Mixed Blessings

by J.M. Muse

Imagine a world where Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X never lived?



One where The Honorable Michael Kublai Khan wants his people to live without prejudice and domination and Kimberly Solberg just wants happiness with a guy that loves her for her. Kim goes to Juarez to find her way and the minister goes to the nation's capital. Their lives intertwine in Los Angeles where they both confront racial hatred, murder and chaos. My novel, Mixed Blessings is a story about moving beyond race as a label and embracing the human spirit.

319 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 20, 2018

Reviews

[Madeline Kaa · Rating 1 out of 5]

i was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

frankly, this was not good and was problematic in a hundred different ways. you can read the full review here

[Mai Luong · Rating 1 out of 5]

terrible. Even though it deals with race I couldn't draw anything from it but absurdity

[Faheemah · Rating 4 out of 5]

In his book Mixed Blessings , J.M Muse has written a story that revolves around the racial wars between the blacks and whites in America. Muse has used the characters in his book to bring to the reader an extremely fresh view on this theme that doesn’t revolve solely around the discrimination. At the beginning of the story, the reader is introduced to Kimberly who is the daughter of a Jewish lady and a Mexican man. We are briefly introduced to her father’s family in Mexico through his marriage to an American woman named Magdalene. He has two children named Hermando and Juanita through this union. Kimberly struggles because of her mixed-race and fears that she wouldn't find contentment through love.

Soon enough, the reader is introduced to the main character in the book Kublai Khan. He is a minister in his church (House of Jeremiah) which consisted primarily of individuals of African descent. In the midst of a conference, the minister is inspired to undertake a project that will dramatically affect the nature of the population in the US economy. This plan involves the arrangement of a union between males and females belonging to different groups ranging from Asian minorities too. This union is expected to produce a generation that will be a different race by itself. He obtains the assistance of the leaders of these minorities in order to succeed in his endeavor. Opposing him is Pastor Dalton whose church strictly consisted of whites and he strongly rejected Kublai Khan’s ideas. As the reader moves on, the story unfolds and we see their efforts towards succeeding in what they believe in.

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[Maxie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mixed Blessings penned by J.M.Muse was an enlightening and realistic read. J.M. Muse did a terrific job in my opinion of looking at the importance of the U.S. Census reporting information and its impact on our country. J.M.Muse made many intriguing views as to the ways many people of conventional European descendant over the age of 40 views the increasing population of people of color. The role of churches has a stand that is often less than Christian. The characters and settings were well defined making for a gripping narrative. I highly recommend Mixed Blessings because it will open the readers' eyes and lend itself for meaningful dialogue.

This entertaining read was given to me by Netgalley for an honest opinion. Thank You Netgalley

[Chaquinta Sherwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Prepare yourself for a powerful read about two different people and the struggles they face. Kim is the illegitimate daughter of a Mexican man and her Jewish mother. Both sides steeped in rich culture and identity. Then there is Kublai Khan, who faces the abject discrimination that faces everyone who isn’t white. If you are wanting a great read, with numerous twists, and surprise endings, then give this book a read. You will enjoy.

[Leanetta Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novel is touching following this girl’s journey to find her true self. There are many mixed race people and they aren’t sure where or how they can fit in, from what they say. I have no experience so I can’t judge. Anyway this girl’s journey is very touching. Always straddling the fence and not wanting to pick one side over the other, being put into a box set by other people. So her going out and finding herself was her only option. So touching.

[Samson]

I love this book! The author did a fantastic job. Here is my honest assessment of it;
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[Happiness M · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Arlena · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: Mixed Blessings
Author: J. M. Muse
Publisher: BookBaby; 1 edition
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:

"Mixed Blessings" by J. M. Muse

My Rationalization:

What an interesting well-written story that gives the reader a little bit of 'religion, riots, forced marriage, murder, politics, government, pop culture, racism, and human relationships. ' I found this story had some very intriguing as well as complex characters [Kimberly Solbery, Michael Kublai Khan, Ahmed, Chaka, Star, Chaka, & Dalton] to name a few that will keep your attention as you turn the pages to see how each one will bring in there unique point-of-view interest to this story as all will entwined together bringing this story to life from every possible angle. My favorite character was Michael Kublai Khan in his take on 'offering an interesting take on the perspective of good versus evil as he seems to be able to deal is way in political power.'

Be ready for quite an intense, detailed as well as captivating story that will have plenty of 'conflict, love and yes even violence' all the way to the end. This read brought in lots of information about the mixed races in which all they had to go through in order to feel that they belonged in this world. Be ready to go to: 'battle lines, to delivery rooms, prison, hateful people, and quite a racial religious cult."

By the end of the read, the reader will get quite a thought-provoking, heart-wrenching story about 'race, love, hate, and religions that will all tie into these connections of the human race.' I enjoyed the way this author presented this story that seemed to intertwine so very well giving the reader some relatable characters with storylines that seemed to come together in the end. To find out more about this story I would recommend you to pick up "Mixed Blessings" to see for yourself how good this story really is.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the advance reader copy of this book in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

[Temar · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quality/editing, lack of flow impacted review.

[Leanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. I loved the start of this book, which was really well written and interesting. However, it seemed to change direction and I admit I got bored about a third of the way in. It's a shame because the author shows a lot of promise and I would consider reading their next book.

It's an unusual book set in a few different places and I'm curious to follow the other reader's reviews because the 'Kublai Khan' name confused me.