*TRUE TO LIFE FICTION* This was a great read. I enjoyed almost every page. The author painted a vivid of the streets she grew up on and the message was one I can relate to. I recommend this book to a lot of hood chicks. in the beginning its, Freak the world... it's all about you and your crew. But then as we wise up, we hope for a better tomorrow. To get a better tomorrow we gotta start believing we deserve better and going after better. Although T fell a few times, she never hesitated to get back up. Bad Luck or none at allTiara James is one person that's makes the statement "If it weren't for bad luck she wouldn't have none at all" TRUE. From a young age, she has had disappointment after disappointed. She watches her mother being abused at the hands of her father. At the age of 6 her mother decides she is sick and tired of being sick and tired she and moves her oldest Tre James and Tiara aka T from Va to Boston, right in the hood down the block from the Projects. Tiara mom becomes an alcoholic and things go from bad to worst, as her kids are force to let the streets raise them.While growing up T, only had her brother Tre as a roll model; whom himself is a drug dealer/ stick up kid at the age of 13. Tre is knee deep in the streets. He has his own crew of thugs which he is the leader of. Tiara can't help but admire him.T has a best friend named Tamika; they are thick as thieves so close that the outside world thinks they are cousins. Along the way Shavon, Renee, Ke Ke and Karen join T and Tamika to form their own crew called the "Dime Piece Gangstresses" or "DPG" and they bring terror to the hood. These Ride Or Die Chicks hold there own and do not take mess from anybody.As time moves on Tiara finds love with Derek, but at this point she starts to see not all her friends are straight up as she is to them. Jealousy, betrayal, and disappointment hits home again. With her lil Brother Sharod constantly wearing on her mind, T doesn't want to see him follow in the footsteps of her and their brother Tre. However, the street life looks so glamorous to him. See if T is successful at keeping Sharod from the jaws of the street life. Be her passenger as T tell her story of life in the hood.Kudos to the new coming Author LaShonda DeVaughn. She gets her point across; no having to reread and trying to figure out what she means. She does a great job with the relationship in this book from family to friends to the men in Tiara life. She expresses herself very well, I felt every emotion these characters were feeling. I look forward to reading her work in the near future. Be on the look out for her she is making her mark.SiStar TeaARC Book Club Inc5 Star Rating
