Miscellaneous Blues by Erica L. Crump
Genre: Dramatic Fiction
Publisher: JX Enterprises, LLC
Publication Date: September 2011
Reviewed by Chrystal Dorsey
Miscellaneous Blues a commendable debut novel that will keep you hooked until you turn the final pages. Sit back; meet sisters Sasha, Victoria, Mya and Lola - the Dexter Divas.
Miscellaneous
Blues
is a seamlessly smooth delightfully intriguing read. Newbie author, Erica L.
Crump writes with professional ease and produces a story that explores the
elements of life through four sisters - it is a story that will touch on
several emotions including fear, love, hate, betrayal and forgiveness.
The characters are full of life and completely
believable and absolutely carry Miscellaneous
Blues - plus-size Victoria makes you want to reach out and comfort her,
as she struggles to get her weight down which soared to unmanageable
proportions due to the abuse she is subjected to at the hands of her free
loading live-in babies' daddy of 16 years;
Mya is detestable, and not just because she's carried on a four year
affair with a married man, but because she's an angry selfish insecure demon
screaming for constant attention, and is more concerned with getting a husband
by any means necessary than admitting she has a serious problem, she is also
relentless when it comes to the hatred and violence she inflicts on her
youngest sister; stunningly attractive, Lola the youngest is just trying to
find her way back emotionally after the death of her one true love, and to
steer clear of Mya's uncontrollable wrath whenever possible, as she raises her son alone; and finally there's
Sasha aka "Cookie" the oldest, strongest and most reliable of the four
sisters, the one the other's look up to and attempt to emulate, because from
their standpoint, she and her super fine million dollar earning CFO husband
have it all together, or so it seems.
However, Cookie's OCD and
dependency on Xanax - something she's been hiding from her sisters - is trying
to take hold as she struggles to keep her perfect marriage from falling apart
but behind the walls of her seven thousand square foot home of wedded bliss lie
the most explosive and appalling secrets of betrayal one could imagine and will
give new meaning to the word(s) emotional devastation and forgiveness - during this turbulent time, Cookie the rock
of the family, must draw heavily on her strength in God as she prepares for the
possibility of divorce.
Miscellaneous Blues provides some tidy and not-so-tidy resolutions
to the tough challenges the characters encounter. As the final pages were read,
I found myself somewhat surprised and I'm certain that most readers may
anticipate a resolution for some characters that never materialized, instead
they will be shocked. Still, Erica L. Crump has crafted a well written book
that is ultimately attention-grabbing.
She deals with hard life issues in a painfully real manner. The subtlety
in which author Crump sprinkles Christianity and faith within the story is
refreshing and not overly done. Miscellaneous Blues will
make readers smile, think, become angry, and perhaps even cry; characteristic
of a book worth reading. The conclusion of this story is a shocker that you
just won't see coming.
I anxiously await Ms. Crump's next book, and a follow up to
Miscellaneous Blues would also be welcomed addition to my reading library.
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