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This Hoe Got Roaches In Her Crib
Austin Watkins, 35 and a single father, finds himself in a precarious situation. Currently locked up in Chicago's Cook County Jail, he knows that Fredquisha, the trifling mother of his only daughter, is a despicable, careless and reckless THOT who is the antithesis of caring, loving black motherhood.
Wanting to see her son gain full redemption from his current situation, Delores Watkins, better known as Mrs. Watkins, is also hellbent on rescuing Austin’s six-year-old daughter, Myyah, from the clutches of relentless psychological, emotional and physical abuse she suffers at the hands of Fredquisha. Hoping her son works hard to change the course of his life for the betterment of his daughter, Mrs. Watkins explores the possibility of challenging Fredquisha’s custody of Myyah. But as she navigates the complex, red-tape filled bureaucracy of child welfare services, Mrs. Watkins decides to take things in her own hands and is willing to put her life on the line for the salvation of her granddaughter.
Fredquisha Pierce, a native of the dangerous Englewood, Chicago, could give a two sh!ts about the welfare of her daughter. Her mission in life is simple: Get money, smoke good weed and ride bomb d--k. Nothing more, nothing less. After meeting a potential new bae, Fredquisha needs to make some lifestyle changes so she can upgrade her section 8 squalor living situation. However, a looming pregnancy threatens to unravel her plans for a big come up.
This book is another episodic chronicle born out of the dark, gritty, social drama storytelling talent of urban fiction mastermind QUAN MILLZ. THIS HOE GOT ROACHES IN HER CRIB will deliver a gut-punching blow to those who don't understand the many trials and tribulations single fathers go through to rescue their children from manipulative ratchet women who use the family court system to their advantage.
Wanting to see her son gain full redemption from his current situation, Delores Watkins, better known as Mrs. Watkins, is also hellbent on rescuing Austin’s six-year-old daughter, Myyah, from the clutches of relentless psychological, emotional and physical abuse she suffers at the hands of Fredquisha. Hoping her son works hard to change the course of his life for the betterment of his daughter, Mrs. Watkins explores the possibility of challenging Fredquisha’s custody of Myyah. But as she navigates the complex, red-tape filled bureaucracy of child welfare services, Mrs. Watkins decides to take things in her own hands and is willing to put her life on the line for the salvation of her granddaughter.
Fredquisha Pierce, a native of the dangerous Englewood, Chicago, could give a two sh!ts about the welfare of her daughter. Her mission in life is simple: Get money, smoke good weed and ride bomb d--k. Nothing more, nothing less. After meeting a potential new bae, Fredquisha needs to make some lifestyle changes so she can upgrade her section 8 squalor living situation. However, a looming pregnancy threatens to unravel her plans for a big come up.
This book is another episodic chronicle born out of the dark, gritty, social drama storytelling talent of urban fiction mastermind QUAN MILLZ. THIS HOE GOT ROACHES IN HER CRIB will deliver a gut-punching blow to those who don't understand the many trials and tribulations single fathers go through to rescue their children from manipulative ratchet women who use the family court system to their advantage.
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Published July 14, 2018
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September 30, 2023
this bitch got roaches in her crib!!!!
July 22, 2023
I spent last night reading this because I was amused by the title. It was exactly what I thought it was going to be. I laughed and grimaced At everything. Not for everyone I’m just going to say that. Lol.
August 3, 2018
Ah, where to start.
First of all, I started to read this book because I was very amused with the title and the cover photo as well.
This book starts off on a very ratchet note. It describes Fredquisha’s toxic relationship with her daughter, Myyah. Fredquisha is a really annoying character. She’s one of those characters that you’d want to smack on the face with a pan. She’s an ultimate thot, and could care less for her daughter. She physically and emotionally abuses her. A lot of references were made to her crusty ass apartment, filled with disgusting roaches.
I was expecting this book to be ratchet as hell, but as I read about Austin, Myyah’s father, his bad relationship with his baby momma Fredquisha, and how he feels about him being in prison, I felt sympathetic on his behalf. His mother, Delores, a.k.a. Mrs. Watkins, also tries to help her son out with Myyah. Both of them struggle to save Myyah from that crazy ass bitch, Fredquisha. Austin’s younger brother is present in the story, but he’s more of a background character.
I thought this book was going to only be about a crazy ass bitch with roaches in her crib, but it ended up also being about a man’s struggle with getting custody of his daughter (which we know is a common issue, especially since most of the time full custody is granted to the mother).
You’ll probably laugh and feel amused at Fredquisha’s thot adventures, but you’ll also feel sympathetic for Austin and Maya, as Austin is in a detention centre and barely gets to see his daughter while Maya gets abused a lot.
Also, just wanted to say that roaches are a re-occurring theme in this book as it’s frequently mentioned. Not a metaphor for anything though. The author means literal roaches. I have to say, the way the author describes things in this book is very unique and very entertaining, I couldn’t help myself from smiling as I read it. The roach was described to have “Wings (that) were so long and thick, that muhfuckin’ roach was offering first class tickets to fly other critters to Dubai and shit.” This book also contained a lot of words I haven’t heard of before (it’s alright though as the author explained what the slang words meant.) The book is also narrated from a third person perspective, and the way it’s narrated is very entertaining and amusing. However, I feel that some of the characters were quite flat, like Jonah. I felt like his presence didn’t really affect the storyline of the book. And some parts, the book felt a bit flat and a bit rushed.
Overall, the story in this book is pretty incomplete. Like, incomplete as in you gotta buy the next book to figure out what the hell happens because the ending was not what I was expecting to happen. Anyways, I enjoyed the book and I will be reading the next one.
First of all, I started to read this book because I was very amused with the title and the cover photo as well.
This book starts off on a very ratchet note. It describes Fredquisha’s toxic relationship with her daughter, Myyah. Fredquisha is a really annoying character. She’s one of those characters that you’d want to smack on the face with a pan. She’s an ultimate thot, and could care less for her daughter. She physically and emotionally abuses her. A lot of references were made to her crusty ass apartment, filled with disgusting roaches.
I was expecting this book to be ratchet as hell, but as I read about Austin, Myyah’s father, his bad relationship with his baby momma Fredquisha, and how he feels about him being in prison, I felt sympathetic on his behalf. His mother, Delores, a.k.a. Mrs. Watkins, also tries to help her son out with Myyah. Both of them struggle to save Myyah from that crazy ass bitch, Fredquisha. Austin’s younger brother is present in the story, but he’s more of a background character.
I thought this book was going to only be about a crazy ass bitch with roaches in her crib, but it ended up also being about a man’s struggle with getting custody of his daughter (which we know is a common issue, especially since most of the time full custody is granted to the mother).
You’ll probably laugh and feel amused at Fredquisha’s thot adventures, but you’ll also feel sympathetic for Austin and Maya, as Austin is in a detention centre and barely gets to see his daughter while Maya gets abused a lot.
Also, just wanted to say that roaches are a re-occurring theme in this book as it’s frequently mentioned. Not a metaphor for anything though. The author means literal roaches. I have to say, the way the author describes things in this book is very unique and very entertaining, I couldn’t help myself from smiling as I read it. The roach was described to have “Wings (that) were so long and thick, that muhfuckin’ roach was offering first class tickets to fly other critters to Dubai and shit.” This book also contained a lot of words I haven’t heard of before (it’s alright though as the author explained what the slang words meant.) The book is also narrated from a third person perspective, and the way it’s narrated is very entertaining and amusing. However, I feel that some of the characters were quite flat, like Jonah. I felt like his presence didn’t really affect the storyline of the book. And some parts, the book felt a bit flat and a bit rushed.
Overall, the story in this book is pretty incomplete. Like, incomplete as in you gotta buy the next book to figure out what the hell happens because the ending was not what I was expecting to happen. Anyways, I enjoyed the book and I will be reading the next one.
July 15, 2023
Real trap shit. Never get with no hoe that got roaches in her crib.
Quan Millz making it outta the hood with this one. No cap.
Quan Millz making it outta the hood with this one. No cap.
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May 25, 2025I'm crying what is this cover and title🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 how do these books find meeeee 🤣🤣🤣
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June 11, 2019Trigger warnings: child abuse, bad hygiene descriptions, graphic sex, drug and alcohol use and abuse, vehicular accidents, death of loved ones, gang violence, graphic description of violence, fat shaming, slut shaming.
How do I review and rate this???????????
In clinical terms I’m going to say this book needed a lot editing. Lots of typos, inconsistencies, grammar errors etc. It’s evident this was self published and therefore didn’t get enough of an external perspective on proof reads. On the plus side, the author knows how to Write yo. One of the most shocking and vivid sentences I have ever come across is “It was the fragrance of abject squalor and ratchetry.” That paints a VIVID image and it’s so seamlessly put together? There’s a blend of Chicago AAVE and Charles Dickens level descriptiveness so artfully done I’m just...What am I reading!!!!!! Holy shit!!!!!!!!
Tackling the actual content is a little harder. The book is about an abusive mother and how governmental systems are decidedly against supporting incarcerated parents despite the one not in prison being worse for the kids. It ties in race dynamics, police brutality, Chicago South Side community politics, the shitty government system that does nothing with efficiency especially when it comes to black people and black youth, and so much more. It’s a whole lot packed in this tiny ebook and I’m absolutely bonked.
The hiccup I had with this was how impartial the narrators voice is. Like there’s no dancing around it, the narrator hates the abusive mother and rightfully so. Unfortunately that really flattened out her character. Obviously, abusers don’t really deserve to be seen as decent people but the complexity of being a human never should apologise for their being awful (that’s usually the partiality on the reader’s or author’s part). In fact giving horrible people a whole fleshed our character in my mind really sets the tone for “they CHOSE to be horrible people”. Point is, the abusive mother was flat and therefore a caricature in a book that touched on some real issues. That juxtaposition really didn’t help.
Additionally the narrator’s biases manifested themselves in some really nasty ways. The woman’s physical attributes like her body type and dark skin colour were used to manifest her as an unlikeable character. Her sexual habits were written about in a very disgusted tone. On the flip side, two men involved in a sexual scene weren’t given as bad of an image as the abusive mother was (they were definitely described as gross but it felt like her physical attributes and sexuality made her gross as opposed to the men being horrible people made them disgusting).
It felt like misogyny and misogynoir were used as tools against this woman. I didn’t understand why because there was no way anyone would sympathise with her after reading about how she was abusive. It felt like a dirty way to go about things and I didn’t like it. That kind of treatment towards women in the book who weren’t among the Good Characters were treated similarly. While the men were treated objectively despite being good or bad and were judged more on their behaviour than their attributes or sexual needs. Come to think of it, not a single male character was flat not even secondary and tertiary male characters.....
Parts like the above felt like they dragged on for me so it could have just been a couple of chapters and the rest was more or less fine. I don’t know.
Oh and another thing. The rest of the books written by the author give me a distinct feeling that his books are full of objectified women, colourism, and general grossness towards black women so I don't know how much I should take that into consideration especially considering it’s only a feeling and I haven’t read anything else by him.
So I think I’ve laid out all my thoughts. At the end of this ramble I still don’t know how to rate this book. Does the misogyny outweigh the message and the strangely appealing writing? I don’t think it should. Does that mean the writer gets a pass on being a dick to female characters deemed bad people? Nope. I don’t know. I really don’t know how to rate this. At moments it felt like a one and others a four star. Like two stars might make sense but it wasn’t a horrible book. Three stars could be but it WASNT AVERAGE so what do I doooooo??????
How do I review and rate this???????????
In clinical terms I’m going to say this book needed a lot editing. Lots of typos, inconsistencies, grammar errors etc. It’s evident this was self published and therefore didn’t get enough of an external perspective on proof reads. On the plus side, the author knows how to Write yo. One of the most shocking and vivid sentences I have ever come across is “It was the fragrance of abject squalor and ratchetry.” That paints a VIVID image and it’s so seamlessly put together? There’s a blend of Chicago AAVE and Charles Dickens level descriptiveness so artfully done I’m just...What am I reading!!!!!! Holy shit!!!!!!!!
Tackling the actual content is a little harder. The book is about an abusive mother and how governmental systems are decidedly against supporting incarcerated parents despite the one not in prison being worse for the kids. It ties in race dynamics, police brutality, Chicago South Side community politics, the shitty government system that does nothing with efficiency especially when it comes to black people and black youth, and so much more. It’s a whole lot packed in this tiny ebook and I’m absolutely bonked.
The hiccup I had with this was how impartial the narrators voice is. Like there’s no dancing around it, the narrator hates the abusive mother and rightfully so. Unfortunately that really flattened out her character. Obviously, abusers don’t really deserve to be seen as decent people but the complexity of being a human never should apologise for their being awful (that’s usually the partiality on the reader’s or author’s part). In fact giving horrible people a whole fleshed our character in my mind really sets the tone for “they CHOSE to be horrible people”. Point is, the abusive mother was flat and therefore a caricature in a book that touched on some real issues. That juxtaposition really didn’t help.
Additionally the narrator’s biases manifested themselves in some really nasty ways. The woman’s physical attributes like her body type and dark skin colour were used to manifest her as an unlikeable character. Her sexual habits were written about in a very disgusted tone. On the flip side, two men involved in a sexual scene weren’t given as bad of an image as the abusive mother was (they were definitely described as gross but it felt like her physical attributes and sexuality made her gross as opposed to the men being horrible people made them disgusting).
It felt like misogyny and misogynoir were used as tools against this woman. I didn’t understand why because there was no way anyone would sympathise with her after reading about how she was abusive. It felt like a dirty way to go about things and I didn’t like it. That kind of treatment towards women in the book who weren’t among the Good Characters were treated similarly. While the men were treated objectively despite being good or bad and were judged more on their behaviour than their attributes or sexual needs. Come to think of it, not a single male character was flat not even secondary and tertiary male characters.....
Parts like the above felt like they dragged on for me so it could have just been a couple of chapters and the rest was more or less fine. I don’t know.
Oh and another thing. The rest of the books written by the author give me a distinct feeling that his books are full of objectified women, colourism, and general grossness towards black women so I don't know how much I should take that into consideration especially considering it’s only a feeling and I haven’t read anything else by him.
So I think I’ve laid out all my thoughts. At the end of this ramble I still don’t know how to rate this book. Does the misogyny outweigh the message and the strangely appealing writing? I don’t think it should. Does that mean the writer gets a pass on being a dick to female characters deemed bad people? Nope. I don’t know. I really don’t know how to rate this. At moments it felt like a one and others a four star. Like two stars might make sense but it wasn’t a horrible book. Three stars could be but it WASNT AVERAGE so what do I doooooo??????
September 7, 2025
Would probably be 4 stars if I hadn’t already read Old Thot Next Door. You can clearly see Millz grew as an author between these books.
July 24, 2018
started off extremely funny, but then when you get into the drift of things you start to ponder if the author has a vendetta against Black women from the inner cities. The main antagonist, Fredquisha, is a vessel for every stereotype given to the Black woman of the ghetto over the past 40 years, and in the end, my frustration turned from her to the author himself for not even bothering to give her an ounce of humanity. Instead, she’s every dirty, filthy Black feminine experience that he could conjure up & mass produce to any buyer who’s interested in a quick read. I feel that if a reader will bother to dig beneath the surface for a second, they would also notice that the book has many more problems than those fictitious ones written for the characters.
December 26, 2025
i haven’t even read this book but idgaf sometimes you really gotta judge a book by its cover
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July 31, 2018Nope. I tried, but no. Lol. I refuse to keep reading this. The author is doing too much and not enough at the same time. **DID NOT FINISH**
February 13, 2020
This sounds like it was written by a white person making fun of black people.
April 12, 2021
Me reading the title of this book:
Me reading the actual book:
Me when I finished reading the book:
To say this was one of the most...how can I put it politely...INSANE????? books I have ever read is an understatement. I just-I don't know how to describe this in words so memes will suffice for now
Me reading the actual book:
Me when I finished reading the book:
To say this was one of the most...how can I put it politely...INSANE????? books I have ever read is an understatement. I just-I don't know how to describe this in words so memes will suffice for now
June 4, 2025
2.5 stars (had to round down but just imagine)
It's me again... reviewing international best-selling author Quan. Millz.
I'm gonna be honest, I went into this thinking it would be pure nonsense. And yes, at times, it did feel like that. Life imitated art in a way because I truly felt like I stepped inside the world of American Fiction and was reading Jeffrey Wright's character's novel- "My Pafology." Cinephiles iykyk.
However, I truly believe that Quan Millz is in it for the love of the game. Like, I do think this man is 100% serious- he discovered free will and RAN with it. And my god, there was a LOT going on here.
There were SO many storylines, and while they were interconnected, it was still overwhelming. The pacing felt very fanfiction-esque and there were no clear boundaries between the third person narration and Quan Millz randomly inserting his opinion- even if it was absolutely hilarous. The character of Fredquisha-yeah, you heard that correctly- was horribly written and incredibly one-sided, which made me think that this is just an insert from someone in Quan's life. The writing was very unfiltered and sometimes grotesque- not to mention the several typos and grammatical errors that were present. The entire third act of this story took a HUGE turn which led to an insane ending that somehow just works within the unserious canon of Millz. I had to remind myself not to hold this to the standards I give to other novels- I mean... this is literally called "This Hoe Got Roaches in her Crib." Also, without spoilers, it’s clear that Quan did no research relating to the medical side of this novel and it was laughable. 😭
Still, there were many things I ended up being pleasantly surprised by. The plot arc between Myyah and Austin was actually quite enjoyable to read, and impossible not to root for. I thought the middle of the book was the strongest, and truly do believe that there were some moments where I was fully engrossed in this. As for the ending, as cliche and goofy as it was, I thought it fitting and provided a satisfying ending for the HORROR I had to endure at times. The fact that I was able to finish this so quickly is an accomplishment in itself, bc WHY was this almost 400 pages?
Did I take this a little too seriously with this review? Perhaps. I mean, the roaches were literally concious characters that majorly impacted the plot. There is nothing serious about that.
However, I hope Quan Millz improves enough with his next novels (I got both my homeboys pregnant) because I will genuinely read them. Future Shakespearean text incoming.
It's me again... reviewing international best-selling author Quan. Millz.
I'm gonna be honest, I went into this thinking it would be pure nonsense. And yes, at times, it did feel like that. Life imitated art in a way because I truly felt like I stepped inside the world of American Fiction and was reading Jeffrey Wright's character's novel- "My Pafology." Cinephiles iykyk.
However, I truly believe that Quan Millz is in it for the love of the game. Like, I do think this man is 100% serious- he discovered free will and RAN with it. And my god, there was a LOT going on here.
There were SO many storylines, and while they were interconnected, it was still overwhelming. The pacing felt very fanfiction-esque and there were no clear boundaries between the third person narration and Quan Millz randomly inserting his opinion- even if it was absolutely hilarous. The character of Fredquisha-yeah, you heard that correctly- was horribly written and incredibly one-sided, which made me think that this is just an insert from someone in Quan's life. The writing was very unfiltered and sometimes grotesque- not to mention the several typos and grammatical errors that were present. The entire third act of this story took a HUGE turn which led to an insane ending that somehow just works within the unserious canon of Millz. I had to remind myself not to hold this to the standards I give to other novels- I mean... this is literally called "This Hoe Got Roaches in her Crib." Also, without spoilers, it’s clear that Quan did no research relating to the medical side of this novel and it was laughable. 😭
Still, there were many things I ended up being pleasantly surprised by. The plot arc between Myyah and Austin was actually quite enjoyable to read, and impossible not to root for. I thought the middle of the book was the strongest, and truly do believe that there were some moments where I was fully engrossed in this. As for the ending, as cliche and goofy as it was, I thought it fitting and provided a satisfying ending for the HORROR I had to endure at times. The fact that I was able to finish this so quickly is an accomplishment in itself, bc WHY was this almost 400 pages?
Did I take this a little too seriously with this review? Perhaps. I mean, the roaches were literally concious characters that majorly impacted the plot. There is nothing serious about that.
However, I hope Quan Millz improves enough with his next novels (I got both my homeboys pregnant) because I will genuinely read them. Future Shakespearean text incoming.
July 15, 2018
Make sure your closures, lace fronts and wigs are on secure
This book was a really good book. It helps you get a clear picture of each character then takes you on a roller coaster ride with how the story flows. I didn’t expect it to be a episode 2, but I’m ready for it. I don’t think I read any book as fast as I read this one!!!
This book was a really good book. It helps you get a clear picture of each character then takes you on a roller coaster ride with how the story flows. I didn’t expect it to be a episode 2, but I’m ready for it. I don’t think I read any book as fast as I read this one!!!
April 5, 2025
TikTok led me here, and I wasn't disappointed. Not for everyone though.
July 20, 2018
When I saw this book, I thought it was a complete joke. After reading this book, my opinion has not changed one bit. I am an avid reader. This book were missing many critical aspects. It had characters that I could not relate to. The characters cursed too much. I have never read of people that were so ugh. I like to read about intelligent people with a purpose. The storyline did not have direction at the very beginning. I could not envision where this story was leading to. It seemed as if the author did not know anything about real people. He knew about roaches though. They were the only things that were real in this book. In my view, there were not enough roaches in this book.
I would have given a lower rating, but the author really touched upon something when developing the story around the relationship between Austin and Myyah. I could feel the emotion between them. This was the saving grace in this book. I would definitely not recommend this book, or any other book by this author, if this is what they consist of: no character development, grotesque dialogue, and no storyline.
I would have given a lower rating, but the author really touched upon something when developing the story around the relationship between Austin and Myyah. I could feel the emotion between them. This was the saving grace in this book. I would definitely not recommend this book, or any other book by this author, if this is what they consist of: no character development, grotesque dialogue, and no storyline.
July 17, 2025
Ok buckle your seatbelts folks because I have some shit to SAY about this book. I would like to make it known that out of the 194 books that I have rated on goodreads this is the only one I've whipped out my computer to write a review for. On that note lets get started.
Reading this book was like watching a car crash. Just this morbid fascination where you want to look away but you can't because you're so entranced and when I say car crash I don't mean some fender bender at a red light like I'm talking tanker explosion on i-75 at 5:00pm. Honestly, I'll give it to Quan Millz never in a million years did i see this book playing out the way it did and I was genuinely gagged the ENTIRE time. I would go as far as to call him a literary genius and you know what I can respect someone who will commit to the bit and holy shit did Quan Millz commit. Never have I seen an author be this invested in the love of the game. Bro was writing whatever the fuck he wanted in this book and I was eating it up. Please note that there's multiple times in the book where he just goes off on a tangent and gives his own personal opinions on the character (especially that bitch Fredquisha aka MooMoo).
Like this book had so many insane plotlines and POVs that I was constantly left on the edge of my seat because never in my life did I think I would read from a ROACHES POV. Anyways fuck Triple OG Chief roach.
Ok spoiler warning but here's a rundown of the plot:
Ok basically Myyah is Austins daughter but hes in jail and hes about to get out but she live with her mama Fredquisha in this NASTY ASS apartment full of THOTiana roaches and blah blah blah Myyah goes and stays with her grandma(Austins mom who wants custody of Myyah) DCFS is called and one thing leads to another fredquishas sons beat her up DCFS does a case on her (keep in mind Fredquisha is an evil ass hoe who deosnt even like Myahh). Myahh ends up at her other grandmas apartment (Fredquishas mom) a roach (Triple OG Cheif roach to be exact) bites Myyah on the face and she goes to the hospital and DIES from bacterial meningitis that the roach gave her and Austins last time seeing her is in a coma cause they released him early after her got shot in an altercation but that a whole other story. And then Austin goes to kill FREDQUISHA but Fredquisha got her drug dealer Deontae staying with her and basically Deontaes baby mama Katina had gotten shot and they thought Deontae did it (he didnt) and so a hit was ordered on Deontae and Fredquisha was killed cause she was a witness. Ok now throw in some sideplot about Fredquisha being pimped out by her landlord and yeah there you go. Also the book ends with it being revealed that Austin is even Myyah's biological father because Fredquisha is just a BIG FAT NASTY HOE. but anyways Fredquishas evil mom sued the hospital for $10 million but they gave it to Austin instead cause some DCFS caseworker testified about it or whatever. Also a year after Myyahs death Austin and Katina are married and Katina is 5 months pregnant. Also Austin built a real estate empire with his money.
Anyways the book ends with an entire paragraph about loving thy neighbor so you know what okay Quan preach.
Also there was so many grammatical errors in this book it was comical like you know it's bad if I'm noticing them. In fact I'm willing to bet this entire review is full of grammatical errors but that's just me following in Quan's footsteps.
Please read this book guys the ending had me crashing out and lowkey emotional.
Reading this book was like watching a car crash. Just this morbid fascination where you want to look away but you can't because you're so entranced and when I say car crash I don't mean some fender bender at a red light like I'm talking tanker explosion on i-75 at 5:00pm. Honestly, I'll give it to Quan Millz never in a million years did i see this book playing out the way it did and I was genuinely gagged the ENTIRE time. I would go as far as to call him a literary genius and you know what I can respect someone who will commit to the bit and holy shit did Quan Millz commit. Never have I seen an author be this invested in the love of the game. Bro was writing whatever the fuck he wanted in this book and I was eating it up. Please note that there's multiple times in the book where he just goes off on a tangent and gives his own personal opinions on the character (especially that bitch Fredquisha aka MooMoo).
Like this book had so many insane plotlines and POVs that I was constantly left on the edge of my seat because never in my life did I think I would read from a ROACHES POV. Anyways fuck Triple OG Chief roach.
Ok spoiler warning but here's a rundown of the plot:
Ok basically Myyah is Austins daughter but hes in jail and hes about to get out but she live with her mama Fredquisha in this NASTY ASS apartment full of THOTiana roaches and blah blah blah Myyah goes and stays with her grandma(Austins mom who wants custody of Myyah) DCFS is called and one thing leads to another fredquishas sons beat her up DCFS does a case on her (keep in mind Fredquisha is an evil ass hoe who deosnt even like Myahh). Myahh ends up at her other grandmas apartment (Fredquishas mom) a roach (Triple OG Cheif roach to be exact) bites Myyah on the face and she goes to the hospital and DIES from bacterial meningitis that the roach gave her and Austins last time seeing her is in a coma cause they released him early after her got shot in an altercation but that a whole other story. And then Austin goes to kill FREDQUISHA but Fredquisha got her drug dealer Deontae staying with her and basically Deontaes baby mama Katina had gotten shot and they thought Deontae did it (he didnt) and so a hit was ordered on Deontae and Fredquisha was killed cause she was a witness. Ok now throw in some sideplot about Fredquisha being pimped out by her landlord and yeah there you go. Also the book ends with it being revealed that Austin is even Myyah's biological father because Fredquisha is just a BIG FAT NASTY HOE. but anyways Fredquishas evil mom sued the hospital for $10 million but they gave it to Austin instead cause some DCFS caseworker testified about it or whatever. Also a year after Myyahs death Austin and Katina are married and Katina is 5 months pregnant. Also Austin built a real estate empire with his money.
Anyways the book ends with an entire paragraph about loving thy neighbor so you know what okay Quan preach.
Also there was so many grammatical errors in this book it was comical like you know it's bad if I'm noticing them. In fact I'm willing to bet this entire review is full of grammatical errors but that's just me following in Quan's footsteps.
Please read this book guys the ending had me crashing out and lowkey emotional.
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February 5, 2025i’m not even gonna lie i didn’t even read this book. my ex did give this to me as a “gift” tho so im wondering if it’s a form of torture based off the title haha
August 21, 2018
Yes, I read this. And yes, I actually LIKED this.
My curiosity surrounding this book was aroused via Facebook, when I saw a photo of the cover in someone's post and their subsequent finger-wagging at its rachetness. Interest piqued, I looked it up on Amazon and I discovered that this book was indeed real. It was .99, so I downloaded it. I read it in a few days. And whew, chile...
The ghetto-ness of this book is off the charts. We are first introduced to Fredquisha, a "rachet hoe" who keeps a disgusting apartment where roaches have free reign of the place. There is nothing symbolic about the insects here, the author means literal roaches. The descriptions of the roaches' activities are quite hilarious ("Daddy Roach Sr. had 1,861 brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, and other relatives lurking in the cut, ready to get to that pizza crust...") and keep you entertained throughout the first part of the book.
The author portrays Fredquisha as, quite literally, evil incarnate. She smokes blunts, goes out to clubs at every opportunity, has sex with random men, and emotionally and physically abuses her youngest daughter, Myyah. Her older two children face no such abuse and live like kings. The story switches between Fredquisha's rachet adventures over the course of one weekend to Austin, Myyah's father, as well as Mrs. Watkins, Austin's mother. Both of them struggle despite Austin's incarceration to save Myyah from Fredquisha's abuse.
Honestly, this book was not as rachet as it seemed. While Fredquisha's icky-ness is stupefying, there's a solid plot here which is not so much about roaches, but a single father trying to redeem himself for his daughter. I found myself empathizing with Austin, his mother, and Myyah, which I really didn't expect from the outset. Needless to say, this book surprised me. It's got emotional punch, humor, and heart. I liked that.
Be aware though: this book is incomplete. It ends on a cliffhanger, so you have to buy the next book to see what happens to the characters. I probably will buy the next book eventually, idc.
Quan Millz is definitely a writer now on my radar. While some members of the Black community shake their heads in shame at ghetto-ness of this book and dozens like it, I am intrigued by its setting, its characterizations, its structure, and its audience. Mainstream fiction authors write lurid tales of sex, drugs, and ridiculousness all the time. Why is this kind of writing so problematic for some? What is the "acceptable" portrayal of Black urban life? I ask myself these kinds of questions all the time. Hmmm...
I look forward to reading more.
My curiosity surrounding this book was aroused via Facebook, when I saw a photo of the cover in someone's post and their subsequent finger-wagging at its rachetness. Interest piqued, I looked it up on Amazon and I discovered that this book was indeed real. It was .99, so I downloaded it. I read it in a few days. And whew, chile...
The ghetto-ness of this book is off the charts. We are first introduced to Fredquisha, a "rachet hoe" who keeps a disgusting apartment where roaches have free reign of the place. There is nothing symbolic about the insects here, the author means literal roaches. The descriptions of the roaches' activities are quite hilarious ("Daddy Roach Sr. had 1,861 brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, and other relatives lurking in the cut, ready to get to that pizza crust...") and keep you entertained throughout the first part of the book.
The author portrays Fredquisha as, quite literally, evil incarnate. She smokes blunts, goes out to clubs at every opportunity, has sex with random men, and emotionally and physically abuses her youngest daughter, Myyah. Her older two children face no such abuse and live like kings. The story switches between Fredquisha's rachet adventures over the course of one weekend to Austin, Myyah's father, as well as Mrs. Watkins, Austin's mother. Both of them struggle despite Austin's incarceration to save Myyah from Fredquisha's abuse.
Honestly, this book was not as rachet as it seemed. While Fredquisha's icky-ness is stupefying, there's a solid plot here which is not so much about roaches, but a single father trying to redeem himself for his daughter. I found myself empathizing with Austin, his mother, and Myyah, which I really didn't expect from the outset. Needless to say, this book surprised me. It's got emotional punch, humor, and heart. I liked that.
Be aware though: this book is incomplete. It ends on a cliffhanger, so you have to buy the next book to see what happens to the characters. I probably will buy the next book eventually, idc.
Quan Millz is definitely a writer now on my radar. While some members of the Black community shake their heads in shame at ghetto-ness of this book and dozens like it, I am intrigued by its setting, its characterizations, its structure, and its audience. Mainstream fiction authors write lurid tales of sex, drugs, and ridiculousness all the time. Why is this kind of writing so problematic for some? What is the "acceptable" portrayal of Black urban life? I ask myself these kinds of questions all the time. Hmmm...
I look forward to reading more.
September 2, 2025
a wild ride..... i think the author hates women and editing. the shit i do for book club... i labored on this labor day, starting and finishing this 400 page book (it did not need to be 400 pages but again, it's unedited). while absolutely literary garbage, it was obviously not meant to be taken too seriously (look at the title and cover) and it was entertaining at times.
July 24, 2024
So here’s the thing…this book is a hot ghetto mess but it’s thoroughly entertaining.
August 26, 2024
Y’all… I have no words
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May 29, 2025quan millz is holding me at gunpoint, I gotta read this book 🥺🥺
April 3, 2021
I'm never reading another Quan Millz book again. Chile I thought this was going to be funny for the most part but I almost cried at a few parts and it tore my nerves SLAM UP!
I was being nosey to see if I could gauge what happens at the end of the series and yep I'm not reading anymore cause someone dies and I just can't..book full of trauma.
I was being nosey to see if I could gauge what happens at the end of the series and yep I'm not reading anymore cause someone dies and I just can't..book full of trauma.
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October 1, 2025LMFAOOOOOO I FUCKING LOVE IG REELS
June 6, 2025
This was an INSANE read. Was it too long? Yes. Was it written like a middle school creative writing assignment? Yes. Do I wish we had gotten more of the roaches’ POV? Most definitely.
But the level of commitment to this story by Millz is truly next level. I laughed, I cried, I gasped. I wanted to remove one star for the lack of roaches in the ending, but really, this masterpiece didn’t need any gimmicks to make that a bang up ending.
But the level of commitment to this story by Millz is truly next level. I laughed, I cried, I gasped. I wanted to remove one star for the lack of roaches in the ending, but really, this masterpiece didn’t need any gimmicks to make that a bang up ending.
February 4, 2019
I tried so hard, I really did but the way this author writes his books and the language he uses...not for me. The writing style is too gutter for me. I tried this one and CNA Hoe Dreams, but I just couldn’t get past the 1st pages of either.
June 15, 2025
All I gotta say is...don't knock it until you try it! If you can get past the title and the first couple of chapters lol, there is an actual plot and it's good! This book took me through all of the feels my goodness.
January 13, 2025
This book was supposed to be funny, with a title like that how can’t it be funny?! But it’s not, it’s freaking sad. It’s full of child abuse and child death. I hated it.
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