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Friends & Sins #2

by Niobia Bryant

In the sizzling follow-up to Live and Learn, grad student Alizé gets more than she had bargained for when she takes an internship at a leading company, single mother Moët is faced with a high-stakes custody battle, Dom struggles to resist the temptations of her old life, and Cristal must choose between the "good" life and a sexy handyman. Original.

Genres: Fiction, African American, Urban

246 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2008

About the author

Niobia Bryant is the award-winning and national bestselling author of more than fifty works of romance and commercial mainstream fiction. Twice she has won RT Magazine's Best African-American/Multicultural Romance Award, "Kiss the Ring"--written under the pseudonym Meesha Mink--was listed as one of the Library Journal's Best Books, and her books have appeared in Ebony, Essence, The New York Post, The Star-Ledger, The Dallas Morning News and many other national publications. One of her bestselling books has been adapted to film.

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The is the seuqel to Live and Learn. I liked it because as they matured they all learned that there was more to life than designer clothes and street hoods. Life kicked them in the butt as it does so many young people with their heads in the wrong places.

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

The name-brand dropping! Blah! A terrific writer but it felt like I was reading an ad for Gucci products a lot of the times. You can describe a product without going Gucci this, fendi that, Ralph Lauren this...truly annoying. That is gonna turn me off from reading more books by this author. I loved the themes in the book though redemption, forgiveness, love, finding yourself.I'm glad and sorta upset how the author portrayed therapists but it's just a book.

[Felicia A Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh. Whatever. Not horrible and not great. Would have helped to have read Live and Learn first, which of course I found out HALFWAY THROUGH THE BOOK was the first one. It's not really that this one cannot stand alone, but they keep referring to people that aren't actually in the story who must have been major characters in the first one, and that info would have been helpful.

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really good book. I really didn't like the way it ended.

[Kellee · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was ok. A lot of drama, but nothing new with these 4 ladies.

[Jasmine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything that glistens isn’t gold.

Chasing a dream can have you chasing a ghost. Each one of these ladies are on a mission that can complete them or destroy them. But they come together and make the best of the hard times. Great book!

[Jasmine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this follow-up to "Live and Learn". Besides some repetitive grammatical errors (mostly towards the end, you can tell it was rushed) and some unnecessary, distasteful comments, it was a great way to show the girls' growth. I'm glad there's a part three because I didn't want it to end like this!

[Teaguem2005 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this follow up story. It's nice to see their tale continue. Considering when we met them they've all grown. ..but not too much that they're not still recognizable. Dom, Mo', Alize, & Cris still have some life lessons left to learn.

[Ashley Teagle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this sequel to Live and Learn. This is another fast paced book full of drama. There was a bit of homophobia that I could have done without in this book, but other than that, it was exactly what I've come to expect of Bryant's writing.

[Weather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book..

[Diana Townsend · Rating 2 out of 5]

Even though I found this very predictable, I thought it was interesting and it followed the format, so it pretty much did what it was supposed to do.

[Carmen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed enjoyed this book, each character had their issues but their friendship stayed strong.

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book....

[Shanelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I Love this book.

[Octavia Brunson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing about the fou friends who went through so much. It reminded me of my friends and I and the things we went through or are going through.

[K.J. Wolfe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved!

[Kamee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book

[Atiya · Rating 4 out of 5]

book was ok but not as much drama as the first one can't wait to read the last one

[Mya · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was so good but I hate the ending

[Mrs Tupac · Rating 3 out of 5]

an okay read. these women are still self centered.
Moët- ass is something else I still can't bring myself to like her. I did feel bad because what she was going through
Cristal- disgust me giving up her friends and her relationship, just because she thought the grass was greener on the other side. Yeah her & Alizë my least favorite characters.
Dom-Well I have seen some character growth out of all the girls , I want her to win. How she met her dad was crazy lol.... She's the strongest one out of all of them.
Alizë-oooh this broad made me hate her how you do all that scandalous sh•t and still think you deserve a happy ending. Ugh she's a dog & tries to take what the next chick got she's not better than Dom ,,,,,,.....