The Marriage Favor: Crenshaw Kings, Book 1

I love me some Prime. Don't you just love a straight forward mean ass gangsta who has a soft heart for the woman he loves and his children.

Shvonne does not miss! I had to go back and read this one for my book club. Great reminder that Prime is that man! He stands for truth, loyalty and he don’t switch up. His daddy an O tho. Lisara is such a cool lady. She handled her misfortunes with so much class and dignity. The way they stood tens toes down for those boys, even while being stalked and manipulated by outside forces was crazy.

this book is ghetto and i love it lol. Lisara a recently divorced mother of six boys, is doing her best to make ends meet; when an unexpected disaster turns into a blessing. She meets Prime, who ultimately turns her world upside right. now, i love a good urban novel, but Prime was the epitome of "you can take a n*gga out the hood, but you can’t take the hood out the n*gga”. From his demeanor to the way he spoke to the kids and other characters, it was not giving Ethic or Carter [ if you know you know ] Prime is in a lane all his own, i believe the story is LA based, he gives me southern, down south, slim thug/z-ro/trae the truth vibes. Lisara is a walking contradiction; expressing how much she needs help and when she’s being slapped with help, she doesn’t want it. SIS make up your mind. i could do without the audiobook, the male reader gave me the feeling of imposter syndrome. Maybe because i was listening at 1.2 speed, which isn’t super fast; but his voice just wasn’t fitting for me. Overall, the book was a good listen, and entertaining, to say the least. i’m going to pick up the next one, although i believe this is a standalone; but in a series. lol