Rashida Reviews: "Black Friday: Exposed" by Ashley & JaQuavis

I was having a conversation with author Justin "Amen" Floyd on Twitter about the types of books I read. It was then that I realized that I had really slacked off on my reading over the last couple of years. As a lover of urban fiction I am ashamed to say that my first read of an Ashley & JaQuavis novel was last month. I broke my virginity with Black Friday: Exposed.
It's closing time at Kasheef Williams's club and he's ready to handle the business he'd discussed with his homeboy earlier. He'd just been released from jail and was ready to start getting money again so he came to Kasheef to put him on. Kasheef had played the good host buying his friend and a female companion drinks for the night. Now that the club has closed he led his friend up to his office to make their drug transaction. When Kasheef bends down to the safe, his homeboy pulls a gun on him and demands everything in the safe. What he didn't see was the gun in the safe so Kasheef put a couple bullets in him, taking his life.
The female acquaintance, Alija Bell, left her purse in the club. When she went back to get it she walked in on the murder and is now the only witness. When surveillance tapes of the shooting make the news and the prosecution is looking for Alija, Kasheef realizes that he has to find her first in order to make the case go away.
I absolutely loved this book. It got straight to the point and it moved quickly. A lot of people will call a book a page turner just because it's good. This book truly defined the phrase page turner. The action was non-stop in this book and the story really pulled you in. There was a curve ball thrown in the story line that totally changed the relationship between Kasheef and Alija that I loved. The plot twist made for an ending that left me a little upset but satisfied because it just made sense.
What I loved most about the book was just how perfect the craft was. Ashley & JaQuavis are some very good writers. They know how to create characters and really tell a story the right way. I was engaged from beginning to end. I read this book in three days. It's been a while since I've been able to get through a book that quickly. I can't think of one bad thing to say about this book. Lol.
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