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Soulmates Dissipate #8
Darius Jones
Darius Jones is the basketball leagues most valuable player. When a drunk driver smashes into his car, his wife Fancy ends up in a coma with only a 50/50 chance of survivingthats when drama really begins.
257 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 2010
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Mary B. Morrison
55 books956 followersMary B. Morrison, New York Times best-selling author is the up and coming artist with a multiple book-to-film deal. Mary has seventeen published novels including her newest release, If I Can’t Have You.
She writes for Kensington Publishing Corporation as Mary B. Morrison and Grand Central Publishing as HoneyB. In her novels Mary addresses social and sexual issues while empowering her female characters.
“Women Rule,” that’s the way I see it. “Beside every great man there is a powerful woman. The same does not hold true for every successful woman. A lot of us are single because men want to wear the pants, even if they didn’t buy them.”
Jeff Clanagan, CEO of Codeblack Entertainment and filmmaker, Leslie Small, optioned the film rights to Mary B. Morrison’s popular Soulmates Dissipate series (which includes seven novels). Her first book, Soulmates Dissipate, is being developed for feature film in 2013.
Mary is an Executive Producer on her film deal and she was Executive Producer and playwright for her stage play Single Husbands (based on her novel under her pen name HoneyB).
On June 3, 2000, Mary withdrew her retirement to self-publish her debut novel, Soulmates Dissipate. Mary has also sponsored an anthology publishing 33 students entitled Diverse Stories: From the Imaginations of Sixth Graders.
Lift Every Voice and Write is Mary’s non-profit. The organization is established to help increase literacy and support students interested in pursuing writing as a career.
Born in Aurora, Illinois, and reared in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mary is the middle child of seven. She’s a graduate of McDonogh #35 High School in New Orleans and Berkeley Community College in Berkeley, California.
Her wonderful son, Jesse Byrd, Jr. is a 2010 graduate of U.C. Santa Barbara and producer on Mary’s film deal. Jesse has recently completed his first novel and owns a clothing business, OiseauChateau.com.
Mary currently resides in Oakland, California.
She writes for Kensington Publishing Corporation as Mary B. Morrison and Grand Central Publishing as HoneyB. In her novels Mary addresses social and sexual issues while empowering her female characters.
“Women Rule,” that’s the way I see it. “Beside every great man there is a powerful woman. The same does not hold true for every successful woman. A lot of us are single because men want to wear the pants, even if they didn’t buy them.”
Jeff Clanagan, CEO of Codeblack Entertainment and filmmaker, Leslie Small, optioned the film rights to Mary B. Morrison’s popular Soulmates Dissipate series (which includes seven novels). Her first book, Soulmates Dissipate, is being developed for feature film in 2013.
Mary is an Executive Producer on her film deal and she was Executive Producer and playwright for her stage play Single Husbands (based on her novel under her pen name HoneyB).
On June 3, 2000, Mary withdrew her retirement to self-publish her debut novel, Soulmates Dissipate. Mary has also sponsored an anthology publishing 33 students entitled Diverse Stories: From the Imaginations of Sixth Graders.
Lift Every Voice and Write is Mary’s non-profit. The organization is established to help increase literacy and support students interested in pursuing writing as a career.
Born in Aurora, Illinois, and reared in New Orleans, Louisiana, Mary is the middle child of seven. She’s a graduate of McDonogh #35 High School in New Orleans and Berkeley Community College in Berkeley, California.
Her wonderful son, Jesse Byrd, Jr. is a 2010 graduate of U.C. Santa Barbara and producer on Mary’s film deal. Jesse has recently completed his first novel and owns a clothing business, OiseauChateau.com.
Mary currently resides in Oakland, California.
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September 26, 2010
Seriously???
This was bad. I don’t know any way to sugar coat it. This is simply the case of a book that should not have been written and a series that should have ended a book or two ago. This final book finds Darius, Fancy and DJ moving on with their lives until Fancy is injured in an almost fatal car accident. The accident was not really an accident but something far more sinister. Add to that Ashlee returning to the picture wanting full custody of DJ, Jada having issues with her man, and a stalker who will stop at nothing to make Darius hers. Drama, chaos and mental health run rapid through these pages with a few stops for Facebook updates and a hoodoo lady.
I am so disappointed. I had quickly become a fan of the Soulmates Dissipate series way back when and have followed Jada, Wellington, Darius, Fancy and their antics. This final book did this series an absolute injustice. I don’t know what happened but Mary B. Morrison is so much better than this. Moving swiftly, with chapters as short as two pages and told from the perspective of several characters (too many!), “Darius Jones” didn’t have much substance. The plot had potential, but instead was thin and stretched. Some of the things that transpired were outlandish and borderline ridiculous. Anyone who has had a baby in more recent years or visited someone in the hospital who has knows that one scene was downright unbelievable. This was also the final book to the Honey Diaries series, which I have not read, so the introduction and narrative of those characters only added confusion to an already garbled story.
The Soulmates Dissipate series started with a smooth takeoff but ended with a crash landing. Besides being a very quick and easy read, the only other bright spot to this book is the Poetry Corner at the end.
Reviewed by: Toni
This was bad. I don’t know any way to sugar coat it. This is simply the case of a book that should not have been written and a series that should have ended a book or two ago. This final book finds Darius, Fancy and DJ moving on with their lives until Fancy is injured in an almost fatal car accident. The accident was not really an accident but something far more sinister. Add to that Ashlee returning to the picture wanting full custody of DJ, Jada having issues with her man, and a stalker who will stop at nothing to make Darius hers. Drama, chaos and mental health run rapid through these pages with a few stops for Facebook updates and a hoodoo lady.
I am so disappointed. I had quickly become a fan of the Soulmates Dissipate series way back when and have followed Jada, Wellington, Darius, Fancy and their antics. This final book did this series an absolute injustice. I don’t know what happened but Mary B. Morrison is so much better than this. Moving swiftly, with chapters as short as two pages and told from the perspective of several characters (too many!), “Darius Jones” didn’t have much substance. The plot had potential, but instead was thin and stretched. Some of the things that transpired were outlandish and borderline ridiculous. Anyone who has had a baby in more recent years or visited someone in the hospital who has knows that one scene was downright unbelievable. This was also the final book to the Honey Diaries series, which I have not read, so the introduction and narrative of those characters only added confusion to an already garbled story.
The Soulmates Dissipate series started with a smooth takeoff but ended with a crash landing. Besides being a very quick and easy read, the only other bright spot to this book is the Poetry Corner at the end.
Reviewed by: Toni
May 31, 2012
I'm guessing this book is good if you're into the urban fiction genre. This is the story of Darius Jones, a basketball player who has scorned several women in his past. He meets the love of his life, Fancy, and he thinks his life is great until a car accident puts Fancy in a coma. The book is basically about Darius but also focuses on other characters that I assume have come up in Morrison's previous novels. There are a couple of detailed sex scenes, several crazy women, and a neat tidy ending to this book.
I would say this is a book I might take to the beach to read but nothing that would make me have an in depth conversation about the plot.
I would say this is a book I might take to the beach to read but nothing that would make me have an in depth conversation about the plot.
June 28, 2012
This book was fast paced and interesting yet shallow and unrealistic.
Mary B. Morrison introduced voodoo when it appeared she had little knowledge of such. Other things just did not make sense. It was just too much of nothing going on.
This was my first book by her, but I don't have a desire to see what I've missed in the series. Maybe one day, but not right now.
Mary B. Morrison introduced voodoo when it appeared she had little knowledge of such. Other things just did not make sense. It was just too much of nothing going on.
This was my first book by her, but I don't have a desire to see what I've missed in the series. Maybe one day, but not right now.
August 14, 2014
COMPLETE WASTE OF MY MONEY!
I hated this book. It jumped around to much, there was too many characters and the ending was stupid. This will be my last read by her, the last few books that i read by her were all substandard. Maybe she's putting out books to fast to put out quality. I'm very disappointed and if i could get my money back I sure would!
I hated this book. It jumped around to much, there was too many characters and the ending was stupid. This will be my last read by her, the last few books that i read by her were all substandard. Maybe she's putting out books to fast to put out quality. I'm very disappointed and if i could get my money back I sure would!
October 30, 2014
By the time I got to this book, I think I was over all these characters. This book was horrible in all the extra drama. I was going to read the Honey Series, but not after reading this book.
February 18, 2015
Hard to follow...wasn't sure how all the events tied together. Made myself finish this book
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August 1, 2011"It's a small world after all" resonated in my head as I read this novel. All of the main characters seem separated by six degrees. Every one's story is some how intertwined and even if they are unaware, they are all somehow tangled in the same web off drama. Interestingly enough, this novel does not pick up exactly where Unconditionally Single left off. It creatively takes us a few weeks prior and follows through from other character's point of view. Jada Diamond's playboy son Darius Jones is the focal point of this installment. Without him the drama that unfolds would not be possible but that doesn't mean it is all his fault. Surprisingly, Darius and Fancy are happily married. Besides occasionally receiving oral sex on the side Darius is actually deeply in love with his wife and more committed to her than he has ever been to one woman. They have sole custody of Darius and Ashlee's son DJ and are more content then ever planning to have a second wedding to renew their vows. Every element of their happiness is put in jeopardy when a hit and run driver rams their car into oncoming traffic causing a t-bone collision, that leaves Fancy in a coma.
Unbeknownst to Grant, Honey is pregnant with his twin boys. Once he started getting serious with Jada he demanded that Honey never call him again and she stubbornly obliged. She finds refuge in Valentino whom is there for her throughout her entire pregnancy. He is so elated to finally have a chance with her that he proposes marriage and even plans to raise the boys as his own. Honey accepts the engagement ring but is not in love with Valentino. She looks at him as a best friend and only loves him as such. They attend Velvet's movie premiere in which Grant and Jada are also present when all of the sudden, Honey's water breaks. . . and all hell breaks loose. Velvet's boyfriend proposes, Grant asks Honey if she is pregnant by him, and Jada gets the phone call informing her Fancy is in the hospital.
Darius asks his mother to watch DJ while he stays at his wife's bedside, praying that she wakes up. Jada is so busy chasing behind Grant trying to keep him from Honey that she repeatedly makes lousy decisions regarding her grandson. First she leaves him with her unfamiliar personal assistant Bambi, then she actually calls his mentally unstable mother to come watch him for the weekend. It quickly becomes clear that everyone and everything comes second to her watching Grant like a hawk. Rather then focus on her family when they need her most she would rather spend her time smacking, yelling at, and persuading Grant to be with her. The self-imposed ruin of Jada Diamond Tanner is absolutely disheartening and downright painful to read. Same as in Unconditionally Single, this Jada is definitely not the Jada we've grown to love but more like a silly, selfish, naive, younger woman. She says it best herself, "The lack of my ability to control Grant's actions and reactions made me lose self-control."
With the media exploiting the massive amounts of drama and Jada handing off DJ to his mother without a care, Ashlee sees this as the perfect distraction to kidnap her son and go forth with legally receiving physical custody. Ashlee doesn't truly want to nor can she even care for her son properly, she is just dead set on hurting the men who have hurt her. Jay Crawford remains in prison after Ashlee falsely accused of rape, she also moved into the house across the street from his and spies on his girlfriend and son daily. Ashlee is still crazier then ever but shockingly her old school mate Bambi has her beat. Bambi is the root of all evil, a straight certifiable psychopath. She offed her parents and plans for Darius' wife to be her next victim. She has been infatuated with Darius since the sixth grade and literally pulls every trick in the book to claim the man she believes is destined for her. Being Jada's assistant gives her unlimited access to private information about all of the characters and with the millions she inherited from her parent's death no expense is ever spared when it comes to following Darius around the country, or on wigs, clothes, body shapers, or high tech spy gadgets. When it comes to orchestrating each and every well planned out misdeed Bambi works diligently on disguising herself and transforming into several completely different women so that she can be in room full of people who know the real her yet not be recognized. Bambi is the epitome of extreme craziness and has a hand in every misfortune in this novel, including the kidnapping of Honey and Grant's newborn twins.
If you haven't read the Honey series from the beginning then you are sure to be confused when certain situations are referenced. This is also the last installment of the Soul mates series, but most importantly one would need to have read the complete Honey Diaries to get the most from this novel. Mary B Morrison claims this is the last book for both series, but I'm not so sure. Although all of the women in this series become fools after falling for a man, these story lines serve as valuable lessons for readers. Self love is the most important type of love, sometimes what you want isn't what you need, and you can't manipulate a man into loving you for long, are just a few. I highly recommend this series, each installment is better than the last.
Unbeknownst to Grant, Honey is pregnant with his twin boys. Once he started getting serious with Jada he demanded that Honey never call him again and she stubbornly obliged. She finds refuge in Valentino whom is there for her throughout her entire pregnancy. He is so elated to finally have a chance with her that he proposes marriage and even plans to raise the boys as his own. Honey accepts the engagement ring but is not in love with Valentino. She looks at him as a best friend and only loves him as such. They attend Velvet's movie premiere in which Grant and Jada are also present when all of the sudden, Honey's water breaks. . . and all hell breaks loose. Velvet's boyfriend proposes, Grant asks Honey if she is pregnant by him, and Jada gets the phone call informing her Fancy is in the hospital.
Darius asks his mother to watch DJ while he stays at his wife's bedside, praying that she wakes up. Jada is so busy chasing behind Grant trying to keep him from Honey that she repeatedly makes lousy decisions regarding her grandson. First she leaves him with her unfamiliar personal assistant Bambi, then she actually calls his mentally unstable mother to come watch him for the weekend. It quickly becomes clear that everyone and everything comes second to her watching Grant like a hawk. Rather then focus on her family when they need her most she would rather spend her time smacking, yelling at, and persuading Grant to be with her. The self-imposed ruin of Jada Diamond Tanner is absolutely disheartening and downright painful to read. Same as in Unconditionally Single, this Jada is definitely not the Jada we've grown to love but more like a silly, selfish, naive, younger woman. She says it best herself, "The lack of my ability to control Grant's actions and reactions made me lose self-control."
With the media exploiting the massive amounts of drama and Jada handing off DJ to his mother without a care, Ashlee sees this as the perfect distraction to kidnap her son and go forth with legally receiving physical custody. Ashlee doesn't truly want to nor can she even care for her son properly, she is just dead set on hurting the men who have hurt her. Jay Crawford remains in prison after Ashlee falsely accused of rape, she also moved into the house across the street from his and spies on his girlfriend and son daily. Ashlee is still crazier then ever but shockingly her old school mate Bambi has her beat. Bambi is the root of all evil, a straight certifiable psychopath. She offed her parents and plans for Darius' wife to be her next victim. She has been infatuated with Darius since the sixth grade and literally pulls every trick in the book to claim the man she believes is destined for her. Being Jada's assistant gives her unlimited access to private information about all of the characters and with the millions she inherited from her parent's death no expense is ever spared when it comes to following Darius around the country, or on wigs, clothes, body shapers, or high tech spy gadgets. When it comes to orchestrating each and every well planned out misdeed Bambi works diligently on disguising herself and transforming into several completely different women so that she can be in room full of people who know the real her yet not be recognized. Bambi is the epitome of extreme craziness and has a hand in every misfortune in this novel, including the kidnapping of Honey and Grant's newborn twins.
If you haven't read the Honey series from the beginning then you are sure to be confused when certain situations are referenced. This is also the last installment of the Soul mates series, but most importantly one would need to have read the complete Honey Diaries to get the most from this novel. Mary B Morrison claims this is the last book for both series, but I'm not so sure. Although all of the women in this series become fools after falling for a man, these story lines serve as valuable lessons for readers. Self love is the most important type of love, sometimes what you want isn't what you need, and you can't manipulate a man into loving you for long, are just a few. I highly recommend this series, each installment is better than the last.
December 25, 2010
I really wanted to see what would happen to Honey and Grant. Am satisfied, even though they were mention in the book twice. But towards the end, Valentino disappeared. I wonder if theres another book comming out. I felt bad for Sunny's parents.
March 25, 2012
The only reason I finished this book was because I had hope against all hope that the foolishness and insanity was leading to a point. It was way too unrealistic for me.
June 27, 2014
Weird and too outlandish for my taste.
February 10, 2019
This was a reread and I did a review on Amazon. I originally read when it first came out but this time I listened to the audio book. Not fond of the narrator because I caught a few slip ups and the way it was read at times did not match the actions. Overall great book with happy ending and for those who are a fan of Carl Weber and read She's Not the One when the two writers did a collab, you will catch the "Jay" references in the book.
November 7, 2021
I haven’t read the Honey Diary Series yet & I know this book is considered “Book #4” in that series, but I personally felt we didn’t need another book about Darius & Jada. The Soulmates Dissipate series was wayy longer than it needed to be and this book was just over the top and all over the place. This was a book we didn’t need 🤷🏽♀️
May 30, 2017
This was a very good book, with a very evil villain and lots of plotting, however there were way too many characters to keep track of and it did a lot of back tracking
May 11, 2018
I'm gonna miss Darius and everyone else.
February 14, 2019
3 words: drama, drama, drama!! i love it.
May 9, 2019
What absolute crap.
December 18, 2019
I started not to read this book because of all the bad reviews. I’m happy that I did it was amazing!
October 15, 2020
I was very disappointed with the way it ended. I was looking for another book in the series but this was it.
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July 13, 2021This one was difficult to get through. Darius is a ridiculously selfish and manipulative person.
November 25, 2025
A very good book
August 9, 2018
This was my least favorite MBM novel to date. Perhaps I should start at the beginning and read them in order. One day I might. But I have a very long reading list, and this series doesn't look to promising.
August 27, 2010
Darius’ Wake-up Call
This is a fast-paced story written in a colloquial style. I found Mary B. Morrison’s writing engaging and entertaining, despite the use of multiple first person points of view, which took some suspense and drama away from the story.
Darius Jones takes for granted everything in his privileged existence until his family is attacked on a highway - his world collapses and his wife ends up in a coma. A chain of the most awkward predicaments is a wake-up call bringing Darius’s life into perspective. Especially when he fights a psychopathic chameleon, whose obsession to be with him stops at nothing.
I like Darius, although his attitude is that of a rake from the British ton. His slang and chats with his wayward instincts don’t make him come across any less arrogant. Well, a basketball league's cherished player is sports royalty after all. When he is close to losing everything he really cares about, Darius matures and becomes more sympathetic. All the women in his life, including his own mother, are kind of unstable. The only one who shows some rationality is his beloved wife. No wonder, he clings to her like a lifesaver.
In all, it’s a good read, and I laughed a few times too.
At the end of the book, we get the bonus of Mary B. Morrison’s unique poetry.
This is a fast-paced story written in a colloquial style. I found Mary B. Morrison’s writing engaging and entertaining, despite the use of multiple first person points of view, which took some suspense and drama away from the story.
Darius Jones takes for granted everything in his privileged existence until his family is attacked on a highway - his world collapses and his wife ends up in a coma. A chain of the most awkward predicaments is a wake-up call bringing Darius’s life into perspective. Especially when he fights a psychopathic chameleon, whose obsession to be with him stops at nothing.
I like Darius, although his attitude is that of a rake from the British ton. His slang and chats with his wayward instincts don’t make him come across any less arrogant. Well, a basketball league's cherished player is sports royalty after all. When he is close to losing everything he really cares about, Darius matures and becomes more sympathetic. All the women in his life, including his own mother, are kind of unstable. The only one who shows some rationality is his beloved wife. No wonder, he clings to her like a lifesaver.
In all, it’s a good read, and I laughed a few times too.
At the end of the book, we get the bonus of Mary B. Morrison’s unique poetry.
August 27, 2010
Darius’ Wake-up Call
This is a fast-paced story written in a colloquial style. I found Mary B. Morrison’s writing engaging and entertaining, despite the use of multiple first person points of view, which took some suspense and drama away from the story.
Darius Jones takes for granted everything in his privileged existence until his family is attacked on a highway - his world collapses and his wife ends up in a coma. A chain of the most awkward predicaments is a wake-up call bringing Darius’s life into perspective. Especially when he fights a psychopathic chameleon, whose obsession to be with him stops at nothing.
I like Darius, although his attitude is that of a rake from the British ton. His slang and chats with his wayward instincts don’t make him come across any less arrogant. Well, a basketball league's cherished player is sports royalty after all. When he is close to losing everything he really cares about, Darius matures and becomes more sympathetic. All the women in his life, including his own mother, are kind of unstable. The only one who shows some rationality is his beloved wife. No wonder, he clings to her like a lifesaver.
In all, it’s a good read, and I laughed a few times too.
At the end of the book, we get the bonus of Mary B. Morrison’s unique poetry.
This is a fast-paced story written in a colloquial style. I found Mary B. Morrison’s writing engaging and entertaining, despite the use of multiple first person points of view, which took some suspense and drama away from the story.
Darius Jones takes for granted everything in his privileged existence until his family is attacked on a highway - his world collapses and his wife ends up in a coma. A chain of the most awkward predicaments is a wake-up call bringing Darius’s life into perspective. Especially when he fights a psychopathic chameleon, whose obsession to be with him stops at nothing.
I like Darius, although his attitude is that of a rake from the British ton. His slang and chats with his wayward instincts don’t make him come across any less arrogant. Well, a basketball league's cherished player is sports royalty after all. When he is close to losing everything he really cares about, Darius matures and becomes more sympathetic. All the women in his life, including his own mother, are kind of unstable. The only one who shows some rationality is his beloved wife. No wonder, he clings to her like a lifesaver.
In all, it’s a good read, and I laughed a few times too.
At the end of the book, we get the bonus of Mary B. Morrison’s unique poetry.
April 27, 2011
Darius Jones is a superstar NBA player in love with his wife, Fancy, and has custody of his son, DJ. Things were all gravy until they were victims of a hit and run accident which left Fancy seriously injured. Darius saw his life falling apart – his wife barely hanging on to life, his son cut up badly, his mother going crazy over a man, his baby mama wanting custody and not knowing whether to play this season or not. Enter Bambi, rich and crazy, with a Darius Jones obsession. The characters from two separate series are featured in this book – Soulmates Dissipate and Honey Diaries. The drama that goes on is totally off the chain. Morrison attempts to fill in background information on relationships, killings and crazy antics but I was a bit lost. I believe that wrapping both series up with one book was asking more than Morrison put out. There was some closure at the end but everyone didn’t have a clear ending. I’ve read several other Morrison books and this one lacks detail needed.
February 18, 2012
Darius Jones' book was in true Mary B Morrison fashion. A lot of name dropping celebrities and brands. Everyone in the book was incredibly rich, sexy and smart. I think she tied up all the loose ends quite nicely.
Does anyone else think that Lori was the two headed lady? I have a feeling that she was because she came at just the right time to help everything flow from horrible to delightful. I'm happy that most of the main characters had a nice ending. I feel bad for Ashlee because she went through a lot with no closure.
Now that I got all the good out of the way lets talk about the bad. Bambi's character was unbelievable, at certain parts I just shook my head and tired to get through her chapters. Honey didn't seem too concerned about the boys being missing. I don't know what would have made her more believable but I do feel like something was missing. Darius is turning into a big cliche, well I guess I should say turned into since this is the end of the series.
To wrap this up I will just say I enjoyed the series and I thank Mary for sharing her talents with us.
Does anyone else think that Lori was the two headed lady? I have a feeling that she was because she came at just the right time to help everything flow from horrible to delightful. I'm happy that most of the main characters had a nice ending. I feel bad for Ashlee because she went through a lot with no closure.
Now that I got all the good out of the way lets talk about the bad. Bambi's character was unbelievable, at certain parts I just shook my head and tired to get through her chapters. Honey didn't seem too concerned about the boys being missing. I don't know what would have made her more believable but I do feel like something was missing. Darius is turning into a big cliche, well I guess I should say turned into since this is the end of the series.
To wrap this up I will just say I enjoyed the series and I thank Mary for sharing her talents with us.
February 8, 2015
This was a soap opera. There was so much drama, one can barely take a breather. Sometimes I am in the mood for such a book because it is a quick read.
I was really disappointed in the character development as each and every character lacked depth. All the women in the book were one personality type, and although some were enhanced a bit with mental illness, that really didn't do much to provide substance to them. I really didn't like how each of them held " stereotypical African American women qualities".
Likewise, the men held all the stereotypical characteristics of black men. Somehow none of them could think past their ****.
Apparently, this is like the 4th book in a series. I got enough of the back story to not need to go back to read any earlier book, and since the characters don't seem real to me, I have no interest in continuing the series.
I was really disappointed in the character development as each and every character lacked depth. All the women in the book were one personality type, and although some were enhanced a bit with mental illness, that really didn't do much to provide substance to them. I really didn't like how each of them held " stereotypical African American women qualities".
Likewise, the men held all the stereotypical characteristics of black men. Somehow none of them could think past their ****.
Apparently, this is like the 4th book in a series. I got enough of the back story to not need to go back to read any earlier book, and since the characters don't seem real to me, I have no interest in continuing the series.
December 21, 2010
I was excited when I was asked to review “Darius Jones” by Mary B. Morrison. I enjoyed Soulmates Dissipate but haven’t had the pleasure of reading the others in the series. Could that be the reason for my state of confusion?
The drama in Darius Jones was plentiful, as were the over the top characters that seemed to be going in every direction imaginable. The story was rushed and the chapters were also extremely short, several were two pages!
I enjoy an action packed novel just like the next person but I couldn’t connect with the characters or the story. Based on some of the other reviews that I’ve seen, it would probably help if you read the Soulmate Dissipate and Honey series.
Jeanell G. Lee-Ashe
AAMBC Reviewer
The drama in Darius Jones was plentiful, as were the over the top characters that seemed to be going in every direction imaginable. The story was rushed and the chapters were also extremely short, several were two pages!
I enjoy an action packed novel just like the next person but I couldn’t connect with the characters or the story. Based on some of the other reviews that I’ve seen, it would probably help if you read the Soulmate Dissipate and Honey series.
Jeanell G. Lee-Ashe
AAMBC Reviewer
November 25, 2013
3.5 stars. Darius is still the same rotten dude he was at the beginning of the series. He is selfish and clueless as to why bad things continue to happen to the people who are closest to him. Darius' questionable ways exist even while the wife he claims to love unconditionally is recovering from her injuries. Jada is being a desperate woman in her relationship with Grant who not only demonstrates his love for Honey but tells her to her face that it is Honey he loves. She refuses to accept his truth as her reality. Ashlee is still as crazy as ever. I happen to believe that each book in a series should be able to stand autonomously but this book relies heavily on the history revealed in previous books in the series.
August 4, 2016
This book was CRRAAZZYY!!!
I actually listened to this book as an audio book. And this story kept me on the edge of my seat the entire book. The story line, the characters and even the person that was reading the book was excellent. The person that read the book kept changing her voice to sound like the different characters. It kept me quite entertained.
Bambi was off the wall and needed to be put in a mental asylum, with all her different disguises, as well as Ashley. Darius just needed t keep it in his pants. I think my favorite character was Rita, although she did her dirt in the end she did what she had to do to protect herself. I think everyone should listen to the audio book instead of reading this story because it was great.
I actually listened to this book as an audio book. And this story kept me on the edge of my seat the entire book. The story line, the characters and even the person that was reading the book was excellent. The person that read the book kept changing her voice to sound like the different characters. It kept me quite entertained.
Bambi was off the wall and needed to be put in a mental asylum, with all her different disguises, as well as Ashley. Darius just needed t keep it in his pants. I think my favorite character was Rita, although she did her dirt in the end she did what she had to do to protect herself. I think everyone should listen to the audio book instead of reading this story because it was great.
September 17, 2010
Darius Jones is a high-powered book with excitement all throughout the book. There is never a dull moment while reading about Darius, Fancy, DJ, Ashlee, Honey, Jada, Grant and Bambi. The way these characters interact and set the pace for the book leaves you breathless! This book is about love, trust, deceit, forgiveness and strength. This is the 7th book in the Soulmates Dissapate series and the 4th in the Honey Diaries series so in order to truly understand who Darius Jones and his cast of characters are you have to read 9 books before you get to this one to wrap everything up nicely with a bow. And let me tell you, it definately wraps up nicely! Very nice read!
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