Youngin': There Comes A Time When Getting Money Costs Too Much

by Arlene Brathwaite

Brian Moore is suffering a mid-life crisis at the age of eighteen. His life revolves around getting money. For him, that means armed robberies and stick-ups. He has baby mama and baby mama family drama. The only thing stable in his life is his fiancée, Sonia. She’s a college student with a relentless passion to make it out of the hood with or without Brian. For the first time in his life, Brian can’t straddle the fence. He has to make a decision. Will he be loyal to the streets which raised him and made him who he is today? Or will he be loyal to a girl who is promising him a better tomorrow?

276 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 28, 2006

Reviews

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

My May Challenge Review
Brian Moore comes from a two parent house hold in which his dad is a police officer, Brian has the potential to be anything in the world but he wants to make fast money,so with the help of two of his childhood friends Devon and Jayson they decide to rob a well known drug dealer Manny, which may turn out to be the worst mistake of their young lives.
This was a Great read, I love every minute of reading this book, the author (Arlene Brathwaite) drew my interest from the beginning to the very end. the story is really relateable to the thing's that is happening in real life. Brian's character came from a good family back ground and he decided to go the other route. I will definetly finish reading the rest of this series. I would recommend this as a Great Read.....5 Stars.

[Arabia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a pretty good read....It was rather quick also! I read it in a few hours...This coming of age tale was very realistic and captured a teens life in the hood. The book showed how the choices you make eventually catch up to you. Great read and I cant wait to read book 2!

[Isabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read, not the typical urban read. Well developed charecter, written in third person with very little to no type of graphical error. Highly recommended will read the sequels know ing I won't be disappointed.

[Shimmer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book finished it in 2nights!! Got to get part two.... Crooklyn in the hose!!

[Brittney G · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book. I really enjoyed how the characters were developed. Brian Moore is a youngin, at 18 yrs old. (hence the title)who hasn't quite learned what he wants to do in life. He chooses to hang in the streets and be a stick up kid..despite living in a two parent stable home, and having a father as a police officer.

Brian already has a baby mother that nags, he has his main girlfriend Sonia pregnant. Both of these women are on his back tough, baby mama #1 wants him to spend, spend and spend until he can't no more. Sonia wants him to quit the street life and do right by her and the soon to be born baby. With so many decisions, Brian doesn't know which way to go.

He ends up doing one last stick up that can set him and his kids and Sonia for life...however, when something goes wrong and people aren't who they are portraying to be, Brian gets caught slippin...and now he must stop being a youngin and become a man...Can't wait until pt. 2

[K Nikki Waden · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so good from the beginning to the end I enjoyed the plot very much

[Joyce]

Very good. Will have to get the other two books also.

[L. Neal]

This book was good, at the end I thought everything was going to work out but boy was I in for a surprise!

[BrickHouse Gemini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good read, I really enjoyed this book.

[Nikita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good storyline!!!

[Tamiko Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book but again it was one of those with a terrible, unexpected end. I'm looking forward to reading part 2 and can only hope the ending is better than the 1st.