The Slums: Episode Two

by KuTura B.

Three women. One hood. Sink or swim.

In the Slums, yesterday’s secrets don’t stay buried for long—they come back deadlier than before.

Love turns poisonous. Loyalty flips. And betrayal? Sometimes it’s the only way out. In the hood, it’s a dog-eat-dog world—and one wrong move could cost you everything.

One woman’s demons force her to face the blood on her hands. Another grinds harder than ever, until the hustle eats her alive. And the last is fighting to hold her family together while the people closest to her rip it apart.

They thought surviving the first storm was enough … but this time, the storm is them. And in a place where snakes smile and bullets don’t carry names, the question ain’t who makes it out—it’s who’s left standing when the smoke clears.

The Episode Two proves there’s no handouts in the jungle—and sometimes the only way to survive is to stay outta sight and outta mind.

Genres: Audiobook

Audible Audio

Published July 21, 2026

Reviews

[April]

Ready to press play on episode 3!

I’m officially renaming Kutura B. to Kutura C. and the C stands for cliffhanger! If she does nothing else, she’s going to leave us clutching our pearls wanting more and in episode two, she did JUST THAT!

I couldn’t have asked for a better continuation from episode one. I literally lost count of the jaw dropping, wtf, did I read what I thought I just read moments. Everyone has secrets, no one can be trusted and Kutura is slowly revealing the deception. If you thought episode one delivered, you haven’t seen nothing yet! One thing for sure as we dove into the grimy world of Tasha, Mik & Dreka, is that episode three is going to come out the gate swinging, with all gas and no brakes. This story gets messy and messier by the episode and I’m ready to hit play on episode three.

[Demetrius]

Right when I thought things couldn’t get any worse, I was wrong!! Episode One doesn’t have nothing on this! This shit was a WHOLE GHETTO MESS and then some! Mikki and Dreka are some nasty bitches (excuse my language) and that last 10% had me HOTTTTTTTTT, brah!!!! I’m talking 38!!!! 😤

[Booked.Shaye BWRT]

I’m tryinggggg to keep up. But these mfs need to SLOW DOWNNNN 😭😂
Idk if this was 3.5ish for me— or a 4. I do think the first one was better and for me the first one was like a 4 — soooo.

episode Two was somehow even crazier than Episode One. 😭😂 I really thought these people would’ve learned something by now, but apparently common sense does not live in The Slums.

This book picks up with Tasha, Mikki, and Dreka dealing with the consequences of everything that happened before. & just like in book 1 I still couldn’t stop reading.

These women will have you frustrated because you KNOW they’re making choices that are going to come back and bite them, but KuTura does a good job of showing you how they got there. That’s what kept me invested. Nobody is perfect, nobody is making the best decisions. Sometimes the people you love help you survive… and sometimes they’re the reason you need to survive in the first place. Whew.

This was gritty, chaotic, funny, frustrating, and completely addictive. KuTura B. definitely knows how to write a hood drama that will have you yelling at the characters like they can actually hear you. 😂

Now excuse me while I go mind my business and start Episode Three because I NEED ANSWERS. 😭📚

[Lo Shaw]

Give me Episode 3 NEOWWWW!!

I had the pleasure of reading this as an ARC and I thank my girl Kutura B for it.

Episode 2 picked right up where 1 left off and Kutura B did not disappoint AT ALL!!! The Slums loves no one and the ladies are still trifling and trying to find their next come up. But is there really away out of The Slums? Something always pulling them back and keeping them stagnant.
Tasha finally made it out the hood but her insecurities keep her a s s in a chokehold. Like girl you got Coogi. What’s ya damn problem. He fine. It’s always gonna be Heaux sniffing around. Play ya part and sit tf pretty.
Mikki lost them kids and went down hill from there. This Heaux so trifling and a big mess!! Little Hot cat can’t catch a break.
I slick kinda found myself feeling sorry for Dreka cause she just can’t never stir clear of being in the middle of shit. Pregnant and all right smack in the damn middle. She can’t even do her bid in peace.
Annnnnnd the CLIFFHANGER!!! Who got shot?? Who is Deuce daddy?? Who’s at the hospital knocking at death’s door? And who tf did Mikki dirty like that?? Episode 3 gonna be too good.

[Terra Robinson]

The Slums done pulled me under...

I'm ready for book 3 in audiobook! I finished book 2 just in time for the release drop tomorrow! This series is ghetto, graphic, drama-filled, scandalous and did I mention graphic? The *ss whoopings handed out in book 2, more than surpassed book 1...and that's saying a lot! But I can't stop listening. I consumed the first two books in less than one day each and I need to know what happens next! I'm not sure which narrator of the 3 listed portrayed the role of Maurice, but that's some serious talent right there for sure!

[Pauly]

I wasn't expecting the story to get worse. I mean damn, Mikki, what a turn! Dreaka is just downright shady, and Tasha, I'm rooting for you. The circumstances of these women, good gawd! It’s messy and chaotic. There were moments that had me upset and moments where I laughed out loud. The fight scenes are written in great detail. KuTura B, I'm locked in. The Slums Part 3, here I come!

[tanessia ford]

whew

Lordt just when I thought episode one was some mess. That doesn’t have ish one this episode. And o can already tell episode 3 is gonna be even worse! I’m scared. This one where boy! Outstanding

[Dee]

This is some ghetto, ratchet, hood mess, and I loved every bit of it. I'm going to have to see this series through because aint no way these girls just can't get it together. We gon' see!

[Kenna McNair]

Raw, gritty, & unfiltered!! Kutura does it again 👏🏾🎉

[The Urban Book Nook]

I thought Episode One had already given me enough drama, mess, secrets, and bad decisions to keep me entertained, but The Slums: Episode Two said, “Oh, you thought THAT was bad?” and turned everything up.

The ghetto drama is absolutely DRAMA-ING in this one. Every time I thought somebody was finally about to make a better decision, here came another choice that had me shaking my head. I want better for ALL of these women so badly, but baby…they disappointed me in this book. 😩 I was rooting for them, fussing at them, and still hoping somehow they can come up out of all this mess.

What I really enjoy about this series is that the chaos never feels random. The secrets, betrayals, survival decisions, and relationships all keep building on each other, so the deeper you get into the story, the more invested you become. Just when I thought things couldn’t possibly get worse—in the best way—they absolutely did.

More drama. More secrets. More consequences. And ANOTHER cliffhanger!

This book had me stressed, entertained, and completely locked in from beginning to end. Kutura B. really knows how to keep the story moving and make you need the next episode immediately.

At this point, I’m no longer casually reading this series. I’m INVESTED.

On to Episode Three because I need to know how these women are going to make it out of this one.

[Jas]

another jaw dropper!!

😓 Kutura B you got my chest hurting babe 😭 from laughing and gasping every damn second! How can book 2 be just as good as book 1?! I’m talking pulled me in, snatched my soul! I devoured this book & Dreka babe tf is going on 😭 girl you in too deep! I felt like I was standing there with her giving labor to Jay baby! Tasha, mikki, lawwwwwd. Another 5 Star ⭐️ read, now let me re start this because I would hate to beg for episode 3 and that’s what I’m on 🤣

[Eros Rose]

“I know I ain’t the best mama… but I’m tryin’!”

-strong villains
-chaotic, messy & addictive storyline
-complex family dynamics
-heavy spice
-drugs, violence & murder
-staying afloat by any means necessary
-under 300 pages

This ended on such a wild cliffhanger.
I had to sit and process what happened.
That last 10% was so fast paced, the story ended before it knew it.

Book 3 might see me sooner than I thought.

[Nini]

This book, just like book 1, was WILD. I have no other words 😩

[Crystal]

Lawd have mercy this is wild ass ride, that i don't want to end, wee here I come episode 3.

[Jewel Hunter]

Omg!!!!

What did I get myself into by reading this??? Oh well I am along for a ride and these ladies baby so much drama but I love it though well time part 3.

[Candee]

3.5 🌟
This audio was too funny.

[Dannie]

One word that describe this book is Secrets.. but one thing for sure and two things for certain they ALWAYS come to light 🫠.Babyyy you thinks episode 1 took you through it episode 2 gon snatch you bald 😭😭. Kutura went past LOW she went to HELLLLLLLLLL.. it went from worse to WORSER chileee… when she said the Slums loves NO ONE she told NO lies. This book kept me wanting more and miss ma’am made that happen! If this book ain’t have you cursing them out like you knew em ‘..then read it again 🙃🤏🏾That cliffhanger had my flabber gasted .. I told Kutura send me her address so I can help her write part 3 cause WE NEED IT! 10/10 🔥

[Victoria Kennedy]

📖The Slums Episode One and Two … The Ghetto Soap Opera!
And …. We are back with another season on The (messy😝) Slums. I am SO mad I didn’t write about The Slums Season One and Two! Side note: the author Kutura names the book episodes not seasons, but chile the way the books be booking… they are seasons to me! When I say those two books are the reason why I am here for book three… ready … it’s crazy! Ima give a little about what I remember in the prior
“seasons” so we are not just jumping RIGHT into season three.
Soooo… Welcome to The Slums 🤗 you MIGHT want to visit but baby you do NOT want to live here lol.
So we have Mikki and Tasha two sisters trying to make shit shake. Remember this is season one and two so I’m taking us back. They are thick as thieves and ten toes about each other. Tasha is the oldest out of the two. She has three kids, one boy Jah, who plays his little part FOR SURE in all the books, plus two little girls. Mikki has two kids of her own, a boy and girl. They are living but know that it could be better. Tasha has a NO good as boyfriend, Shad. He gives Tasha pure HELL and doesn’t give a fuck about the kids EXCEPT for the one he fathered and that was ONLY sometimes. Tasha finally comes to her senses and cheats up lol … yes you heard right! Started cheating with her ex boo, Coogi, and baby he does her RIGHT. She ends up with his ass and like The Jeffersons from season one to season two Tasha moves on UP in life! 😩😝 curtesy of Coogi! It’s a beautiful thing. Tasha always knew she was worth more and when we get into season THREE you will see the bougie baby she is.
Then there is Mikki.. again we are in the past so … my girl is the SHIT. Even raising two kids on her own she is doing the damn thing and has heads turning in the slums to be her man! She decides to start dealing with Butta. Sounds and seems good because Butta got money and will trick on her. However, with money comes problems and other females. It seems like she is forever fighting for this nigga at least in season one. Now season two… that’s when things CHANGE for real for my girl. Butta gets caught up and ends up in jail and that wouldn’t be a problem if Mikki was not living with the nigga. She gets kicked out of Tasha house because she holding Butta down TOO much. The holding down had her putting Tasha and her kids in a bad spot and she had to go!So now she living with Butta, who is a mess and when he end up in jail my girl goes in a downward spiral. Her kids end in the system, she ends up dabbling in drugs and baby she just goes DOWN. Though she is down bad, in season two she still does have Jah, and a couple of her “boos” that will hold her down, but eventually she burns bridges with them too.
Now let’s not forget about Dreka hoe ass. Sike, let me not call the girl a hoe, but she sure is something. Okay so we still recapping season one and two so we have to take it back. Like I said earlier, one overall word to describe Dreka ass… idk, BUT I can give you a couple words, hustler, theif, loyal, disloyal, delusional, and conniving. Don’t have too many great words for her. You will either love or hate Dreka and I chose the latter. Not full blown hate but a great dislike. Okay, so Dreka and her trani bestie, Daf are a duo for sure. Now one person Dreka is loyal to is Daf outside of that hump. Well Butta too, but we’ll get into that later. For now, we meet Dreka as a hustling doormat for Butta. She is also into so much. She is caught up with being an informant, and it leads to her demise for a minute. Her and Mikki have an on going beef because of Butta, and it just spirals. It started with Dreka being jealous of Mikki, to her just hating her ass. Dreka also ends up in jail pregnant. She has NO idea who the father is but has some ideas of who the baby daddy could be. Can you believe Jah is one of the prospects to be the baby daddy. It’s sick not just because Jah is a teenager, around 17, but still underage, but because at one point Tasha and her were friends. Dreka is just a mess. Anywho, that ass ends up in jail and it was NOT a pleasant experience, though as you get to know Dreka you learn she always has will cause she makes a way.
Between Dreka, Mikki and Tasha I don’t know who tf is worse. Walk yes I do, the order just changes depending on the season lls. So we come to the end of season two with Tasha being ambushed, Mikki on the brink of death and Dreka possibly facing the worst tragedy yet. On to the third season of the best ghetto soap opera.

[Mz_MELLO YELLO from the BAY]

The Slum Loves NO One!!!

The Slums don’t love anyone! Lies, disloyalty, secrets and gossip lives within the slums. There’s no friend or love. Everyone knows everyone’s business and their darkness secrets! Let’s chat!!!

Tasha, she slightly made it out. Meaning my girl moved out of the Slums but they it still resided in her🫣. One thing about Tasha, she knows where she come from and prayed she never have to go back. My girl has a secret and when that secret has to be revealed, I was left speechless but her man Coogi was hot🫣! Now I honestly have to say he has every right to be as she was wrong! However though she didn’t reside in the Slums, it was still her life as her man Coogi loved that life. Tasha was that mom that made sure her kids had before her🥰. So when her son Jah became disrespectful after his tragedy, she did what was best and let go.😔 Cause once he disrespected her for the last time, she gave him what he deserved. She better than me cause me and mine would’ve been at it like no other! Being a mother myself it’s hard to let go of your kids when you’ve learned they live that life that you didn’t want for him as you never want to receive that call😭! One thing I will say, she has not an issue with getting active when her man was too🫣. With dealing with things at the home front, she learns about her sister. With being the only family she has left besides her children, she let her go and though she says for good, I don’t believe that’s true. Now with everything in shambles and an unexpected visit, I’m not know where things will end up. Needing that update soon.

Coogi, he just that 🥷🏽 to me. I do hope editing works out. At this moment I feel his love for Tasha is really. Especially after the information she provided him🥰! Despite her keeping a secret from him, he still stood 10 toes down for his family. Let’s not forget he wanted to make sure all the kids had his last name🥰! With jealousy lurking and things happening with his funds, ya boy got caught up and I’m not happy. Need to know what’s going on with him as I’m liking him and his energy.

Mikki, just a lost cause. Evening happening to her is a domino effect. My girl can’t win for losing, but her habit was becoming her down fallen. Then how she treated her kids had me mad 😡! Like girl really! Then the way she walking around foul was an embarrassment to herself and those close to her. It’s like my girl is not leaving her lessons about nothing🫣. You would think that she would get herself together especially after losing your children. Like are you really about to let the next raise your children😒. As for her baby daddy Ziggy, I just don’t like him. Like I get you over her cause she left you when down but to flaunt the next female in her face and act out in front of y’all kids😳 is just rude! Then the secret Butta holding over her head left me speechless. Like I know you lying 😡! Not just that, to find out who she been creeping with let me speechless. Like girl you playing with fire. Hope she’s able to redeem herself and amend her & Tasha relationship.

Dreka, I just don’t like her grimy self. She has one true friend -Daf and I wonder how long that’s going to last🫣! Like she just not going to learn🤔. You went down to do time thinking you snitching on the next but got herself caught up. Then you get out on the same mind set and behind the same person the help put you down in the first place🫣! Like girl when will you learn. Not only that you pregnant and I honestly don’t think she knows who the baby daddy is! With everyone knowing how grimy she is, the worst has just happened and I’m needing to know the outcome! Like the way read ended had me at the edge of my seat! My heart hurts if the story stays true to how it ended😔😭!

There’s so many to tap into with this read - Jah, Rico, Butta, Swoop and Daf! Speaking of Daf, I love him/her down. She played no games and was a friend Dreka. I would love more about her and if ends up airing out everyone secrets🫣! This read was the truth on what goes on in the slums/hood. No one is safe nor is their business. With everything hitting the fan, I’m needing to know who will remain standing🤔. The way things are going no one will be standing once all said and done

[Lakeshia Shani]

Mannnnn this was crazier than episode 1 and why is Shad still amongst the living???? This man giving bussy and taking bussy from everybody!!! Scooter, Daf, Pynk, and Toya! And now he’s in the open with Pynk and Daf got his name tattooed. Just a hot mess!!!

Mikki- instead of that having the most growth- girl you took the biggest steps backwards!! You fought and won the case but loss all of your sense! Lost your kids and you clearly don’t give AF about them. Leaving the babies in the house to go get high- sad!! And then you stayed getting up and getting ready to be somewhere but somehow never made it there?? Heifer where was you going? Then you went from beating Shad to a pulp to getting beat up. I think you got beat up 3 times in this book?? Then you got the prescription for your stds and instead of that taking them - you throw them away and continue to pass them around while smelling like fish and hot garbage. When Daf told you to let him handle the sex business that night I hollered. Girl you’re trifling! Then you continued to do drugs while pregnant. Lastly you offered head to Coogie and you helped cover up Jah’s shooting. Girl you’re despicable!

Dreka- girl you just need to leave town and start over. I sort of feel bad for you but you keep making dumb choices. Now Tasha was acting a little high and mighty but I don’t think she was bragging. You took it that way because you’re mad she choose her sisters side. Had you keep it p and told her how Mikki was moving she would’ve been on your side but you want to hold truths. And then to ask her to be the godmother when she’s probably the grandmother is crazy work! And I truly believe she loves Jah young butt. And let’s be clear Tony P was raping and harnessing you- report him!! Then you got the detective also harassing you. Lastly you trying to manipulate Rico while secretly wanting Jah and you also did drugs and was drinking while pregnant. Like girl get it together!!

Tasha- you’re a bird too because why did you say those drugs were yours?? Did you not think about your kids or the fact that you’re pregnant? Like seriously girl!!! Then you’re pregnant again. You hid the Trinity’s true paternity and for what when you’re with her daddy?? I don’t want to believe Coogie is shady but I think he is! Lolo is too comfortable being disrespectful and why didn’t she move from the passenger seat to the back? Something fishy is going on most definitely!! At least you ain’t letting life beat you down like Mikki and why don’t you have mikki’s kids??? You had them when you stayed in the roach motel- why not now when you’re living like the Jefferson’s???

Jah needed to be put in his place but I think you’re losing your son to the streets. You better lock in!!

And the drama baby- Butta is a snitch, Tasha is an informant who had her baby at the damn Gates gas station, Mikki is down bad, Shad is gay. The kids are funniest ever and they like to cuss. Trinity stay saying something slick and when Maliah repeated what her stepmother said I hollered.

I think Jah is the baby daddy. Cootie and Daf was funny taking about he look like his daddy. Who’s the daddy and what’s the baby name???

[Readwithchan_]

Chile… this episode had my blood pressure up from start to finish 😩

First off… Shad WHY is he still around? Like seriously. Every time he popped up I got irritated all over again. He adds nothing but chaos and foolishness.

Mikki… whew. Sis is just dick dumb at this point. A whole dope head moving slow and putting EVERYTHING before her kids. It’s frustrating because those kids deserve better and she just keeps making the same selfish decisions. Like girl, leave the mess alone and let them babies flourish.

Then Tasha… I wanted to root for her so bad but she made it hard. Instead of getting on her feet and building something stable, she still depending on these dope boys to provide. And then telling the officer that the dope was hers?! GIRL WHAT?! That was beyond slow. I was really sitting there like… are y’all serious right now?!

And Dreka… I’m trying not to spoil anything but let me just say this how you put your baby on a YN because you think he got money, he gets killed, and you STILL sticking to that story when everybody with eyes can clearly see who the baby daddy is? Make it make sense 😩 That part had me shaking my head.

Now Coogi… I really had faith in him. I thought he was gonna be the one to move smarter and maybe break the cycle. But nope. He just like the rest of them money hungry and moving dumb. That disappointed me the most honestly.

This episode honestly irritated me more than book one because I expected at least SOME growth or common sense… but of course that would be asking for too much. Still, I can’t lie the drama, the chaos, and the rawness kept me hooked and ready to see what happens next.

Kutura B definitely knows how to have you frustrated, invested, and turning pages all at the same time.

If you love messy, gritty, hood drama that keeps you talking back to the characters… The Slums: Episode Two is definitely delivering.

Now excuse me while I go calm down because these characters stressed me OUT

[Soulflower]

If Episode One of The Slums showed me what survival mode can make people do, Episode Two started showing me what happens when those decisions come looking for their consequences.

And whew... the bill was BILLING.

KuTura B. takes the choices, secrets, relationships, and loyalties established in the first episode and starts tightening everything around these characters. Changing your circumstances doesn't automatically change the mentality those circumstances created. Experiencing consequences doesn't automatically produce growth. And physically getting away from something doesn't necessarily mean you've escaped what it taught you.

That became one of the most interesting parts of Episode Two for me.

These women are trying to survive circumstances that have shaped the way they move through the world, but we're also far enough into the story now that everything can't continue being attributed solely to circumstance. At some point, choices become part of the cycle too.

And the loyalty in this series continues to fuck with me.

Standing ten toes behind somebody sounds admirable until you realize you might be standing ten toes inside the same fucking hole they're digging.

There are people you love who will help you survive.

And there are people you love who will make survival necessary.

Knowing the difference can change your entire fucking life.

Episode Two made the interconnected nature of this series hit even harder. One person's choices can become somebody else's heartbreak, danger, responsibility, or problem before they even realize they've been dragged into the situation.

And somehow, despite watching these women repeatedly make choices I KNOW are going to come back and bite them in the ass, I still understand enough about how they got here to remain invested in what happens to them.

That's probably KuTura's greatest weapon against me at this point.

She keeps making me give a fuck.

[Laneisha]

*review of complete series*

You wanna go to the projects? The trenches? Where they ain't got no shoes on? Where there's roaches in the cereal? Where they be tricking? Fighting? Pulling tracks out? Knocking wigs loose? Well, The Slums is the series for you. This has definitely been added to my list of favorite urban fiction/street lit series.

The Slums gives you a cup of The Corner with a dash of Snowfall and a sprinkle of The Wire. If you're looking for a HEA, this ain't it, chile! It's raw, gritty, and unapologetic. You're going to laugh, cry, scream, and go through every emotion you can possibly think of. This series is the definition of "the struggle is real."

This series is jam-packed with drama, mess, scandal, betrayal, and so much more. As soon as I finished one, I ran to start the next. Even though they stressed me out to no end, I fell in love with the characters. By the end of the series, they felt like family, and it was bittersweet to see their stories come to an end. I would love to have a novella in the future. I also loved the audiobooks. The narrators really did the characters justice and brought this hood tale to life!

I enjoyed every bit of this series and could see it being a TV series. It was my introduction to this author, and it made a great first impression. I'm looking forward to reading more from KuTura B.

I survived The Slums, will you?

[Quira]

KuTura B gotta answer a number of things for me, the first one being “WHYYYYYYYYYY???” because that cliffhanger was nuts, bananas, wild, out of pocket. Luckily I don’t have to wait to read because I’m reading this after all the episodes have been released lol.

Got me feeling bad for Dreka. Yeah she slow and dirty, but she didn’t deserve a whole lot of what happened to her. Tony has to get his handed to him because ain’t no damn way he’s still allowed to walk around. Shad either for that matter, he needs to be HANDLED!!! Mikki is strung out, messed up, and filthy. She didn’t make a single sound decision in this book, not ONE. There’s no telling what actually happened to her, she’s down horrendously bad. And as for Tasha…shoulda laid low and stayed smart by her man. I wonder what she’s got on her mind.

This series is addictively messy, raw, gritty, gutta, gross, and hilarious. A series of really unfortunate events and even more annoying people. Like the entire hood as a whole is ridiculous, no one’s business is minded at all. You cannot hide a thing, and everyone is so on edge and ready to fight. I mean they are scrapping DOWN in these books. KuTura has not let up for anybody, and she warned in the beginning that this is no fairytale. There’s always something at the corner. And for me…I’m nosey, I gotta see what’s going on.

[Reader]

All these women are birds. They cant be alone for nothing and all 3 are so weak. I never seen anything like it. Although Jah said it disrespectfully he was telling the truth. Tasha picked men over them all the time. Shit a man is her source of happiness in all facets of life. What really annoyed me is how she is so sneaky but wanna judge everybody. Then her sister Mikki she is beyond saving. How you get an std and know you have one but throw away the medicine to clear the issue up. Then you go on to say you get the itchy burning sensation to go away you by using drugs to numb it? You literally said you had green discharge and it smelled like fish down there. How dare you pretend you dont smell that fishy shit and continue trying to spread it vs getting rid of the issue. Their parents messed them up. I cant believe Dreka is doing this cause a man didn’t want her? I just cant believe this is why you seeking revenge on people. The nerve to be mad but messing with underage kids multiple ones at that. The way you got high and drunk while pregnant is scary as hell and cussing folks out when your baby tested positive for drugs.

[SheReadsaLot]

adventurous dark funny sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
When I finished episode one, I was itching to get my hands on episode two. These characters stressed me out in the first installment, and even moreso this time around.

These people firmly believe in a piece of man is better than no man, they have no loyalty, no discernment or willfully ignore it, they are selfish, they expect other people to tell them things they themselves are fully aware off, and refuse to hold themselves accountable for their actions and inactions!

And yet I can't seem to get enough of them!

This read is a T-I-M-E! It has the drama, it has the complexities of life, and still I had to side eye them. I just couldn't put this read down, having to know in which new way these people would have me side-eyeing them.

Ma'am, I can't wait to see what will be next!

[Lexx]

My girl ATE and left no crumbs per usual 😭 The Slums Volume 2 is the second installment in a series where nobody is safe—side characters included. Tysm to Kutura B. for the advanced copy!

Our (not so) faves are back with straight, absolute FOOLISHNESS. You would think they learned, but the fire still ain’t burned them enough obviously. Volume 2 of the Slums picks up right where volume 1 left off—Tasha picked up out the hood like Cinderella, Mikki living in Tasha’s old apartment and her kids in foster care, and Dreka pregnant and in jail. And baby, it don’t get NO better. (Read ya author’s notes)
Tasha, Dreka & Mikki take the cake for worse, worser, and WORST—in. that. order!!!!

Now I won’t say TOO much, you read & find out yourself October 6th 😉, but some people definitely make situations worse for themselves.. AND I THOUGHT WE GOT RID OF SHAD! 🙄 AND AND AND THE ENDING?! Ms. B lovessss leaving us on a cliffhanger 😭 so if you’re looking for closure, wait until book 3 bookies 🤩

[Valondra Howard]

Karma Comes full force

I am lost for words with this one. When I say, I cannot believe Dreka turned on Tash as if she did something to her. The audacity! Now nikki this girl is gone straight, crazy strong out, don’t forgot all about her kids, and got the audacity the nerves to be sleeping with everyone in the same circle, but thinks your baby daddy is supposed to want you! Ja knows he is wrong for how he’s treating his mom and I get it that he is upset and acting out but your mom has had your back from day one. He also out there moving reckless sleeping with all these different girls with his friend Rico, as if they both have no freaking home training And let me just say this book right here just got real because Coogee has gotten into something and the nasty CO Tony he has done the most. I can’t wait for book 3 Kutura B you got me so on edge right now. Love this book. Great read.

[Tiffany Monique]

Well Damn

All of what went down in The Slums had me on edge waiting to find out what was happening next. Coogi and Tasha go from being good to being bad. Dreka got a get out of jail free card however you know everything comes at a cost. Mikki was on her stuff then fell off after being introduced to some ish she couldn’t shake back from. Tony P ain’t worth a damn and he a low life pig. Jah is a very angry young man and he has every right to be. When you find out who was really behind it baybee you gonna be like wtf bc that’s how I was. Tasha drops a bomb on Coogi that he wasn’t expecting at all he does handle his business tho. This episode two was good as hell and I can’t wait to get into episode 3 I know it’s going down esp after that cliffhanger. Wanna find out what goes pick up this five star read by Kutura B not now but RIGHT NOOOOWWWW Great job Kutura 👏🏾👏🏾😊

[BookTalesTink]

Dreka, Tasha, and Mikki

First off, Shad is exactly the type of man you stay far away from down low and messy. Well, I guess he’s not so down low anymore! I don’t even know where to begin with this story. Tasha clearly doesn’t recognize a good man when he’s right in front of her. Dreka… whew! I cannot wait to find out who that baby’s father is, because the way things were going on that block, it could be anybody. And Mikki at this point, I’m not even sure what she’s searching for anymore. What makes this story hit so hard is how real it feels. Growing up in the hood, I’ve known a Dreka, a Mikki, and a Tasha in real life. Kutura B, you’ve done it again now bring on Book 3!