Day: March 28, 2015

“The Diamond family has survived murder, deceit, and betrayal. Through it all, they’re still standing tall, and a new era has begun. After surviving a failed attempt on her life, Breeze has moved into the queen’s position by Zyir’s side. Zyir has taken over the empire and locked down Miami’s streets; the world is in his hands. But there is always new blood ready to overthrow the throne. Young Carter has retired and moved away from the madness — that is, until he gets an unexpected visitor at his home. This person shakes up the whole family, causing chaos that threatens to bring down the Cartel for good.”

The story deals with the struggle for power between fictional modern-day crime families. There is non-stop action between what I would call the action scenes (bullets fly), the sex scenes (graphic), and the money scenes (“Carter stood up smoothly and put his hands in his $400 Armani slacks.”) Ultimately, I think the reason I had such a good reaction to this book wasn’t the sex or the violence, but the storytelling. I don’t see the boringness in the writing, maybe there is somethings I don’t understand, and as a result, the book is a surprisingly painful read. The world is governed by the fast rules of family loyalty and the pursuit of wealth. There is little to question, and little to invest in emotionally. Basically a non-stop series of revenge killings and power grabs, to me this book never stopped to consider the question, “Why?”