Ride Wit' Me

Ride Wit' Me

by Katina King

Check out Mercedes and Dalvin, two beautiful young lovers in a modern day story that is destined to be a classic. Mercedes is truly a daddy s girl. She is his crown jewel and nothing in the world is more precious to him. Mercedes does everything to please her father until she falls in love the very first time.

Dalvin is a rising Kingpin. His family runs the streets of Chicago and he is destined to take over the helm one day. Falling in love is the last thing on his mind until he meets Mercedes Clinton. He s instantly mesmerized by her beauty. She is the girl of his dreams and someone he immediately feels he s destined to spend the rest of his life with.

But sometimes in love, things are not meant to be. Parents can sometimes seem to be your enemy and the streets will always have their way of trying to destroy anything good. Will Mercedes and Dalvin fall victim to the obstacles standing in their way, or will they fight against the odds and ride it out.

Genres: Teen, Urban

144 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 2006

Reviews

[Monie · Rating 5 out of 5]

if your a daddy's favorite little girl then you would love this book.
this book is about a girl who alway gets spoil by her dad and she gets anything she wants and even though she doesn't get good grades or bad she still gets what she wants.

but then she met a guy in the parking lot and messing up her relationship woth her and her dad.

[Eva-Marie Nevarez · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was an okay book- obviously written for the younger crowd as it was missing some of the average violence, language and sexual content of other urban fiction books. It's basically a cutsy fairytale type story about a young woman who is in the dark that her father is (half) king of the streets in her city. Despite the fact that she lives more lavishly than most famous athletes and rap stars, this hasn't come to her yet. Okay. She meets a young man who is (guess who!) the son of the other (half) king of the streets! They hit it off and deal with some problems stemming from their relationship. There is the normal drama with the two and other women and men and their families. It's most definitely a decent book but it's a little bland for me.

[Eva-Marie Nevarez · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't remember enough about this to really say anything but I remember liking it. It's more along the lines of YA than adult but it'd be hard to get a book that isn't good if it's from King.
I just happened to see the part in the description mentioning Biggie and am laughing my ass off. Thanks for that tip guys! Most of the people reading King's books probably wouldn't have picked that up without that tip. (Um, can anyone pick up on my sarcasticness?)

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Completely unrealistic on every level to me, but then again what do I know about the extravagant lifestyles of underworld rulers?

[Lisa Mcn.]

Recommended in LJ Core Collection for Urban Lit

[mz.taytay]

this book was awesome.. i finished it in to days.MY GRAMMA EDITED THIS BOOK LUK IN THE FRONT UNDER EDIT AND U WILL C LINDA WILLIAMS!!!!!!! O YEA!!!

[*Ahh' Zah W/ Daa Juicee !//* · Rating 5 out of 5]

can sumbody say craxzyyyy!! Timess 3!

[EricaLenise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book cant wait for part two !!

[Mesha · Rating 5 out of 5]

i think this is the best book

[Artrielle Woods · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book i would read it over and over lol

[Danelle Mahoney · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it

[Jeanette Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

what is there to think. I love all of Ms. King books

[ChaTerra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really cute love story.

[S. Reid · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVED THIS BOOK. I LOVED THAT THE BOOK WAS BASED IN CHICAGO & ALL THE CHARACTERS WERE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER THROUGH THEIR PARENTS IN SOME CAPACITY!
I LOVED THAT THE BOOK DIDN'T PROFANITY IN IT BEING THAT IT APPEARED TO BE FOR THE YOUNG READERS AUDIENCE IN MIND!
IT WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER IF THE READERS KNEW WHICH CHARACTERS WERE SPEAKING; AS THE SOTRY WENT READERS NEVER GOT A GRASP OF WHO WAS ACTUALLY SPEAKING UNTIL OTHER CHARACTERS WERE BROUGHT INTO THE DISCUSSION & WE WERE ABLE TO ASCERTAIN WHO WAS SPEAKING UPON DISCOUNTING
I WISHED THAT JDK COULD HAVE EXPLORED THE STORIES OF THE FIVE MEN WHO WERE ONCE APART OF AN ORGANIZATION DEEPER IN THE STORY LINE!
I ALSO WISHED THAT THIS STORY WAS AVAILABLE IN AUDIBLE!

[Phyllis Ross · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome!

I loved reading this book...can't wait to read the next book and see how this turns out!...rooting for this couple

[elissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was extremely surprised by this book. I'd actually give it 3 1/2 stars if I could, as I think it does an excellent job of doing what it set out to do ("clean" urban fiction for teens). In an attempt to further put off starting the 2nd Octavian Nothing book (I did read its summary of the first book...), I picked this up last night, and was shocked when I couldn't put it down again until I finished it at 2am! The plot is actually very well done and compelling. The main character is fairly well drawn, and the supporting characters aren't badly done, either. It's a Romeo and Juliet plot most of the way through, with a typical romance "fairy tale" (happily ever after) ending. I'd say that anybody who likes urban fiction lite will love this, and even fans of the more hardcore stuff will appreciate it, if they can deal with a teenaged protagonist. I had a library assistant at another branch complain to me about this when it came in (mostly due to the cover, which I agree isn't great, but urban fiction covers aren't meant to appeal to me), so I wanted to read it myself. I'm glad that I did, because I'm now prepared to defend it to the death (I won't mention the LA by name, but I do want to thank you for getting me to read this!)! I'd much rather put this in the hands of the middle schoolers who are asking me for Zane novels, and I think that they'll actually like it (as opposed to thinking it's stupid and too watered down--there is sex and violence, just not as much as in the titles for adult). I even enjoyed reading the discussion questions at the end of the book, and it made me want to have a book discussion of it! Actually, if I was a fan of urban fiction, I'd have to rate this 5 stars, but I'm not really. I've mostly enjoyed the ones that I've read, but I don't often seek them out. There were many, many typos and mis-spellings, but that's true of my #1 top love of a book this year, too (HUNGER GAMES), and I'm willing to overlook them. I completely get the literary black women writers' objections to urban fiction titles in general, but I still think we need to provide the books for teens that they're asking for!

[Nardsbaby Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rampage

Mercedes Clinton is sweet sixteen and boy is she ready to let her hair down and explore the wilder side of life. Privileged, living in an upscale community, attending a boarding school and laced with all of the hottest gear, Mercedes is still in search of her own identity. Preparing to tear the mall up with her favorite cuzo, Keisha, visiting for the summer from New York, Mercedes is thrown for a couple of loops. How will Mercedes endure her summer vacation with Daddy and Mommy keeping a tight grasp on her?

Ride Wit' Me is packaged for all ages. As a parent myself, I would suggest that parents read it first, deciding for their teens if Ride Wit' Me is something that they want to expose them to. Although bad language was filtered from this project, there is sex and vicious deeds. I was disappointed when there weren't any consequences for the poor judgments used as well as the fairy tale ending. Ride Wit' Me is not a difficult book to read, however, it is irresponsible and I would like to see Katina King and Young Diamond Books utilize more discretion where our youth are concerned.

Ride Wit' Me, Let me show you where we kick it at, ride wit' a G.

[K.augustine]

This ghetto fairy tale would be great teenage fiction if it weren't for the sex and the bad portrayal of young love. I would hate for a young person, more specifically a young lady to read this and believe this is what true love should be. Three out of the four main men in this book are controlling, demeaning, and very jealous. Briefly and in very few instances did this novel even shed light on what a true loving relationship should be. With that said, it is definitely love at first sight for Mercedes, and Dalvin seems equally infatuated. Their relationship progresses rather quickly and they soon realize their fathers are enemies and Mercedes is forbidden to ever see Dalvin again. Needless to say, she doesn't obey her father and spineless mother. This urban adaptation of Romeo and Juilet mirrors the original in many ways, luckily suicide is only mentioned and not carried out. This novella will definitely take you on a wild ride and I can guarantee you will be rooting for Mercedes almost the entire time. She is still a teenager so she does make a some mistakes.

[Christina · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did like the urban Romeo & Juliette-esque plotline of this story, which is the reason it is getting 2 stars instead of 1. If you are a materialistic person, the continuous dropping of high-end car names, expensive clothing brands and "my family's estate, encompassing well over 20,000 square feet" on a five acres of land... this all may be appealing. To me, it was just grating. Also, the dialog was not very believeable. I know young love can be pretty idealistic and stupid, but after being together for only a few days, I can't see many 17 year old boys making honest declairation about how they are going to marry their girl. That aspect of the story reminds me of why I didn't really enjoy Twilight.

[Keyona · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a watered down version of Romeo and Juliet. No, there wasn't any cursing in this book. However, there was sex. I still wouldn't give this book to someone under 18. I was annoyed by this whiny little girl. Going on and on about how much she loves this guy that her father forbids her to see because he's the son of his enemy..WHO CARES??? Glad I got this one for free lol.

[Danielle Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

What I learned from this book is this book is another version of romeo and juliet.Its about a boy and a girl want to be together but cant because they come from two different familie.Will they make it in the end because romeo and juliet never did.

[Tyla H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing, i have read this book more than once. The first time i read this i knew i would eventually read more of the books she wrote, the second time i read this same book in one night. Read this book,you'll like it

[Heather]

Not eligible for 2010, previously published in 2006 under a different psudonym.

[Fatuma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember reading this book back in my middle school days and let me tell you, I loved it. I can't wait for part 2. It's coming out soon and I'll be first in line heehehehehe

[Daisha]

Loved Mercedes and Dalvin-Power Couple<3.

[Chrissy · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was an ok read

[La Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

long wait for part 2