This book took me through a rollercoaster of emotions I mean literally left my mouth wide open like WTF‼️ So, many heartbreaking moments that made me want to put the book down yet it was so good that I couldn’t. The complex situations experienced by the characters feel true to the time period they’re in.

Rozelle👏🏽Mthafkin👏🏽Quinn . . . Hands she could’ve caught them cause the lowdown things she did to her kids was trifling, wrong, and hateful. The constant verbal and physical abuse not to mention the things she made her daughters do. That woman didn’t have one loving motherly bone in her body. The only thing she cared about was money anything to make a quick dollar she’d force her kids to do it. She deserved an Oscar award cause that woman could put on a show and lie straight through her teeth. 

The book was beautifully written, very detailed, vivid and the character development was immaculate. Reading this was like watching a movie. It had me on edge waiting to see what would happen next. My favorite characters were Tangy Mae, Tarabelle, and Mushy if you’ve read this then you know why I say that. All I kept thinking while reading this was that part from Color Purple where Sophia said “I know what it like to wanna go somewhere and cain't.” Rozelle’s kids wanted to leave and never look back yet she had a hold on them that even if they left a few would still return for one reason or another mainly for each other. But living with her was like being in prison every day for the rest of your life.

Overall, this book was amazing. Not gonna sugarcoat anything it was very sad might even be a little traumatic for some but it was raw, uncut, and a depiction of somebody’s reality whether you want to believe it or not. I can go on and on about this book but why spoil it I recommend you give it a read. But proceed with caution it gets very TRIGGERING‼️ If you’ve ever read Push by Sapphire or Perish by Latoya Watkins this book gives that type of vibe.