knit3314's review
5.0
OMG! I just finished and I realized this isn't the end of Midnight's story. I honestly don't want to wait on more. I want to know now how he ended up locked up as was indicated in the first part of the first book. Please tell me there's more coming. Does anyone know? This book was so deep and opened up some new thoughts in my mind about love and one's capacity to love. Souljah is a powerful writer. Her writing is only improving in my eyes. I feel she gives just the right amount of depth to each character and thus the story itself. How diverse her character lineup is. I love this about this particular story. The details about other cultures is well placed and adds dimension to the characters making them more understandable.
I for one have not had enough of Midnight nor this talented writer.
I haven't read "The Coldest Winter Ever" so I had no history on Midnight when reading the book "Midnight" but after reading "Midnight and the Meaning of Love" I can see I've missed some things about him that others may have already been aware of coming into "Midnight". However I've read some reviews where those who have read all three books still feel there are questions unanswered. I just want to know if this is it for Midnight or will there be another book to let us know what happened when they returned to Brooklyn?
I for one have not had enough of Midnight nor this talented writer.
I haven't read "The Coldest Winter Ever" so I had no history on Midnight when reading the book "Midnight" but after reading "Midnight and the Meaning of Love" I can see I've missed some things about him that others may have already been aware of coming into "Midnight". However I've read some reviews where those who have read all three books still feel there are questions unanswered. I just want to know if this is it for Midnight or will there be another book to let us know what happened when they returned to Brooklyn?
cainwaogu's review
1.0
I wanted to like this book, largely for nostalgia's sake but this was a "No.... a smooth no." The language usage, plot, and characters were ridiculous in equal parts. There were certain passages in the book were I wondered if the author meant what she wrote. The book was somewhat arrogant and relied too heavily on stereotypes. All in all this was a generous 2.
sumayyah_t's review
Decent, but not spectacular. Very long book. Will finish some other time. Maybe.
elibriggs's review
3.0
I'm not sure I liked this book. The premise was pretty male centered with a young Muslim man searching Japan to find his teenage wife who had been kidnapped by her father.
mxsunny's review against another edition
2.0
This is gonna be brief.
1. I haven't read the book before this yet. Midnight: a Gangster Love Story. I was, therefore, a bit confused about how Midnight came to be married to a Japanese woman when neither speaks the other's language.
2. Chiasa is a GREAT character. I kept reading because of her.
3. This book might make your feminist alarms go off. Hell, it definitely will.
4. If you think that this Midnight is the same one as the Midnight in the Coldest Winter Ever.... Well I don't know either.
1. I haven't read the book before this yet. Midnight: a Gangster Love Story. I was, therefore, a bit confused about how Midnight came to be married to a Japanese woman when neither speaks the other's language.
2. Chiasa is a GREAT character. I kept reading because of her.
3. This book might make your feminist alarms go off. Hell, it definitely will.
4. If you think that this Midnight is the same one as the Midnight in the Coldest Winter Ever.... Well I don't know either.
cainwaogu's review against another edition
1.0
I wanted to like this book, largely for nostalgia's sake but this was a "No.... a smooth no." The language usage, plot, and characters were ridiculous in equal parts. There were certain passages in the book were I wondered if the author meant what she wrote. The book was somewhat arrogant and relied too heavily on stereotypes. All in all this was a generous 2.
noir_books's review
5.0
What a ride…... I love Midnight; the way he carries himself, the way he’s so discipline, the way he loves. I’ve learned so much about his faith. I’ve been to Japan, America, Tokyo and the Sudan. I must admit that when I started reading books 1 I felt that it was overly written and way too descriptive and I just wanted to get to the point because I can be an impatient reader. However I took the time, savour the moment and trust the process. Like his sister I was torn between being on Team Wife #1 and Wife #2 but I love and appreciate the differences in both relationship but I do however feel like he love Wife #2 more. Overall great read…It ended unfinished so I’ll move on the the rest of the connected books.
tonireads's review
3.0
*Now that I've sat with it for awhile, I'm changing my star rating...
I struggled with this book. Not in the way that it is written, that's fine. But in my reactions to the title character. In Midnight, I instantly fell in love with him. His strength, intelligence and strong loyalty to family were refreshing. There are not many Black male characters, especially one so young, represented in literature today that have such a sense of right and wrong. If you've read my post about that book, you know what problems I had with it.
Those problems seemed to have followed me to this sequel. Midnight has finally started to build a life with his new bride, Akemi, when her disappearance pulls everything out from under him. Now he has to deal with his need to protect all of the women in his life, his mother and sister, in the States with him and his wife, who is now thousands of miles away in Japan. After making sure that his mother and sister are safe, he heads off to Japan to rescue his wife.
This is a well written, engaging book that fans of the series will definitely enjoy. However, I am still annoyed by the portrayal of African-American women and the ease with which Midnight, a teenager, is able to maneuver, MacGyver-like through foreign countries. A lot of the scenarios were just not plausible to me.
I struggled with this book. Not in the way that it is written, that's fine. But in my reactions to the title character. In Midnight, I instantly fell in love with him. His strength, intelligence and strong loyalty to family were refreshing. There are not many Black male characters, especially one so young, represented in literature today that have such a sense of right and wrong. If you've read my post about that book, you know what problems I had with it.
Those problems seemed to have followed me to this sequel. Midnight has finally started to build a life with his new bride, Akemi, when her disappearance pulls everything out from under him. Now he has to deal with his need to protect all of the women in his life, his mother and sister, in the States with him and his wife, who is now thousands of miles away in Japan. After making sure that his mother and sister are safe, he heads off to Japan to rescue his wife.
This is a well written, engaging book that fans of the series will definitely enjoy. However, I am still annoyed by the portrayal of African-American women and the ease with which Midnight, a teenager, is able to maneuver, MacGyver-like through foreign countries. A lot of the scenarios were just not plausible to me.
aubsgirl7's review
5.0
Just plain beautiful. Definitely from a male chauvinistic perspective but a great sojourn nonetheless.