Queen Bee

by Mark Anthony

Book by Anthony, Mark

Genres: Urban

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

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Reviews

[Krystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in one day. This book was so good that I wanted to bring it to the bathroom with me. lol I could put it down. Check this one out. You won't regret it

[Yolanda Knight- Palmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book had me from page one, it started off good and got better as I read more, three women were basically after the same goal being the Best In The Strip Club game, Destiny, Brazil & Essence are after the same goal to be The Owner of a Top adult entertainment establishment. Essence was ruthless to be the top dog in the industry, and if that meant taking down the next female trying to take her spot, let the cards fall!


Great job, a few grammatical mistakes, but the story flowed well.

[Angelique Briggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is called Queen Bee, the author is Mark Anthony. This book is about a group of girls that move from Brazil and buy a strip club but they also have prostitutes. Over all they make a lot of money off of this but the money changes them. There names are Essence, Destiny, and Brazil. Brazil and destiny were best friends until Essence made it seem like Brazil was being faulty to Destiny. Essence wanted Brazil gone s she could make more money so she told Destiny all these lies about Brazil and had hr shoot her in front of her daughter school right after she drops her off. Brazil didnt die but she was in really bad conditon. Essence plan worked out almost like she wanted it Brazil didnt die but after Destiny shot Brazil, Essence called the police and told them that she saw a shooting infront of the elementery school. So Destiny ended up in jail. Essence was very happy she was having sex with Brazils man and Destiny was in jail. All three of the girls ended up having HIV, Destiny was still in jail and the other two were free but were dead women walking. I liked this book alot because even though it ws grossily detailed it was very very intersting and it always kept me surprised you never knew what was coming next. I recommend this book to poeople that like drama.

[Lesa Divine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mark Anthony has done his thang this book has action after action and that is what kept me turning pages after pages.
Essence was a woman that was running her strip club business that she got help with 2 of her friends Destiny and Brazil.
But, Essence was a chick that want it all at any means so she set out to get Destiny and Brazil out of the picture.
Destiny was determind to et her hands on Essence and was so hating Brazil. But, in the meantime she living with a secret that will change everyones life at the end.
Brazil was just trying to live life until her life was nearly taken away from her but, she surived and was detemind to out shine Essence and Essence's business. She was doing great until Essence got wind to her and had to end Brazil happiness.
All these women have so much in common with each other. But, you cant' determind who is the REAL QUEEN BEE.
Overall great book I liked it 100% I had my ups and downs about this book due to other reviews but, some reviews I can't agree on because I found it exciting and everyone envy each other that's what kept me turning pages after pages.
So great book.

[Diane Boyd]

1.Yes i would recommend this book to everybody.I recommend this book because the way things went down in this book somebody would do that to you for real.

2.Destiny and brazil are good friends as well as proteges of Essence, the 28-year-old controlling, ghetto fabulous owner of the Queen Bee strip club.Essence is scared that if Brazil open he club it would dominate her club.Essence manipulate Destiny, about how Brazil is telling the police what is going on at the club. Destiny believed what Essence told her and she went and shot Brazil and left her for dead. Essence called the police and told them what happened and Destiny went to jail for shooting Brazil.

3. Essence, Brazil, Destiny,King Tut,Vegas, Shabazz.

[Theresa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Three friends open a strip club together and hell breaks loose. Lying, stealing, cheating, illegal drugs and working girls ....you name it happens so why didn't I like it? The plot fell flat and despite semi-likeable characters, no one seemed sorry for what they did. If you like high drama, revenge, and a slight twist, give this a shot. Stereotypes ruined this for me. The ending didn't really make sense.

[Jai Kemyl · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I have read so far this year and I have read 20 books this year. The author keeps you interested from start to finish my first book I have read by the author but certainly not my last!

[Jen · Rating 2 out of 5]

A clunky, clumsy, poorly written plot that steamrolls forward relentlessly as three women involved in a strip club's prostitution ring ruthlessly betray and one-up each other in their quest for money and power. Surprising moralization at the end about the importance of using protection during sexual intercourse, because you never know when a 'ho with HIV might be trying to infect any and everyone stupid enough to go at it bareback with her.

This book seems like it keeps trying to stay one step ahead of you with all the twists and turns and betrayals it throws out. But I don't understand why each of the three main characters' chapters is written in the first person when it seems so clunky and odd, and also often strange chapter headers are needed to indicate when we're going back in time to an event that happened several chapters ago. Overly complicated and unnecessarily confusing. Also, just completely absurd with all the ridiculous "shockers" the author keeps having to escalate in order to keep interest in the story. But to what end? All of the three main characters are horrid in their own way, so I was kind of rooting for all of them to kill each other. In the end, the least sympathetic character "wins".

Ah well, I still gobbled it up. Still suitably sleazy and depraved for this sort of genre. Guess I should take it at face value and stop expecting decent writing and character development and all that high-falutin' stuff.

[Kitani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Besides a character slip up I enjoyed this read. The lies and betrayal were at an all time high. Essence couldn't accept the fact of anyone getting over on her or doing better. Essence was into so much underhanded things that she thought would help eliminate her competition. Brazil was cool but she soon learned the ones she put her trust into weren't as trustworthy. Destiny was so easy to manipulate and didn't realize until it was too late. Tut's extra activities were a bit shocking. As for Shabazz, he was as crooked as they came and too scary to have his position. It amazed me how quick the queen bee was willing to throw people under the bus to have one up on everyone else. Destiny played a foul game and proved she never had any loyalty at all. Brazil was the only one that didn't fold but the realization of what she would have to face was a low blow. Essence still managed to hurt more people by being so selfish. It all balled down to the queen bee creating a war that caused so many deaths, risked others freedom, as well as risking just as many lives. It's true you win some and you lose some, but in the end the queen bee had to realize she lost way more by wanting to play a dangerous game.

[Nikka · Rating 3 out of 5]

The one good thing I can say about this book is that it kept you interested. From the beginning to the end it was action packed. Other than that there wasn't much more to like about it. I kind of feel like the book intended to discourage people from having unprotected sex but I think they may have done just the opposite and perpetuated it. There were also some mistakes throughout the book. There was a really big one towards the end that completely confused me. Other than that I think it was an okay book.

[Diana Townsend · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was so silly and random that I just shook my head after reading it. In what world do these type of female exist where all three of you contract HIV or AIDS and each one still feels like they are better than the other one or anyone lost the least out of the situation. Fools, you are all going to lose your life over some trifling mess! Idk, sometimes I just get tired of the stereotypical urban fiction and this book just did not cut it for me.

[Tiffany Brantley · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my book Queen Bee there are 3 friends n they all work in the same club. Essence own the club while brazil and destiny work in the club. Now there king tut her talk to Essence but he having sexual relationship with destiny. Destiny,Esseence, and king tut shot at brazil and almost killed him.Shabazz is a undercover cop and he killed king tut.....

[Tonya r · Rating 3 out of 5]

*WAZ OK*

[Shira Coker · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far so good it has me on the edge of my seat.

[JazzyRacquel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Book ! Crazy Ending ! ❤

[Jasmine]

i liked........

[Raynesha · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading this book everybody was suspect to me!!It was a page turner, definitely!

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the majority of the book.

[Gabrielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

great read

[Dana Shelton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Book

[Deborah Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome...........IJS

[Dez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Im trying to make myself continue reading this book..but the part where Destiny escaped from the prison bus was a little much .....i hope the rest of the book isnt corny

[Tasha Milteer · Rating 5 out of 5]

They were ruthless. Definitely need a part w2!

[Ceecee · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was really good all the way though until the end. I feel the the ending was dumb, a lot of things were left undone.

[Teonna Reed · Rating 4 out of 5]

i loved the book u should read it its a great book lots of drama