{"id":2231,"date":"2012-01-14T12:51:53","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T18:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/blog\/?p=2231"},"modified":"2020-05-08T23:03:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T03:03:11","slug":"crossroads-by-skyy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=2231","title":{"rendered":"Crossroads by Skyy"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Publisher\/Date:\u00a0<\/strong> Urban Books, Jan. 2012
\nGenre:\u00a0<\/strong> Romance
\nPages:\u00a0 <\/strong>418
\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong> www.simplyskyy.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Rating:<\/strong> \"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"☆\" <\/p><\/strong><\/p>\n

CROSSROADS<\/strong><\/em>, indeed!<\/p>\n

The cast of Skyy\u2019s much-acclaimed series featuring Denise, Lena and Cooley is back for another episode of love and drama. We\u2019ve been with them through undergrad beginnings in Choices<\/em>, seen their Consequences<\/em> unfold as upperclassmen, and now, Crossroads<\/em> sees them travel paths in the real world \u2013 both joyous and painful \u2013 to learn just how difficult adulthood is.<\/p>\n

After eagerly reading, it\u2019s hard to write this review without giving everything away, but I\u2019ll try. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s begin with Denise. After graduating from Freedom University, she\u2019s excited to sign with the WNBA\u2019s New York Liberty, but a snag threatens Denise\u2019s career before it begins, and it crumbles her. Feeling as if years of discipline, hard work and self-sacrifice have been in vain, she has to rethink what she wants for her life. While Denise tries to rebound, this setback makes her think maybe she should let go of some other dreams, namely Lena.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Lena, last we saw of her, she was pregnant from Grizzlies star hubby Brandon Redding \u2013 and still in love with Denise. With her mind made up, Lena finally decides to get her woman. Yet seeing Denise is far from the welcome home she expected. Lena realizes from her parents, to Brandon then Denise, she\u2019s never completely been on her own. Is it time to give up on Denise and figure out exactly what she<\/em> <\/strong>wants?<\/p>\n

And Cooley. The scarred stud hasn\u2019t opened her heart since Misha\u2019s betrayal. No worries, though. Her new job as an A&R rep at an Atlanta record label will keep her mind occupied and help get her swag back. Cooley is paired to promote rising R&B songstress Sahara, whose curves are dangerous temptations. Wisely, Cooley knows business shouldn\u2019t mix with pleasure. Can Cooley resist, especially when Sahara can see past her damaged heart?<\/p>\n

Y\u2019all, this is just the tip of the iceberg, because Crossroads<\/em> delves into much more. You’ll see the characters in a different light, along with new love interests and tests they have to overcome. Lena, Denise, Cooley and even Carmen (in a smaller role) have truly grown up.<\/p>\n

That’s not to say the women don’t have their moments: Cooley still stumbles when things don’t go her way; Lena is indecisive at best; and Denise isn’t always aware of her worth.<\/p>\n

Whatever shortcomings Crossroads has \u2013 grammatical errors, places where the writing could have been stronger \u2013 the engaging storyline more<\/strong><\/em> than made up for it. What I loved most was the Denise-Lena love story that kept me on edge, rooting for the pair at times and railing against them at others.<\/p>\n

I will say this: it may be wishful thinking, but Lena and Denise’s chapter doesn’t seem over.<\/p>\n

We’ll just have to wait for what Skyy has planned next.<\/p>\n

Reviewed January 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Publisher\/Date:\u00a0 Urban Books, Jan. 2012 Genre:\u00a0 Romance Pages:\u00a0 418 Website:\u00a0 www.simplyskyy.com CROSSROADS, indeed! The cast of Skyy\u2019s much-acclaimed series featuring Denise, Lena and Cooley is back for another episode of love and drama. We\u2019ve been with them through undergrad beginnings in Choices, seen their Consequences unfold as upperclassmen, and now, Crossroads sees them travel paths […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[41,169,401,449,476],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2231"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7315,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2231\/revisions\/7315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}