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Confessions of a Hustla's Housekeeper 3: Confessions of a Hustla's Housekeeper, Book 3
Mama Vee finally feels like she has met her soulmate, and he doesn’t belong to another woman.
When she thinks she has finally found happiness and is ready to pursue this new and fresh love, her past comes knocking at her door. With Owen being the man she had always prayed for, Vee isn’t willing to let this relationship go. Will she be honest and tell him about her past? Or will she and her ‘past’ decide to take this secret to the grave?
After all, Mama Vee is known to keep a secret or two.
Roddy is stuck between a rock and a hard place. After finding out about Juleena’s secret abortion, he’s brought to a time when he lost his wife. Trying not to mentally lose it and remain strong, he distances himself from everyone. What happens when he finds out that Yves knew about Juleena’s plans before she went through with them?
Yves has stuck by Roddy’s side, even playing second to his selfish fiancée. When Pooh decides he’s done playing small, and decides to apply more pressure behind Yves, will she take the bait? Or will she continue to follow behind Roddy with hopes that he’d finally choose her?
Jia is tired of everyone coming at her behind Juleena’s abortion. She did what any mother would have–or at least that’s what she keeps telling herself. With a reality show in the works, she’s trying even harder to make her relationship work with Roddy. After all, Jia Love has an image to portray, and that includes Roddy and their ‘perfect’ relationship.
When she thinks she has finally found happiness and is ready to pursue this new and fresh love, her past comes knocking at her door. With Owen being the man she had always prayed for, Vee isn’t willing to let this relationship go. Will she be honest and tell him about her past? Or will she and her ‘past’ decide to take this secret to the grave?
After all, Mama Vee is known to keep a secret or two.
Roddy is stuck between a rock and a hard place. After finding out about Juleena’s secret abortion, he’s brought to a time when he lost his wife. Trying not to mentally lose it and remain strong, he distances himself from everyone. What happens when he finds out that Yves knew about Juleena’s plans before she went through with them?
Yves has stuck by Roddy’s side, even playing second to his selfish fiancée. When Pooh decides he’s done playing small, and decides to apply more pressure behind Yves, will she take the bait? Or will she continue to follow behind Roddy with hopes that he’d finally choose her?
Jia is tired of everyone coming at her behind Juleena’s abortion. She did what any mother would have–or at least that’s what she keeps telling herself. With a reality show in the works, she’s trying even harder to make her relationship work with Roddy. After all, Jia Love has an image to portray, and that includes Roddy and their ‘perfect’ relationship.
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July 17, 2022
So Disappointing
Unfortunately, the author Jahquel J’s idea of love is very warp. First and foremost, Roddy was the worse. He dogged Yves out up until the last chapter. You cannot convince me that he loved Yves at all by the way he treated her and talk to her. He was extremely disrespectful, emotionally and verbally abusive towards her. Also, he had no problems with sleeping with both Jia and Yves back to back throughout the whole series. It was hard to read because one chapter he’s declaring his love for Jia and how she had him wrapped around her finger while steadily trying to get in Yves pants. Then it was definitely no secret that Yves was going to fall off the wagon because she wouldn’t even do the little stuff like attend a meeting to make sure she didn’t lose her sobriety. Also, she wasn’t an Angel, because she had no problem sleeping with Pooh and Roddy at the same time. All of it was just toxic and dysfunctional to me. Lastly, why introduce the whole Juleena and Mooski guy storyline for it not go anywhere. If there is a spin-off, I will not be reading it. This author has no idea of what love truly looks like and cannot be trusted.
Unfortunately, the author Jahquel J’s idea of love is very warp. First and foremost, Roddy was the worse. He dogged Yves out up until the last chapter. You cannot convince me that he loved Yves at all by the way he treated her and talk to her. He was extremely disrespectful, emotionally and verbally abusive towards her. Also, he had no problems with sleeping with both Jia and Yves back to back throughout the whole series. It was hard to read because one chapter he’s declaring his love for Jia and how she had him wrapped around her finger while steadily trying to get in Yves pants. Then it was definitely no secret that Yves was going to fall off the wagon because she wouldn’t even do the little stuff like attend a meeting to make sure she didn’t lose her sobriety. Also, she wasn’t an Angel, because she had no problem sleeping with Pooh and Roddy at the same time. All of it was just toxic and dysfunctional to me. Lastly, why introduce the whole Juleena and Mooski guy storyline for it not go anywhere. If there is a spin-off, I will not be reading it. This author has no idea of what love truly looks like and cannot be trusted.
July 11, 2022
It was just ok 🤷🏾♀️
I get Jah didn't want anyone to feel like this was rushed but whay can I say...it wasn't the best with all the anticipation waiting for book 3. Too much time was spent on Jia's useless ass and Roddy had me ready to jump through the pages and strangle him at times. Also, I get that she's hinting to another character getting a book and maybe that's why she left Juleesa's story about her time in New York so incomplete. It would have been a better story if she ended Roddy and Jia's horrible relationship in the beginning and we got to see Roddy and Yves relationship develop more. I feel cheated because this is not what I expected. Is she didn't want it to feel rushed she should have done a better job about dragging this out and spending so much time on what I consider useless parts of the storyline (i.e Pooh and Jia) I was over both characters a few chapters into reading the book.
I get Jah didn't want anyone to feel like this was rushed but whay can I say...it wasn't the best with all the anticipation waiting for book 3. Too much time was spent on Jia's useless ass and Roddy had me ready to jump through the pages and strangle him at times. Also, I get that she's hinting to another character getting a book and maybe that's why she left Juleesa's story about her time in New York so incomplete. It would have been a better story if she ended Roddy and Jia's horrible relationship in the beginning and we got to see Roddy and Yves relationship develop more. I feel cheated because this is not what I expected. Is she didn't want it to feel rushed she should have done a better job about dragging this out and spending so much time on what I consider useless parts of the storyline (i.e Pooh and Jia) I was over both characters a few chapters into reading the book.
June 8, 2023
Back again with the drama this book has so much twists and turns I didn’t know which way they were going to go ! This book was good ! I am glad some people were given exactly what they deserved in the end. Although there were some casualties but this book was still a good read. Definitely my favorite book series! Can’t wait until book 4 comes out.
July 11, 2022
Not what I was expecting
Too much back & forth & repetitiveness. This book was mostly about the same stuff we read in part 2. The back n forth between Roddy & Jia. Very boring. I skipped a lot of parts. I would have rather read more about Yves & Roddy. Disappointed.
Too much back & forth & repetitiveness. This book was mostly about the same stuff we read in part 2. The back n forth between Roddy & Jia. Very boring. I skipped a lot of parts. I would have rather read more about Yves & Roddy. Disappointed.
November 6, 2026
Saving Grace
This book did what it was supposed to do. It hit me in all the right places. I love Yves story and appreciate her struggles with alcoholism because it’s so raw and real. It sucks being everything to everyone and in return holding the short end of the stick. Roddy finally decided that he had too much cake and even though it was a hard decision it was one that was needed to be made. Mama Vee got her man and I’m so happy for her because she’s so deserving of love even though it was messy. Loved hearing the kids voiced as well. The family dynamic is messy but once again so real. I would recommend this book to anyone who can connect fiction to reality. I gave this book 5 stars because the author did a great job showcasing alcoholism and what’s it like to live with it daily by telling Yves story.
This book did what it was supposed to do. It hit me in all the right places. I love Yves story and appreciate her struggles with alcoholism because it’s so raw and real. It sucks being everything to everyone and in return holding the short end of the stick. Roddy finally decided that he had too much cake and even though it was a hard decision it was one that was needed to be made. Mama Vee got her man and I’m so happy for her because she’s so deserving of love even though it was messy. Loved hearing the kids voiced as well. The family dynamic is messy but once again so real. I would recommend this book to anyone who can connect fiction to reality. I gave this book 5 stars because the author did a great job showcasing alcoholism and what’s it like to live with it daily by telling Yves story.
August 18, 2025
Highly Irritated
Whew I’m so glad this book is complete because these characters irritated tf outta me. I hate an indecisive man who can’t come correct the first time. Yves also got on my nerves at times. Honestly nobody in this book (except Vee and Owen) has any business being in a relationship.
Whew I’m so glad this book is complete because these characters irritated tf outta me. I hate an indecisive man who can’t come correct the first time. Yves also got on my nerves at times. Honestly nobody in this book (except Vee and Owen) has any business being in a relationship.
August 9, 2026
3.5 ⭐️
It’s coming to an end, and everybody is airing out all the things! This book really let us have it. I’m definitely interested to see what the last book has in store for us. I hate an indecisive man, so I’m still unsure about Rodney. It was A LOT of back and forth in this book that definitely left me irritated. But even with all that, it still won’t let you put it down. You’re going to want to keep reading just to see what happens next. And of course, I gotta know what Book 4 is gonna be about!
It’s coming to an end, and everybody is airing out all the things! This book really let us have it. I’m definitely interested to see what the last book has in store for us. I hate an indecisive man, so I’m still unsure about Rodney. It was A LOT of back and forth in this book that definitely left me irritated. But even with all that, it still won’t let you put it down. You’re going to want to keep reading just to see what happens next. And of course, I gotta know what Book 4 is gonna be about!
October 5, 2022
I am hoping there will be another part to this.. Why introduce those other Characters & not give us The Tea on The? Also, What happened to Roddy's Wife? Yeah, Yeah.. we know His 'Friend' Killed her, but WHAT HAPPENED? Also, Pooh? what's his deal? Why was there No Convo between Yves & Her Mother & that Cousin that Hired her to wash hair?(She HAD TO KNOW HOW DIRT THEY ALL DID YVES). I just got the feeling the Author got tired & just dropped the Pen.All that even about RJ & Juleena's Grandparents selling that house.. and let's not forget about the Trash Aunt.. Keisha & Oblique? We all knew that was crap..Khalif got No Holla Back from Yves?? SHEESH.. anyways.. Where's the rest? I would read the next part..if there is a next part, hopefully it WRAPS IT ALL UP. COME ON JAHQUEL.. We need this wrapped right.
August 11, 2022
it’s a no for me dawg
She could have kept this last book. I don’t like leaving bad reviews but I just had to! At one point in the book I completely stopped reading for almost 2 weeks. Yves was sooooo weak and Roddy was an idiot. I honestly didn’t like ANY of the characters except RJ and Kingsley. My only reason for finishing it was to leave this review
She could have kept this last book. I don’t like leaving bad reviews but I just had to! At one point in the book I completely stopped reading for almost 2 weeks. Yves was sooooo weak and Roddy was an idiot. I honestly didn’t like ANY of the characters except RJ and Kingsley. My only reason for finishing it was to leave this review
July 10, 2022
it was ok
It was to much back a forth..Roddy was weak he let jai do what ever I only finished because I already started but it was kind of repetitive
It was to much back a forth..Roddy was weak he let jai do what ever I only finished because I already started but it was kind of repetitive
October 16, 2025
This whole series got me in a chokehold!! The drama ! The twists, the love roller coasters is keeping us readers on our toes , can’t wait to read book 4!
March 6, 2026
This book felt like an ending even though there’s another one after it. I’m over everyone! It’s so toxic I can’t stand it but I need to know how it ends.
March 9, 2026
Horrible Romance
Just when I felt it couldn't get worse, it did. Book 1 was good and had so much promise, but by Book 3, at 56%, it's seriously the same story, but with worse and worse situations. The same arguments. The same half-assed declarations of love, then take-backsies. I'm just disappointed. I love a good cheating trope and don't mind a triangle, but the MMC lacked balls and a backbone.
The anti-abortion agenda came to an end in Book 3, sorta, but then we are met with the AA slant. Yes, alcoholism is a disease and should be treated as such. But AA has come under fire in recent years for a plethora of reasons. AA isnt the ONLY way for recovery. A person who no longer feels they need the guidance of AA shouldn't be put down and made to feel they are losing sobriety. There are so many options out there now.
Roddy is not a Hustla, and he is not that nigga. He is a pos bitchmade nigga, and I couldn't stand him. He stood for nothing. I was flabber and gasted by his indecision and weirdness. I was astonished and perplexed by his actions.
Finally, how is Jia still a fiancée by this point? Howwwww sway. She's like a supervillain as a GF, yet he gets to cuss out and unhouse the FMC at the slightest, causing her to drink, but guess what, he's still conflicted and has smex with Jia even after she continuously does the unthinkable. Absurd!
By the 11th hour, he finally got shit together, I guess. By then, I did not care and wished he either died or suffered for life with Jia. I felt strongly that this book didn't deliver. And I'm going to pretend Book 4 doesn't exist
Just when I felt it couldn't get worse, it did. Book 1 was good and had so much promise, but by Book 3, at 56%, it's seriously the same story, but with worse and worse situations. The same arguments. The same half-assed declarations of love, then take-backsies. I'm just disappointed. I love a good cheating trope and don't mind a triangle, but the MMC lacked balls and a backbone.
The anti-abortion agenda came to an end in Book 3, sorta, but then we are met with the AA slant. Yes, alcoholism is a disease and should be treated as such. But AA has come under fire in recent years for a plethora of reasons. AA isnt the ONLY way for recovery. A person who no longer feels they need the guidance of AA shouldn't be put down and made to feel they are losing sobriety. There are so many options out there now.
Roddy is not a Hustla, and he is not that nigga. He is a pos bitchmade nigga, and I couldn't stand him. He stood for nothing. I was flabber and gasted by his indecision and weirdness. I was astonished and perplexed by his actions.
Finally, how is Jia still a fiancée by this point? Howwwww sway. She's like a supervillain as a GF, yet he gets to cuss out and unhouse the FMC at the slightest, causing her to drink, but guess what, he's still conflicted and has smex with Jia even after she continuously does the unthinkable. Absurd!
By the 11th hour, he finally got shit together, I guess. By then, I did not care and wished he either died or suffered for life with Jia. I felt strongly that this book didn't deliver. And I'm going to pretend Book 4 doesn't exist
October 15, 2025
I’m bout to get aggravated…. first of all i wouldn’t be in this situation because what i look like engaging with an engaged man…idc if the relationship is hanging by the pinky toe nail. but if i did find myself in this situation, the minute he called me a b*tch and to get out the house i would have been half way around the world so fast it would have made the ancestors dizzy. i would be off the grid so fast you would question if i even existed in the first place. THEN why are we taking advice from a grown woman who still making dumb decisions when it comes to men. Ever saying that Jia has the ring but you Yevs has his heart pissed me off so mad i think smoke came out my ears. like am i suppose to get on my knees and kiss his feet bc im soooooo special? like gtfo my face. Jia is a mess. imma finish the review when i finish the book.
P.S my reviews may seem critical but they are not bc im not criticizing the authors writing, besides some grammatical errors, if the writing is good enough to have characters so fleshed out and well written that i want to get in the ring and fight them. then the book is great in my eyes. i just hate everybody except the baby and RJ. our quiet nonchalant king period.
How you let a man like Rodrick make you relapse…..imma get pissed off like what bro
P.S my reviews may seem critical but they are not bc im not criticizing the authors writing, besides some grammatical errors, if the writing is good enough to have characters so fleshed out and well written that i want to get in the ring and fight them. then the book is great in my eyes. i just hate everybody except the baby and RJ. our quiet nonchalant king period.
How you let a man like Rodrick make you relapse…..imma get pissed off like what bro
August 2, 2022
Not Even Close
I still read the book, even though there were some pretty bad reviews. I’d already read books 1 & 2, so I had to know how it ended. Especially after waiting for months, longer than what the author promised. So many dislikes about this book beginning with it being all about Jia and reality tv stars, multiple Kim Kardashian references. No character growth for anyone except the baby. Then it felt rushed when it came to details in key moments. A lot of thought & backstory pages, which were already thought of in books 1 & 2. Wasn’t worth the wait or the read. Highly disappointed.
I still read the book, even though there were some pretty bad reviews. I’d already read books 1 & 2, so I had to know how it ended. Especially after waiting for months, longer than what the author promised. So many dislikes about this book beginning with it being all about Jia and reality tv stars, multiple Kim Kardashian references. No character growth for anyone except the baby. Then it felt rushed when it came to details in key moments. A lot of thought & backstory pages, which were already thought of in books 1 & 2. Wasn’t worth the wait or the read. Highly disappointed.
July 5, 2026
Book 3, was good
I eventually knew Yves was going to relapse and start back drinking but I really hope in book 4 she really finds herself and starts healing. She has been a timid MMC through three books and just letting everyone get away with treating her however they feel like. Roddy finally got it together but it was on page 200 of this book. It really shouldn’t have taken 3 books for him to realize that Jia wasn’t it for him. Glad Mama Vee found someone and is building her future. Let’s see what book 4 brings.
Honestly this is a slow paced series, a good amount of drama and no spice, but the story will keep you engaged.
I eventually knew Yves was going to relapse and start back drinking but I really hope in book 4 she really finds herself and starts healing. She has been a timid MMC through three books and just letting everyone get away with treating her however they feel like. Roddy finally got it together but it was on page 200 of this book. It really shouldn’t have taken 3 books for him to realize that Jia wasn’t it for him. Glad Mama Vee found someone and is building her future. Let’s see what book 4 brings.
Honestly this is a slow paced series, a good amount of drama and no spice, but the story will keep you engaged.
January 12, 2026
I’m so sick of Roddy and Yves omg
February 4, 2026
2.75⭐️🌶️ i think Rod is the villain
July 10, 2022
mannn
Whew chile talk about an emotional roller coaster! I wasn’t ready! The tea was popping hot so you hear me! The skeletons that came tumbling out the closet was real okay! I wasn’t expecting a lot of that! She came me on the edge of my seat the entire time! Sensational
Whew chile talk about an emotional roller coaster! I wasn’t ready! The tea was popping hot so you hear me! The skeletons that came tumbling out the closet was real okay! I wasn’t expecting a lot of that! She came me on the edge of my seat the entire time! Sensational
July 10, 2022
not what I expected
It was good but it felt rushed! I was expecting it to focus more on the 2 main characters. There was too many filler chapters in the book. I just wish it had better direction like book 1 and 2. I was really excited about the release but this book didn’t live up to the others.
It was good but it felt rushed! I was expecting it to focus more on the 2 main characters. There was too many filler chapters in the book. I just wish it had better direction like book 1 and 2. I was really excited about the release but this book didn’t live up to the others.
March 23, 2026
Rating 4.5 ⭐️ Listen this one right here 💔Emotional warfare. No helmets, no shields, just vibes and heartbreak. This installment peels everybody all the way back and what’s underneath is not pretty. Love is present but so is pain, ego, and some deeply rooted damage that love alone can’t fix.
Let’s start with Yves and Roddy because whew their situation is exhausting. Not in a they just need time way but in a this is actively breaking her kind of way. The love is there, you can feel it but so is the toxicity. Roddy my goodness when he’s angry, he doesn’t just lash out he aims. The things he said to her cruel on a level that makes you question everything. That hospital scene alone was enough to have you sitting there like how do you say that to someone you claim to love? I’m a human with feelings and he basically told her to go feel them somewhere else 🤬💔Nah. That wasn’t frustration, that was damage. Add in the fact that he pushed her back into drinking That part hurt different. Watching someone fight their way back to themselves just to be knocked down by the same person they’re holding onto yeah, that’s not love in its healthiest form.
Almost all the relationships are trash. Roddy and Yves don’t feel safe. Roddy and Jia don’t feel real. Yves can’t even see anything else clearly because she’s still tied up in Roddy. Pooh might have potential but timing matters and her heart is still occupied. If he was present I believe their story would have been different.
Now Vee and Owen the only thing in this book that felt like peace. Soft, honest and right. Which probably means life is about to test it because nothing in this series comes easy. Imma actually root for them without holding my breath.
What pissed me off and had me in tears at the same time was Yves overdosing. That moment was scary real. You could feel the heartbreak in her voice note. It was the kind of scene that makes your chest tighten because you know how easily that could’ve gone left. The fact that it took that for Roddy to finally show up the right way. Not with words but actions.Frustrating as hell. This book doesn’t romanticize love. It shows you how messy, damaging and complicated it can be when people are broken and still trying to hold onto each other anyway.
Let’s start with Yves and Roddy because whew their situation is exhausting. Not in a they just need time way but in a this is actively breaking her kind of way. The love is there, you can feel it but so is the toxicity. Roddy my goodness when he’s angry, he doesn’t just lash out he aims. The things he said to her cruel on a level that makes you question everything. That hospital scene alone was enough to have you sitting there like how do you say that to someone you claim to love? I’m a human with feelings and he basically told her to go feel them somewhere else 🤬💔Nah. That wasn’t frustration, that was damage. Add in the fact that he pushed her back into drinking That part hurt different. Watching someone fight their way back to themselves just to be knocked down by the same person they’re holding onto yeah, that’s not love in its healthiest form.
Almost all the relationships are trash. Roddy and Yves don’t feel safe. Roddy and Jia don’t feel real. Yves can’t even see anything else clearly because she’s still tied up in Roddy. Pooh might have potential but timing matters and her heart is still occupied. If he was present I believe their story would have been different.
Now Vee and Owen the only thing in this book that felt like peace. Soft, honest and right. Which probably means life is about to test it because nothing in this series comes easy. Imma actually root for them without holding my breath.
What pissed me off and had me in tears at the same time was Yves overdosing. That moment was scary real. You could feel the heartbreak in her voice note. It was the kind of scene that makes your chest tighten because you know how easily that could’ve gone left. The fact that it took that for Roddy to finally show up the right way. Not with words but actions.Frustrating as hell. This book doesn’t romanticize love. It shows you how messy, damaging and complicated it can be when people are broken and still trying to hold onto each other anyway.
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August 30, 2026
Everybody is dumbbbb I can’t take it. Not a bad series, but not one of my favorites. Roddy annoys me like no otherrr..I don’t even know if I want to read book 4 😵💫 I had to take a break.
August 14, 2026
Get it together, girl
Overall a solid read. I wanted some parts to move faster and others to slow down, but I was able to enjoy the book.
Roddy is/was a F*Boy and very immature! I am not a fan of weak women and I am not fond of Yves. A man that has so much aggression toward one woman and NONE for a woman that shows her tail at every turn, is not a good man. I am not rooting for Roddy. He needs counseling.
Overall a solid read. I wanted some parts to move faster and others to slow down, but I was able to enjoy the book.
Roddy is/was a F*Boy and very immature! I am not a fan of weak women and I am not fond of Yves. A man that has so much aggression toward one woman and NONE for a woman that shows her tail at every turn, is not a good man. I am not rooting for Roddy. He needs counseling.
July 19, 2022
3 Book Review (Long)
Overall I would give this series a 3,the story and the direction I think the author was trying to go in was great. But it ends of being very long, repetitive and drawn out for no reason. Which makes you skip a bunch. (Should have been like a housekeepers diary entries)
It’s amazing that a book was written with no likeable characters! Everybody was a pain….but RODDY was the absolute worse and weakest link!! Nobody had anything redeeming about them just bad people all the around. All the women characters were male identified and the men were misogynistic. Jia was the closet thing to a feminist and well…yeah *eye roll*
Roddy acted like he was a damn grandpa, you’re barely mid thirties. Have fun!
Yves to get better, you do better!
Vicky:excuse maker for everybody!
And those children…chyle!
Ugh I just felt like the author tried to make everybody more of villain to make roddy and yves not look so bad but it became so unbelievable. Example Khalif, he was already a villain adding him to be a serial cheater with an outside family pleeease! The timelines ran all over the place. I could go on and on. Read it for fun and support this author, she actually a very good one!
Overall I would give this series a 3,the story and the direction I think the author was trying to go in was great. But it ends of being very long, repetitive and drawn out for no reason. Which makes you skip a bunch. (Should have been like a housekeepers diary entries)
It’s amazing that a book was written with no likeable characters! Everybody was a pain….but RODDY was the absolute worse and weakest link!! Nobody had anything redeeming about them just bad people all the around. All the women characters were male identified and the men were misogynistic. Jia was the closet thing to a feminist and well…yeah *eye roll*
Roddy acted like he was a damn grandpa, you’re barely mid thirties. Have fun!
Yves to get better, you do better!
Vicky:excuse maker for everybody!
And those children…chyle!
Ugh I just felt like the author tried to make everybody more of villain to make roddy and yves not look so bad but it became so unbelievable. Example Khalif, he was already a villain adding him to be a serial cheater with an outside family pleeease! The timelines ran all over the place. I could go on and on. Read it for fun and support this author, she actually a very good one!
July 12, 2022
We readers know, that authors can take their characters any way they want, that’s a given but I was a little disappointed with this book. I don’t know how the focus switched to Jia, she did the same stuff for 3 books. The boring mess of a relationship with her and Roddy was repetitive and I found myself skimming through her stuff. Jia, who is the most shallow person in the book, including the kids, ended up on top and making Roddy and Yves look like fools. I wish more of a focus could have been on Yves and Roddy but that’s how it goes sometimes.
April 7, 2026
3️⃣.5️⃣/5️⃣
Roddy is not a good man or parent. He’s just a present parent bc Brie died 🤷🏾♀️
Yves is a certified goofy! Ain’t no man disrespecting me 271617 times & I still stay around to coddle him. Girl stand up!
Roddy is not a good man or parent. He’s just a present parent bc Brie died 🤷🏾♀️
Yves is a certified goofy! Ain’t no man disrespecting me 271617 times & I still stay around to coddle him. Girl stand up!
October 20, 2026
Girls get Your Manz!!!
Well Yves has been going through it with the the Mathers family! Jia the fiancé is not sh&%. As Yves navigates the family, wanting Roddy to put her first, not happening and meanwhile Preston aka Pooh has cane back from the past and he is ready to give Yves everything except time. Between running between households Yves loves this family but she is getting hurt in the meantime. Jia took Juleena to get an abortion and then left her home unattended! Go figure and Roddy is not done yet?
Juleena has to realize she is not grown. Poor Kingsley loves Yves and that thing called Mom Jia just not going to cut it. She also has her abortion and baby karma will not at her door soon enough.
JIA is moving to California and she is trying to get the Mathers to come and Roddy puts his foot down. Not happening. He flies back and forth as RJ and Juleen go visit their grandparents for the summer. Juleena and her cousin are out there,
Mama Vee realizes it really is a small world when her new boyfriend’s daughter is married to that lying Curtis!!!! This new bf is the bomb!!!! After having a private conversation with Curtis’s wife Vee realizes she has to come clean but will that be the end?
Yves talks with her cousin Tara who is married to her ex Khalif and she gives Yves enough information to send her spiraling out of control. Roddy sees her broken and at her lowest and now he steps up and is determined to have her back as herself and with the love and support from her new family, I know it will happen but Yves has a ways to come but the backing is the best!
Well Yves has been going through it with the the Mathers family! Jia the fiancé is not sh&%. As Yves navigates the family, wanting Roddy to put her first, not happening and meanwhile Preston aka Pooh has cane back from the past and he is ready to give Yves everything except time. Between running between households Yves loves this family but she is getting hurt in the meantime. Jia took Juleena to get an abortion and then left her home unattended! Go figure and Roddy is not done yet?
Juleena has to realize she is not grown. Poor Kingsley loves Yves and that thing called Mom Jia just not going to cut it. She also has her abortion and baby karma will not at her door soon enough.
JIA is moving to California and she is trying to get the Mathers to come and Roddy puts his foot down. Not happening. He flies back and forth as RJ and Juleen go visit their grandparents for the summer. Juleena and her cousin are out there,
Mama Vee realizes it really is a small world when her new boyfriend’s daughter is married to that lying Curtis!!!! This new bf is the bomb!!!! After having a private conversation with Curtis’s wife Vee realizes she has to come clean but will that be the end?
Yves talks with her cousin Tara who is married to her ex Khalif and she gives Yves enough information to send her spiraling out of control. Roddy sees her broken and at her lowest and now he steps up and is determined to have her back as herself and with the love and support from her new family, I know it will happen but Yves has a ways to come but the backing is the best!
October 8, 2025
Jahquel comes to the front!!!!! GIRL they better get their shit together in this finale. Cousin at right as of right now the only people who have not pissed me off is this book is Mom Vee,
RJ, Dr. Owens and baby Kinsley. I’m going to give my review at the end.
The three quotes I will give you about self love…..
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. — Buddha
How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you. — Rupi Kaur
The relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have. — Robert Holden
If you don’t love yourself, you’ll always be chasing after people who don’t love you either. — Mandy Hale
CLASSIC - You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.
SIDENOTE (aka “Don’t come for my stars!”):
Just a quick heads-up my ratings are based on whether I’d reread the book or add it to my personal collection, not the quality of the story itself. So here’s how I roll:
5 🤩 = I’m obsessed with everything the storyline, the author, and the narrators! I read it yearly and own ALL the copies: physical, digital, and Audible. I can basically recite this book. It lives in my private library.
4 🌟 = Loved the story, the author, and the narrator (if it’s audio). I’d happily reread it when I need a solid comfort read.
3 ✨ = Enjoyed the story, the author, and definitely the narrators. A great addition to my yearly reading challenge likely to revisit if it’s part of a series I need to refresh.
RJ, Dr. Owens and baby Kinsley. I’m going to give my review at the end.
The three quotes I will give you about self love…..
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. — Buddha
How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you. — Rupi Kaur
The relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have. — Robert Holden
If you don’t love yourself, you’ll always be chasing after people who don’t love you either. — Mandy Hale
CLASSIC - You can’t pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first.
SIDENOTE (aka “Don’t come for my stars!”):
Just a quick heads-up my ratings are based on whether I’d reread the book or add it to my personal collection, not the quality of the story itself. So here’s how I roll:
5 🤩 = I’m obsessed with everything the storyline, the author, and the narrators! I read it yearly and own ALL the copies: physical, digital, and Audible. I can basically recite this book. It lives in my private library.
4 🌟 = Loved the story, the author, and the narrator (if it’s audio). I’d happily reread it when I need a solid comfort read.
3 ✨ = Enjoyed the story, the author, and definitely the narrators. A great addition to my yearly reading challenge likely to revisit if it’s part of a series I need to refresh.
October 30, 2026
"Fck Roddy, Fck Yves, Fck all of 'em as a staff, record label, and as a muthafuckin' crew."🎵😂 (Pac)
The plot was good and definitely brought the drama! However, the story dragged unnecessarily at times and felt a bit repetitive. The ending gives the illusion of a happily-ever-after, but nah... lol.
Literally everyone in this book was out of pocket. They had every opportunity to choose better, but they constantly let selfishness, immaturity, and plain foolishness get in the way.
Roddy: 🙄 He was emotionally immature, controlling, mean, and reckless with his mouth. Constantly comparing Jia to Brie - Jia never stood a chance. He led both Jia and Yves on just to fill his wants.
Yves: 😤 Hardheaded, dishonest, and completely lacked accountability. She gave Pooh the exact same terrible energy that Roddy was giving her. Pooh came home from doing a bid and put in 10x more action than Roddy ever did, but Yves led her friend on instead of being honest. Plus, she let Roddy's scoop ball head derail her life. He wasn’t the only reason but played a significant part.
Jia: 😒 Immature and selfish. Just like Roddy, she tried to force a relationship she knew she didn't want. But there was absolutely no excuse for her being a half-ass momma and cheating.
Vee: 😕She finally got a good man in Big O, but kept holding onto her old ways. Plus, she is just as bad as Roddy with the constant, toxic comparisons.
Overall, it’s a good read if you love messiness, but the characters will definitely test your patience!
The plot was good and definitely brought the drama! However, the story dragged unnecessarily at times and felt a bit repetitive. The ending gives the illusion of a happily-ever-after, but nah... lol.
Literally everyone in this book was out of pocket. They had every opportunity to choose better, but they constantly let selfishness, immaturity, and plain foolishness get in the way.
Roddy: 🙄 He was emotionally immature, controlling, mean, and reckless with his mouth. Constantly comparing Jia to Brie - Jia never stood a chance. He led both Jia and Yves on just to fill his wants.
Yves: 😤 Hardheaded, dishonest, and completely lacked accountability. She gave Pooh the exact same terrible energy that Roddy was giving her. Pooh came home from doing a bid and put in 10x more action than Roddy ever did, but Yves led her friend on instead of being honest. Plus, she let Roddy's scoop ball head derail her life. He wasn’t the only reason but played a significant part.
Jia: 😒 Immature and selfish. Just like Roddy, she tried to force a relationship she knew she didn't want. But there was absolutely no excuse for her being a half-ass momma and cheating.
Vee: 😕She finally got a good man in Big O, but kept holding onto her old ways. Plus, she is just as bad as Roddy with the constant, toxic comparisons.
Overall, it’s a good read if you love messiness, but the characters will definitely test your patience!
April 19, 2025
This book took me through the wringer. I was on the train reading my book in peace when it was casually mentioned that bourbon was ingested. I quickly turned my Kindle off and put it away. The tears followed as I thought about everything that has happened to Yves and what could happen after that drink. I had hope that Yves would get herself back together quickly. Unfortunately she took a while to get back to healthy. Actually she wasn’t healthy she was surviving. Because she wasn’t drinking I thought she had figured out a way to be good. She was hanging on by the skin of teeth. She was living with grief and guilt and she wasn’t getting help. That is real life, but it still hurt.
I was always on Yves’ side. I like her as a character. Even when I was angry at her for driving after drinking and being in that car accident that took the life of her daughter. Jahquel J writes women who are not easy to forget. I love that. Yves is flawed, but she is a good woman. I can’t even get my thoughts together well because I am tearing up just thinking about this woman’s pain.
I must say that I was yelling at Jahquel J when Yves went to visit Vee and had clearly been drinking. Yves got into her car and drove home with alcohol in her system. I was begging for this character not to die(this is not my first Jahquel J book). Of course Jahquel J had to put us through something even worse than Yves driving home that day.
I’m glad Yves got herself HEA. I am even more grateful that there was a fourth book because this book was supposed to end the series.
I was always on Yves’ side. I like her as a character. Even when I was angry at her for driving after drinking and being in that car accident that took the life of her daughter. Jahquel J writes women who are not easy to forget. I love that. Yves is flawed, but she is a good woman. I can’t even get my thoughts together well because I am tearing up just thinking about this woman’s pain.
I must say that I was yelling at Jahquel J when Yves went to visit Vee and had clearly been drinking. Yves got into her car and drove home with alcohol in her system. I was begging for this character not to die(this is not my first Jahquel J book). Of course Jahquel J had to put us through something even worse than Yves driving home that day.
I’m glad Yves got herself HEA. I am even more grateful that there was a fourth book because this book was supposed to end the series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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