Carl Weber's Kingpins: Charlotte

Carl Weber's Kingpins

by Blake Karrington

Come follow Blake Karrington as he once again takes you on a ride through the gritty dirt roads of the South. In this suspenseful Southern tale, we are introduced to King, a southern born and bred hustler who is determined to take the drug empire handed to him by his father into the legitimate world of the music industry. Little does he know that when the streets birth you, trying to leave can be deadly.King’s life is looking good when he meets a beautiful, classy queen. Sloan is a college-educated, hardworking Neo soul singer. She has always tried to do the right thing, but when something from her past comes back to haunt her, it could destroy the love she and King are building. Hang on, while Blake Karrington shows you what has made him the king of Southern street tales.

Genres: Urban

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 29, 2016

About the author

Blake Karrington is more than an author. He’s a storyteller who places his readers in action-filled moments. It’s in these creative spaces that readers are allowed to get to know his complex characters as if they’re really alive.

Most of Blake’s titles are in the South in urban settings that are often overlooked by the mainstream. But through Blake’s eyes, readers quickly learn that places like Charlotte, NC can be as gritty as they come. It’s in these streets of this oft overlooked world where Blake portrays murderers and thieves alike as believable characters. Without judgement, he weaves humanizing backstories that serve up compelling reasons for why a drug dealer might choose a life of crime.

Readers of speak of the roller coaster ride of emotions that ensues from feeling anger at empathetic characters who always seem to do the wrong thing at the right to keep the story moving forward.

In terms of setting,Blake’s stories introduce his readers to spaces they may or may not be used to - streetscapes with unkept, cracked sidewalks where poverty prevails, times are depressed and people are broke and desperate. In Blake storytelling space, morality is so curved that rooting for bad guys to get away with murder can sometimes seem like the right thing for the reader to do - even when it’s not.

Readers who connect with Blake find him to be relatable. Likening him to a bad-boy gone good, they see a storyteller who writes as if he’s lived in world’s he generously shares, readily conveying his message that humanity is everywhere, especially in the unlikely, mean streets of cities like Charlotte.

Reviews

[Nicole]

Good Read !!!
The ending could have been better I take that back not better but different. I hope there will be a part 2 because I want Imani to pay for sleeping and having a baby her best friend's father. I want to know what Yogi did found out Imani,Carlton and baby and what Kareem did when he found out that Carlton is the reason why Tiana is dead. What's going happen when Sloan see her parents. This book leaves you with a lot questions. Blake Karrington we need a part two questions need to be answers don't leave the readers hanging.

[Keisha‼️]

One of the best books out of the Kingpins series. But I need a part 2 ASAP too many unanswered questions

[Brittany Hereford]

I would’ve give this 4 starts but the ending pissed me off. The ending really just felt like well we’ve written long enough and we tired. The end.

I loved the main characters, all the ups and downs, King and Sloans relationship. No conclusion to wrap up the phony police officer, Carlton’s affair, and a few other issues

[Melody Randolph]

It was a good book i just hate the ending

I hate how it ended . I like to get a close ending. is there another part to this story?

[Katrina E]

This was like a black soap opera. The ending was horrible. So many questions left unanswered.

[JACQUELINE R]

Horrible ending

The book started off as a pretty good read up until the final chapter. I feel as though the author should've put more effort into it

[Jennifer Williams]

It was so good and then it ended in a large cliff hanger! So much so that I was searching for the follow-up book.

[Ta]

Anyone know where I can locate the sequel?

[~CharlieAngel~]

Not A Good Ending @ All!!!
So Carlton Just Gets Away With Getting Imani Pregnant???
Nobody Finds Out Anything… SMH!!!

[S. Reid]

WELL, THIS WAS 'SUMTHIN DIFFERENT THAN JUST A CHANGE OF VENUE/LOCATION'.
THANKS MR. KARRINGTON.

[BusyReading]

I cried! This was a great book with messy drama with music, multiple POVS, romance, drug war and evil plots!

[Sabura]

I need a part 2. I have questions. I need to know more. Left hanging.

[Punkin]

i wasnt impressed with the ending and the book dragged.

[Trace Micole]

I wish it would of ended differently. Everything seems to be up in air. Did Yogi ever find out that Imani'a BD was her husband? What happen to King's and Sloan's relationship?! Maybe there will be a part 2???

[Linda Strickland]

Good book, but some details could have been concluded.

[Rise]

Dang I hope her will be another part to this.

[Erica L]

Good read but i was dissapointed at the end. Maybe it was a "set up" for a part 2 but It ended with me saying WTH?

[Sheryl Boyce]

Another great page turner! I really enjoy reading Blake's books. It takes me down memory lane with some of the places in his books. Makes me feel like I lived a gangsta life Lol I hope there is another book after this one. I want King and Sloan to marry and for her to really make it big with her singing. Every character in the book has another story.