{"id":5696,"date":"2013-11-12T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=5696"},"modified":"2020-05-07T18:18:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T22:18:36","slug":"abandoned-property-the-eviction-chronicles-part-2-by-kai-mann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=5696","title":{"rendered":"Abandoned Property: The Eviction Chronicles Part 2 by Kai Mann"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"Publisher\/Date:<\/b>\u00a0 Scriblical Vibez Publishing LLC, June 2013
\nGenre(s):<\/b>\u00a0 Family, Romance, Self-Love
\nPages:\u00a0 <\/b>282
\nWebsite:<\/b>\u00a0 http:\/\/kai-mann.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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

ABANDONED PROPERTY<\/i><\/b> by Kai Mann, the sequel to 30 Day Notice<\/i>, proves that losing family, money or your soul can sometimes set you on the path, for better or worse, you were destined.<\/p>\n

30 Day Notice<\/i><\/a> was Mann\u2019s first installment in Eviction Chronicles, and it was a journal into the life of Kori\u00a0Maitland. It was being literally trapped in the closet with a gun to her head that set her life in motion, leaving behind her four children to escape her boys witnessing the pain and discomfort being a lesbian trapped in a straight marriage. She knew God was steering her life to something greater. Moving from Florida to Chicago, Detroit and California, then back to Detroit, she encountered a series of trials that seriously tested her faith and sanity.<\/p>\n

Abandoned Property<\/i> continues her story, but ties in stories of five people Kori collided with on her journey, from her husband she left to the women\u2019s she\u2019s loved. Jerard, Darius, Jay, Layla, Karina and Coco had all in some way been discarded in some fashion, and each one\u2019s reaction to their abandonment impacts Kori\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

Jerard has been left to raise four kids after Kori\u2019s departure; Darius deals with his sexuality after his father leaves his family for drugs; Jay can\u2019t seem to forgive her mother\u2019s neglect; Layla is forced to begin life again after her husband skips out; Karina is facing motherhood alone; and Coco feels the ache of her mother\u2019s rejection when she comes out at 17.<\/p>\n

With this many characters and their separate issues, it would appear that Mann\u2019s story would be convoluted, but that could be far from the truth. It has great focus and I could see that, just like reality, every character\u2019s life has a unique purpose and reason for being in Property<\/i>. From childhood hurts to love affairs gone wrong, their hurts are magnified and felt as the story progresses.\u00a0None of these characters were cookie cutter. What Mann reveals is how their abandonments serves to either propel them forward or set them back; how each chooses to use their insecurities, daddy issues, questioning sexuality or self-doubt; and how they dump their issues onto Kori by simply leaving or staying. Some truly loved Kori; some showed their love in destructive ways.<\/p>\n

Abandoned Property<\/i> permits us to see why the people were in her life for a reason. It paints a detailed, complete picture of what Kori underwent when she moved from place to place and couldn\u2019t find a healthy relationship. And I wanted her to find real, unconditional love. Essentially, that’s what all them were looking for. How they try to obtain it is the compelling part.<\/p>\n

I felt like Mann really brought Kori full circle. I felt a better connection to her (although there’s still a small part of me that questions leaving her kids). The writing is more cohesive in Abandoned Property<\/i>, mostly because it wasn\u2019t all narrated by Kori as in 30 Day Notice<\/em>. It\u2019s a solid effort. Now I just need to know what\u2019s next, Kai Mann? I wonder what the future holds for Kori, but as long as she has herself to rely on, she should be okay.<\/p>\n

Reviewed November 2013<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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