Moth to a Flame: Tenth Anniversary Edition
In the little city of Flint, MI, the good die young and the people left standing are the grimiest of characters. With reign over the city’s drug trade, Benjamin Atkins made sure that his precious daughter, Raven, was secluded from the grit that the city had to offer. But when Raven’s young heart gets claimed by Mizan, a stick-up kid in search of a come-up, there’s nothing Benjamin can do about losing her to the streets. She chooses love over loyalty and runs off with Mizan, but her new role as wifey soon proves to be more than she can handle.
Puppy love always feels right, but things turn stale, and she soon finds that everyone she loves has disappeared. All she has is Mizan, but when hugs and kisses turn to bloody lips and black eyes, she realizes that Mizan is not who she thought he was.
Raven becomes desperate for a way out, but this time, Daddy can’t save her. Every time she finds the courage to leave, fear convinces her to stay. Like a moth to a flame, Raven is drawn to Mizan, even though she knows he’ll be the death of her. When the hood life she chose becomes unbearable and the only way out is in a coffin, what will she do?
Puppy love always feels right, but things turn stale, and she soon finds that everyone she loves has disappeared. All she has is Mizan, but when hugs and kisses turn to bloody lips and black eyes, she realizes that Mizan is not who she thought he was.
Raven becomes desperate for a way out, but this time, Daddy can’t save her. Every time she finds the courage to leave, fear convinces her to stay. Like a moth to a flame, Raven is drawn to Mizan, even though she knows he’ll be the death of her. When the hood life she chose becomes unbearable and the only way out is in a coffin, what will she do?
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This was my first Ashley Antoinette book. It was also my first urban fiction in over a decade. The book was interesting. I gave my rating due to the plot holding my attention. I will probably read Ethic just to see what happens but this book wasn’t one of my favorite urban novels.
Raven was drawn to the street life that she was sheltered from. Her father, Benjamin Atkins tried to keep her out the streets, but the streets came calling when she met a young street hustler named Mizan looking for a come up. He wanted to be the man on top, but in order to do that he had to dethrone the king, Benjamin Atkins. Raven was naive to the part she’d play in her family’s downfall.
While this book was good, Raven has to be the dumbest character I’ve ever read about. Almost every decision she made was dumb. The only decision she made that made some form of sense was getting out, but what was all that worth. As much as I want to blame Mizan for everything and not victim blame Raven, she makes it hard. Her lack of understanding and common sense was her own downfall. She represents the title well. No matter how much time she got burned, she couldn’t resist going back. She is the MOTH TO THE FLAME!!
This book was the start to a very indulgent series that I just could not stop reading. One of my fav authors from the start of this book. You can’t stop once you start!
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