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In My Hood Series #2
In My Hood 2
You thought there would be no one left in the hood after the horrible chain of murders that occurred in In My Hood. But the hood don t stop living; the saga only continues with a new breed of street dwellers to take their place. Nettie is back to wreak havoc on the city of Newark by targeting the HNIC, Leroy Big Roy Jenkins.
But she is not alone. She recruits Ishmael s old squad, along with a few people of her own and takes getting money by any means necessary to a new level. But there s a new cat on the block and his name is Wild. The name is self-explanatory and he has the same vision in sight: to conquer and destroy Leroy. Nettie and Wild join forces to create the illest crew Essex County has seen in decades.
Greed and jealousy rear their ugly heads among the crew, causing a turmoil of destruction that reveals Nettie ultimate secret. Will Nettie trade in the blade she sucked on for years for a gun? Or will the hood take her out first?
But she is not alone. She recruits Ishmael s old squad, along with a few people of her own and takes getting money by any means necessary to a new level. But there s a new cat on the block and his name is Wild. The name is self-explanatory and he has the same vision in sight: to conquer and destroy Leroy. Nettie and Wild join forces to create the illest crew Essex County has seen in decades.
Greed and jealousy rear their ugly heads among the crew, causing a turmoil of destruction that reveals Nettie ultimate secret. Will Nettie trade in the blade she sucked on for years for a gun? Or will the hood take her out first?
250 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2007
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About the author
Endy
5 books15 followersAuthor Endy first noticed her creative knack when she was nine years old.
She's successfully penned bestselling novels such as the In My Hood Trilogy and A Deal with Death. Her fan base has broadened and they are dedicated to her. Her novels are all penned on real life experiences being born in Newark, NJ.
Often noted by the public as highly underrated, Endy has appeared on BET's The Five coming in at number 3. With countless interviews and quotes by The Library Journal, Endy is determined to make her mark.
Endy is also heavily involved with the community, multitasking and volunteering many hours helping children. For many years she has been involved with the Pop Warner Organization where she is a certified Coach for the cheer teams. She runs the entire cheer program as a cheer commissioner and Vice President for the organization. She enjoys mentoring the girls, steering them away from the fast life of which she successfully overcame. She wants to reach as many children as she can instilling helpful advice and confidence by public speaking and workshops.
She's successfully penned bestselling novels such as the In My Hood Trilogy and A Deal with Death. Her fan base has broadened and they are dedicated to her. Her novels are all penned on real life experiences being born in Newark, NJ.
Often noted by the public as highly underrated, Endy has appeared on BET's The Five coming in at number 3. With countless interviews and quotes by The Library Journal, Endy is determined to make her mark.
Endy is also heavily involved with the community, multitasking and volunteering many hours helping children. For many years she has been involved with the Pop Warner Organization where she is a certified Coach for the cheer teams. She runs the entire cheer program as a cheer commissioner and Vice President for the organization. She enjoys mentoring the girls, steering them away from the fast life of which she successfully overcame. She wants to reach as many children as she can instilling helpful advice and confidence by public speaking and workshops.
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December 21, 2010
2.5 - I really liked In My Hood and I assumed I would really like In My Hood 2 and In My Hood 3 as well. Having read this and being about halfway finished with the third I can say I didn't really like the last two. They aren't horrible mind you, just not great. This is definitely another case where the sequel/series shouldn't have come about. This should have been one book and that's it. I'm not sure why authors choose to ruin books in this manner.
The mistakes were a turn-off for me. I've seen far, far worse in others books and I do want that to be noted - this is not poorly edited on the scalee of some I've seen. But that doesn't change the fact that it wasn't up to par. Something I saw right away was KaShamba Williams's blurb on the back cover praising her "debut novel". Yet, the reader is left to believe that this is the book she's talking about when less than one inch above the blurb is says, in plain view, "II The Saga Continues..." I don't know about ya'll but does 'debut' mean something else that I'm not aware of? Silly mistake, should have been caught.
The drama is here, the suspence is alright but it's so far from realistic. I got the impression that Endy wanted to show off her knowledge of Spanich and slang for whatever reason.
Is 'swetain' a word? Is it? Someone tell me. How can any reader of the English language look at that word and not know it's spelled wrong? How can any editor not catch that? Whoever edited this need not call themselves an editor.
The Spanish got on my nerves. Some is okay but it seemed like all I read was Oh Dios mio! every other sentence. Yeah, we all know what it means. Try again.
I don't know - I'm getting burned out on the urban fiction. It's all the same old same old all the time. It's like one author regurgitates it to the next. I know of a few authors who actually come in a unique manner and besides those I won't be getting any new urban fiction books.
If you want good urban fiction go for Dwayne S. Joseph, R.M. Johnson, K'wan, K.D. Harris, Joy King and Tracy Brown. I'm going to attempt to read the books by other authors that I already own but I won't waste my time or money or brain cells on the same old crap any longer.
The mistakes were a turn-off for me. I've seen far, far worse in others books and I do want that to be noted - this is not poorly edited on the scalee of some I've seen. But that doesn't change the fact that it wasn't up to par. Something I saw right away was KaShamba Williams's blurb on the back cover praising her "debut novel". Yet, the reader is left to believe that this is the book she's talking about when less than one inch above the blurb is says, in plain view, "II The Saga Continues..." I don't know about ya'll but does 'debut' mean something else that I'm not aware of? Silly mistake, should have been caught.
The drama is here, the suspence is alright but it's so far from realistic. I got the impression that Endy wanted to show off her knowledge of Spanich and slang for whatever reason.
Is 'swetain' a word? Is it? Someone tell me. How can any reader of the English language look at that word and not know it's spelled wrong? How can any editor not catch that? Whoever edited this need not call themselves an editor.
The Spanish got on my nerves. Some is okay but it seemed like all I read was Oh Dios mio! every other sentence. Yeah, we all know what it means. Try again.
I don't know - I'm getting burned out on the urban fiction. It's all the same old same old all the time. It's like one author regurgitates it to the next. I know of a few authors who actually come in a unique manner and besides those I won't be getting any new urban fiction books.
If you want good urban fiction go for Dwayne S. Joseph, R.M. Johnson, K'wan, K.D. Harris, Joy King and Tracy Brown. I'm going to attempt to read the books by other authors that I already own but I won't waste my time or money or brain cells on the same old crap any longer.
February 27, 2010
This book was more then what I expected it to be lots of drama from the start to the end loved that kept me turning and wanting more and more.
Nettie set out to take over on her own but, she looking for a crew so she takes in Ishmael old crew that now works for Leroy. She also have her girlfriend Maria and some girls from the strip club in on it also. A long lost friend Meats and one of Nate's friend Wild.
They set out and get things rolling by taking from Leroy at the same time Nate working for Leroy.
The whole crew mainly Nettie have something up her sleeve and hiding some secrets that not a lot of people know.
Little Cash find out about one of the secrets and discusse this with Nettie sister at least he thought that it would be ok to do that but, that back fires later.
Tj is Bev's son he growing up selling for Nettie along with Nettie nephew Tyler. Nettie finds out that they selling for her and she puts a end to that.
At the end lots of drama and secrets are reveil and I was in aww at everything that took place I just couldn't put this book down. Great job to Endy for doing her thang and off to read part 3 :)
Nettie set out to take over on her own but, she looking for a crew so she takes in Ishmael old crew that now works for Leroy. She also have her girlfriend Maria and some girls from the strip club in on it also. A long lost friend Meats and one of Nate's friend Wild.
They set out and get things rolling by taking from Leroy at the same time Nate working for Leroy.
The whole crew mainly Nettie have something up her sleeve and hiding some secrets that not a lot of people know.
Little Cash find out about one of the secrets and discusse this with Nettie sister at least he thought that it would be ok to do that but, that back fires later.
Tj is Bev's son he growing up selling for Nettie along with Nettie nephew Tyler. Nettie finds out that they selling for her and she puts a end to that.
At the end lots of drama and secrets are reveil and I was in aww at everything that took place I just couldn't put this book down. Great job to Endy for doing her thang and off to read part 3 :)
August 13, 2008
I'm So Hood!
Another day, another dollar. The streets mourn Ishmael, but life must go on. Leroy "Big Roy" Jenkins is that man. As the man, there's always someone lurking, waiting to take you down. Or in this case, a bunch of someones.
Rick Daniels, lead detective for the precinct, wants to rid the streets of crime and instigators of crime. A trail leads him to Big Roy.
Nettie is ready to set it off and make some money. A trail leads her to Big Roy.
Wild, true to his street moniker, wants to be the next king of Essex County. A trail leads him to Big Roy.
Nate, Dice, Click and Little Cash, former members of Ishmael's crew, want to eat like they were eating when Ishmael was alive. A trail leads them to Big Roy.
Several agendas...one outcome.
Whoever came up with the sophomore jinx hadn't read Endy. Endy returns with a banger. She stepped her pen game up and dare I say, "In My Hood II" is better than its predecessor. More characters, more drama and more HOOD! "In My Hood II" was well worth the wait and well worth the read.
Reviewed by: Toni
Another day, another dollar. The streets mourn Ishmael, but life must go on. Leroy "Big Roy" Jenkins is that man. As the man, there's always someone lurking, waiting to take you down. Or in this case, a bunch of someones.
Rick Daniels, lead detective for the precinct, wants to rid the streets of crime and instigators of crime. A trail leads him to Big Roy.
Nettie is ready to set it off and make some money. A trail leads her to Big Roy.
Wild, true to his street moniker, wants to be the next king of Essex County. A trail leads him to Big Roy.
Nate, Dice, Click and Little Cash, former members of Ishmael's crew, want to eat like they were eating when Ishmael was alive. A trail leads them to Big Roy.
Several agendas...one outcome.
Whoever came up with the sophomore jinx hadn't read Endy. Endy returns with a banger. She stepped her pen game up and dare I say, "In My Hood II" is better than its predecessor. More characters, more drama and more HOOD! "In My Hood II" was well worth the wait and well worth the read.
Reviewed by: Toni
January 9, 2009
In My Hood, Again...
Usually when people write sequels they usually go way off course and readers are left wondering what in the hell were they thinking. Well in the case of Endy Greene's "In My Hood The Saga Continues," I can earnestly say that the saga kept going and going and going...
Notorious Netta is back and more ferocious than we last saw her. Not only is this beauty plotting on becoming the newest H.N.I.C, she's totting a web of lies, secrets and deceits with her. As Netta heads up a squad of thoroughbreds she inducts some of her old nemesis, Ish, team to help her attain her goal. Will decadence, jealousy, love and alliances obscure her passageway?
I loved that while the legend lived on you were able to mourn Ish, Beverly and Desiree, but not be too overwhelmed by it. There are fresh new faces that breaths life into this strong storyline and you witness the continuous growth and very intriguing twists. If you can believe it, in my opinion, the sequel has surpassed the original one.
Mission Completed!!!
Usually when people write sequels they usually go way off course and readers are left wondering what in the hell were they thinking. Well in the case of Endy Greene's "In My Hood The Saga Continues," I can earnestly say that the saga kept going and going and going...
Notorious Netta is back and more ferocious than we last saw her. Not only is this beauty plotting on becoming the newest H.N.I.C, she's totting a web of lies, secrets and deceits with her. As Netta heads up a squad of thoroughbreds she inducts some of her old nemesis, Ish, team to help her attain her goal. Will decadence, jealousy, love and alliances obscure her passageway?
I loved that while the legend lived on you were able to mourn Ish, Beverly and Desiree, but not be too overwhelmed by it. There are fresh new faces that breaths life into this strong storyline and you witness the continuous growth and very intriguing twists. If you can believe it, in my opinion, the sequel has surpassed the original one.
Mission Completed!!!
January 14, 2009
Don't Call It A Comeback
Endy's debut, `In My Hood,' left me wanting more. In the sequel, `In My Hood 2,' Endy passed herself the torch and is off in search of the gold. Despite being a few men down and having a hierarchy that has been holding the reigns for far too long, Nettie, our villainess from part one, is back and more determined to wreak havoc on the streets of Newark . When she's introduced to Wild, the male version of her, the bloodshed will be unmatched and enemies need to beware.
With the prize in sight, the teams' vision is blurred making the "I" instead of "us" more pronounced. With greed running amuck will Nettie finally rule?
I enjoyed the story, the new characters and the action. I could literally see this playing for us on the big screen.
Endy's debut, `In My Hood,' left me wanting more. In the sequel, `In My Hood 2,' Endy passed herself the torch and is off in search of the gold. Despite being a few men down and having a hierarchy that has been holding the reigns for far too long, Nettie, our villainess from part one, is back and more determined to wreak havoc on the streets of Newark . When she's introduced to Wild, the male version of her, the bloodshed will be unmatched and enemies need to beware.
With the prize in sight, the teams' vision is blurred making the "I" instead of "us" more pronounced. With greed running amuck will Nettie finally rule?
I enjoyed the story, the new characters and the action. I could literally see this playing for us on the big screen.
June 2, 2011
Whew...Nettie & Janet were no joke. The hood was rough, the dope game up for grabs while family wasn't as strong as it should be. Endy didn't let me down with the urban rich tale of crime, money and power.
September 27, 2012
I think this book is very good so far.. i think this book is good because it
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