I realized this book is setting the stage for the next book that will have more drama. The characters were interesting. Diamonds and Pearl is real. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. But when a young hustler named Diamonds crawls up from the swamps of Louisiana and sets up shop in New York City, everything Pearl was taught flies out the window.Raised in the wild and schooled on the mean streets of New Orleans, Diamonds is no stranger to hard times and is willing to do whatever it takes to stay above the poverty line, including kill. This is another one that I finished last year but had to take a minute to get my thoughts together. This book is good from beginning to end. This book opens in New Orleans and follows a group of kids post-Hurricane Katrina through their travels to New York City. I love k'wans books but this was a waste of my time. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. Compelling story line with interesting characters, possibly the first of a new series? Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2016. Pearl Stone is born of privilege to a drug baron and reputed killer, but taught to look and not touch. Unable to add item to List. Extremely disappointed, Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2018. Please try again. That fight with buda and domo was funny asf "I'll take his fade" I hate sequels but I have to see how things turn out. Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2020. The book is called Diamonds and Pearl but they really don't get their romance of the ground. I think the title is cute. Diamonds and Pearls book. This book did not disappoint. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Video Review coming soon because there is just too much to talk about. Good book i haven't read about new Orleans in a minute. Diamonds and Pearls by Maggie Davis, May 1, 1985, Berkley edition, Paperback in English Please choose a different delivery location. -. Of course it leaves us on a cliff hanger so thankfully the sequel just came out just in time. We’d love your help. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Then the end smh really. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The story of Diamonds & Pearl is a typical girl falls for the bad boy. FYI it ends in a cliff hanger. I was excited when K'wan announced he was doing a love story but a love story it is not. Raised in the wild and schooled on the mean streets of New Orleans, Diamonds is no stranger to hard times and is willing to do whatever it takes to stay above the poverty line, including kill. This is a great book that will keep you on your toes. In nearly every image, Lagrange and the model(s) portrayed make a connection. My first K'wan novel--sexy, gritty Urban crime/romance. October 11th 2016 The Diamond Empire: A Novel (A Diamonds Novel, 2), The Day the Streets Stood Still (Urban Books), Low Key Fallin' For A Savage: An African American Women's Fiction Book, "Top-notch street lit...one of the top urban fiction novels of the year." Until she meets Diamonds. He always in my book does an awesome job!! Diamonds a cold nigga he shouldn't be trying to sniff around THIS spoiled ASS brat Pearl especially if he got this pitbull in a skirt madly in love with him. The story of Diamonds & Pearl is a typical girl falls for the bad boy. by St. Martin's Griffin. This story had everything:street grit, dark magic, a hidden message, love, hate, you name it. It seemed to start slowly but you later see that it is necessary to the overall plot. It’s a K’wan novel. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Domo is by far my favorite character. K'wan's novels are always on point and engaging; however, this read was just OK. Buda so far gone smh send his ass back to New Orleans yeah I understand he lost his brother but damn must you loose yourself as well. It's National Novel Writing Month, the annual event designed to... To see what your friends thought of this book. Now you do get a hint of love story...that could be lol but I expected nothing short in what I got. I stretched this story out for as long as I could because I know I will have to wait for the next K'wan release. There's immediacy, tension, that wonderful sense of a word about to be spoken or a gesture about to unfold. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The reality is that regardless of race or social class, circumstances like Diamonds are more prevalent than people choose to except. However, it leads you on to believe more becomes of Diamonds and Pearl than it actually does. Pearl has the life of a princess, but it's built on the backs of murder and tragedy. Prime. I wouldn't say I particiularly like Diamonds OR Pearl which is why I'm glad I didn't have to read from their pov. I will pretty much read anything K'wan writes anyway. I can't wait till book 3. Books Hello, Sign in. I also love K'wan's narrative style. Diamonds a cold nigga he shouldn't be trying to sniff around THIS spoiled ASS brat Pearl especially if he got this pitbull in a skirt madly in love with him. Try. I’m on to read part II. What K'wan did was put a face and a voice to situations that are being ignored. This is another one that I finished last year but had to take a minute to get my thoughts together. Luckily I ordered both novels at one. I am a little on the fence with how the book or story is laid out. As the stakes get higher, Diamonds has to push away his past if he’s to grab hold of his future—but by doing so, will he show Pearl that all that glitters isn’t gold? I am a K'wan fan so I hope he will not disappoint with the second book. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Everything K’wan writes is gold. He spends so much time introducing characters and nothing ever happens. Kept me engaged, but unnecessarily slow, long and drawn out. I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Good read..... definitely waiting on the sequel. It is the typical story of good girl, Pearl, likes bad boy, Diamonds. This is the 1st book in a series (I was unaware of this) and it ends in the middle of the build up to the ending. I hope Diamonds makes it out and find out about the snake in his camp! Thank you K'wan for all the adventures!!!! Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2017, Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2018. Solid read, good characters, would have been much better if the story concluded. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Diamonds and Pearls. Of course it leaves us on a cliff hanger so thankfully the sequel just came out just in time. We get introduced to a new set of characters which I'm happy to find. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. But when a young hustler named Diamonds crawls up from the swamps of Louisiana and sets up shop in New York City, everything Pearl was taught flies out the window.Raised in the wild and schooled on the mean streets of New Orleans, Diamonds is no stranger to hard times and is willing to do whatever it takes to stay above the poverty line, including kill. What's even more upsetting is that these issues are betrayed as black ones, but are statistically universal. If you want great entertainment I recommend Diamonds and Pearl. This item cannot be shipped to your selected delivery location. Skip to main content.com.au. Diamonds is looking for a way to survive in a world that's closing in on him. What K'wan did was put a face and a voice to situations that are be. In "Diamonds & Pearls," though, "safe" doesn't embrace "boring." A child born of privilege to a drug baron and reputed killer known in the streets as Big Stone. I'm speechless! Although the flashy, fast-paced nature of the streets calls to Pearl, she’s been brought up to look but not touch. Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2020, Kwan has always been my favorite author! How can you not respect that? I'm so happy with the new characters and the drama they all bring to the table. And the connection reaches right out of the image. Then diamonds and Pearl were only introduced to each other and the name of the book is Diamonds & Pearl so I wanted more of them. Check it out since we are allll stuck in the house. Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2016. What makes this different is the mystery surrounding Diamonds & his New Orleans crew as well as the "REAL" life relationships within the story. K'wan you've outdone yourself again! I'll read/listen to the sequel when it becomes available. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Proceed to checkout ({qq} items) {$$$.$$}.
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