or relevant research done there, but as a pants-warmer this fizzled, the protagonist couldn't be any more plastic if she were 'Alexus by Mattel,' about the only product placement the author missed.
No hate here, just an honest opinion. If you write the good ones, gotta write the less so, or so I feel. Otherwise the reviewer risks coming off as a shill. (Pointing that at precisely no one in this thread, mind!)
Have to say though, it... Well, whatever appeal is beyond me.
The characters are comically absurd clichés, who are spitting images of celebrities to further lessen the burden of evoking them, and the book otherwise read more like a product placement class than a book. Everything is branded and labelled, right down to someone wearing not a 'Bulls cap' but a 'New Era Bulls Cap.'
Even the protagonist's bed was branded, to appeal to the closet interior decorators amongst the readership I suppose.
But again, the man apparently hit number one with this, which I have unavoidably done not once, so he's clearly found his audience and good for him on that score! I don't get it, and I don't dig it, but I wish no one ill in the writing field, except plagiarists like Dan Brown, who no doubt worries about my opinion constantly through the haze of millions separating us. Just, stealing from other authors is low.
Or those who spread hate or fuckwittery, of course. But lest this devolve into another comment on Trump, back on track:
I mean, some detail, some brand IQ is certainly an asset, if it worked for Ian Fleming... But this is just ridiculous, and shows more ability with a search engine than taste. It's fairly clear the author is aspiring, which again, nothing wrong there, but the name dropping comes off so monotonously metronomic that it goes from amusing to annoying to actually making the story hard to read.
I can't comment about the drug dealing aspect, not having any experience or relevant research done there, but as a pants-warmer this fizzled, the protagonist couldn't be any more plastic if she were 'Alexus by Mattel,' about the only product placement the author missed.
No hate here, just an honest opinion. If you write the good ones, gotta write the less so, or so I feel. Otherwise the reviewer risks coming off as a shill. (Pointing that at precisely no one in this thread, mind!)
March 10, 2020
I felt like this could have been a better book. It's like I can tell the book would have been amazing but it only got good by the ending of the book
February 28, 2017
HEADBUSSA BANGER
I over live for books like this. Jumping into part 2. These are books that I must read again. Great job
I over live for books like this. Jumping into part 2. These are books that I must read again. Great job
November 17, 2013
Where to begin... the writing isn't bad, the story itself is interesting. It's just Alexus. She came off to me as a ghetto Mary Sue: perfect at the drug game, a sex expert when she's never been intimate with anyone, everyone lusts after her... all of this at 18 and fresh out of high school. Then again, some of the key characters came off as being too flawless. Most of the characters, honestly, just aren't believable. Aside from that and the constant references to brand names, I enjoyed the story.
December 3, 2015
Just Okay
Hmm. So far, so good but this was just setting the tone. Not too much happened yet but I can see the possibilities. My issue is that it stopped so suddenly. It didn't leave me excited to read on because it just faded out. I'm also not too thrilled with Alexis. She could be a little smarter. She's not a thinker. She's more of a slut than a drug dealer. Sex seems more important to her than money. I will read on and hope it gets better.
Hmm. So far, so good but this was just setting the tone. Not too much happened yet but I can see the possibilities. My issue is that it stopped so suddenly. It didn't leave me excited to read on because it just faded out. I'm also not too thrilled with Alexis. She could be a little smarter. She's not a thinker. She's more of a slut than a drug dealer. Sex seems more important to her than money. I will read on and hope it gets better.
October 14, 2013
I was so excited there was finally a book about an area i live close too. I found this book to use a lot of old slang but once u get past that it was pretty good. I dont know about Alexus yet.. On to part 2
April 9, 2013
good read now I am reading book 2
June 23, 2013
Very short! A little off kilter! Could not have been too bad cause I want to read part 2!
July 18, 2013
This book was an okay quick read. Would have liked to know more information about the Castillo Cartel Family history.
July 22, 2013
DISAPPOINTED. THE BOOK STOPPED JUST WHEN IT WAS GETTING GOOD "TO BE CONTINUED"
January 19, 2014
Good Book
I Gave it a five because I liked the story line I was pulled into the book as if I was one of the characters
I Gave it a five because I liked the story line I was pulled into the book as if I was one of the characters
October 24, 2014
Slow read
the book started off really really slow and it didn't pick up at the end but I'm goin to read part 2 to see where this book go at
the book started off really really slow and it didn't pick up at the end but I'm goin to read part 2 to see where this book go at
November 3, 2014
this book series has became one of my favorite stories
October 1, 2015
TCP
This was an okay read, it will be interesting to see what the young sex driven Alexus will be up to in the next installment.
This was an okay read, it will be interesting to see what the young sex driven Alexus will be up to in the next installment.
November 3, 2015
Typical
It's okay just the storyline can be better put together and it's to over exaggerated. Maybe it will get better as you continue to read
It's okay just the storyline can be better put together and it's to over exaggerated. Maybe it will get better as you continue to read
February 5, 2017
Great Read!
I could not put this book down. It had a great mix of sex, drugs, and violence. I will read the next book in this series!
I could not put this book down. It had a great mix of sex, drugs, and violence. I will read the next book in this series!
January 18, 2014
Gripped from the very first word
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