Book Review "Just Want to Testify" by Pearl Cleage

Pearl Cleage is my Favorite author. I read “What Looks Like Crazy
on an Ordinary Day” in testify” does not disappoint. Here a brief description from Publisher’s Review.

In her return to the West End, that fictional Afro-urban paradise in Atlanta, Ga., Cleage (Till You Hear from Me) has the everlovin' mysterious Blue Hamilton, "godfather" of the neighborhood where crime is unknown, pitted against the Too FineYou had a Good Run Stars✨ Five, Amazonian African-American supermodels whose arrival in town spells trouble. Serena Mayflower manages the girls, or "vamps" (vampires, get it?), who is all part of a group that has moved its headquarters from New Orleans to an island near the West End? The good thing is they drink tomato juice instead of blood, the bad is that they are looking for some appropriate stud muffins for breeding purposes. They've hired five Morehouse College men for generous compensation, but the men neglected to read the fine print in their contract and have come to Blue for help. Seems that when the vamps are done with the men, the men will be done... for good. Can Blue stop them from being done?

If Pearl Cleage ever makes any of her books that contain Blue Hamilton, I hope she cast Ving Rhames. That’s the kind of presence this blue-eyed savior has to me. You cannot come to the West End and think you can act up. Blue will handle you one way or another. Abbie, Peachy, Aretha, and of course Blue’s God sent rib, Regina returns to make this book a joy to read. Several themed questions arise in this book. What is your definition of Beauty? What is willing to give up to live the life you feel you deserve? Are there any good men in the world? Why does money change us? Is a contract a contract? If it does not involve you, do you get involved? Can you love someone enough to let them go? I read this page-turner in one night.

Give him some Blue Contacts...And he could be Blue Hamilton

I will admit when I realized Vampires were in this book (It was Pearl Cleage, I didn't read reviews), I frowned. I am Not a fan of the Vampire craze. I have never watched or read any of the Twilight or True Blood series. When I see a commercial for Vampire Diaries, I roll my eyes. I don't get it. By the time I finished this novel, I accepted vampires for this book. Vampires are not romanticized at all in the book

So check the book out and other Pearl Cleage works (There more than just Blue Hamilton books). You will not be dissatisfied. Also, who do you think could play Blue Hamilton in a movie? Leave your answers in the comments below.

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