Life After Death
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- Author：Sister Souljah
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Reviews
Desi Shelton
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Again， my heart dropped when Midnight hit the scene！
Alexandria Gunn
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I don't like giving bad reviews but this was such a problematic book and difficult to get through。 Full review to come。 I don't like giving bad reviews but this was such a problematic book and difficult to get through。 Full review to come。 。。。more
Ruth
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15 years in prison and still the same raw， narcissistic Winter。 I really and truly enjoyed The Coldest Winter but can’t even begin to say the same for Life After Death。 It had so much potential to be a great book or not exist at all。 Like what in the fresh hell did I just attempt to read。 I was expecting so much more。 I found it incredibly confusing and very hard to read。 Perhaps I will continue in the distant future but for now it holds no interest for me。 -Thank you NetGalley for the ARC。 All 15 years in prison and still the same raw， narcissistic Winter。 I really and truly enjoyed The Coldest Winter but can’t even begin to say the same for Life After Death。 It had so much potential to be a great book or not exist at all。 Like what in the fresh hell did I just attempt to read。 I was expecting so much more。 I found it incredibly confusing and very hard to read。 Perhaps I will continue in the distant future but for now it holds no interest for me。 -Thank you NetGalley for the ARC。 All thoughts and opinions are completely my own。- 。。。more
Kandace
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The coldest winter was a coveted release。 This is not going to live up to that。 The book starts with Winter being incarcerated。 Before her release from prison， she agrees to a reality tv show deal。 Upon her release， she is shot。 The book literally follows her life after death。 For most of the book， Winter is negotiating the tensions of heaven and hell。 There’s also the looming conversation whether or not religion is real。 There’s a lot of strange experiences throughout the book。 She has sex with The coldest winter was a coveted release。 This is not going to live up to that。 The book starts with Winter being incarcerated。 Before her release from prison， she agrees to a reality tv show deal。 Upon her release， she is shot。 The book literally follows her life after death。 For most of the book， Winter is negotiating the tensions of heaven and hell。 There’s also the looming conversation whether or not religion is real。 There’s a lot of strange experiences throughout the book。 She has sex with satan and many of his spawns （which was extremely weird — you’ll see when you read it）。 Throughout nearly ending up in Hell， Winter maintained the same poor attitude until she is guided by her aborted son towards heaven。 It’s not until nearly the end of the book where readers learn she was actually in a coma。 First， this book could have been a few hundred pages shorter。 It dragged on way too long。 Second， I had to research that Sister Souljah is 57-years-old。 Her writing hasn’t matured。 I was 13 reading The Coldest Winter Ever。 At 30， I was just expecting more。 I can see what she was trying to accomplish with this but the execution just was not there。 I hope she doesn’t receive too harsh criticisms for this book， but it just is not what I was hoping for。 。。。more
Stacey
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I think it's funny that all of the "5 star" reviews have nothing to say about the book 。。。 probably because there's nothing good to say （and they probably are simply leaving the stellar review because they know the author， it's the only reason why I could think they'd leave a 5-star review， especially without gushing about the book）。 I'm not even sure what to say about this book that others haven't already explained in their reviews here on Goodreads。 Honestly， read any of the other 1-star revie I think it's funny that all of the "5 star" reviews have nothing to say about the book 。。。 probably because there's nothing good to say （and they probably are simply leaving the stellar review because they know the author， it's the only reason why I could think they'd leave a 5-star review， especially without gushing about the book）。 I'm not even sure what to say about this book that others haven't already explained in their reviews here on Goodreads。 Honestly， read any of the other 1-star reviews， they share my opinion in how horrible this book was， I can't believe any editor would have say yes to this， but as others have stated it is most likely due to her fame from the first novel。 Wouldn't recommend this book to ANYONE！ 。。。more
Kourtney
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Took me a minute to figure out what to say。 I don’t like trashing anyone’s work。 It’s hard writing a book！ But listen， this might be the worst book I’ve ever read。 I。。。don’t know if there’s time to cancel this publication， but if they can， they definitely should。 Scrap the whole premise and start anew。 I need to erase this from my memory and hold on to The Coldest Winter Ever， those sweet memories of passing a beat up copy of that book around my high school—let that be my last memory of Winter S Took me a minute to figure out what to say。 I don’t like trashing anyone’s work。 It’s hard writing a book！ But listen， this might be the worst book I’ve ever read。 I。。。don’t know if there’s time to cancel this publication， but if they can， they definitely should。 Scrap the whole premise and start anew。 I need to erase this from my memory and hold on to The Coldest Winter Ever， those sweet memories of passing a beat up copy of that book around my high school—let that be my last memory of Winter Santiaga。 Because this？？？I’m rambling so I’ll just say it， this book is a homophobic， sexist， bestiality-filled mess， that uses religion in a very。。。weird way。 I guess this is magical realism？ But， dog finger fucking is where I really tapped out。 Maybe magical realism should be left in the hands of a more skilled writer。 I’m just really upset thinking about how this was the last book I read in 2020; an awful book to close out an awful fucking year。 No stars。 Do NOT recommend。 。。。more
Kristina Peroni
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Thank you to Simon and Schuster for this early ARC in a goodreads giveaway。Having never read the first book， I went into this book with a fresh perspective and hope that it would be good。 Sequels are usually not as good as the original but I had heard of amazing reviews for the first book。This however I couldn’t get through。 I don’t know if it was the language or the theme， but I just couldn’t get through it。 The writing was very interesting and not as structured as I’m used to which was a plus Thank you to Simon and Schuster for this early ARC in a goodreads giveaway。Having never read the first book， I went into this book with a fresh perspective and hope that it would be good。 Sequels are usually not as good as the original but I had heard of amazing reviews for the first book。This however I couldn’t get through。 I don’t know if it was the language or the theme， but I just couldn’t get through it。 The writing was very interesting and not as structured as I’m used to which was a plus for me as it brought me out of my comfort zone but after reading about 100 pages I just didn’t like the theme。 Just wasn’t for me this time。 I may try reading it again later on。 。。。more
Tara
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WTF？
AsiahMae
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I was one of the girls who grew up reading The Coldest Winter ever way before I had business reading it。 It changed the way I viewed my own life and I wanted nothing more than to be like Winter Santiaga。 Waiting 20 years for this book， I thought I wouldn't be able to put it down， but Life After Death was a hard read。 Not because it was hard to follow or particularly difficult in verbiage， but because Winter is still Winter， and I didn't realize I needed Winter to grow up。 I needed Winter to be t I was one of the girls who grew up reading The Coldest Winter ever way before I had business reading it。 It changed the way I viewed my own life and I wanted nothing more than to be like Winter Santiaga。 Waiting 20 years for this book， I thought I wouldn't be able to put it down， but Life After Death was a hard read。 Not because it was hard to follow or particularly difficult in verbiage， but because Winter is still Winter， and I didn't realize I needed Winter to grow up。 I needed Winter to be the mature version of herself and all the things we loved about her: super fly， cunning， business minded， loyal and raw。 It turns out that being an adult doesn't make Winter mature， and our heroine is not as loveable as she was in her youth。 If anything， this book was a pusher for Prison Abolition， because prison her worse。 It stunted her growth， took away 15 years of her life so that a 33 year old woman is still 18 in the mind， and that's dangerous。 I pushed myself to finish this book and even when I did， I was a bit sad。 There was some growth by the end of the book but it was so minimal it was like feeding someone castor oil for 6 days and giving them a peppermint at the end; it was barely enough to cover the bad taste。 。。。more
Jeannine Perez
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This book was not what I expected it to be。 Not that I want a book to be predictable， we all love a shocking twist or POV we didn't expect etc。。 But lets think back on how The Coldest Winter Ever ended。 Mama Santiaga's funeral。 Winter and her father seeing each other for what we think may be the last time。 Midnight adopting the twins。 Porsche showing up looking great and living life。 As a reader， I'm hoping this isn't the last time Winter gets to see her Dad。 What kind of life are Midnight and t This book was not what I expected it to be。 Not that I want a book to be predictable， we all love a shocking twist or POV we didn't expect etc。。 But lets think back on how The Coldest Winter Ever ended。 Mama Santiaga's funeral。 Winter and her father seeing each other for what we think may be the last time。 Midnight adopting the twins。 Porsche showing up looking great and living life。 As a reader， I'm hoping this isn't the last time Winter gets to see her Dad。 What kind of life are Midnight and the twins going to have？ Wow， Winter realizes she is at her lowest， what happens next？ What happens years from now？ I read Midnight， but didn't read Porsche's story。 Maybe I need to in order to get this， but I don't think so？I'm looking to see what happens with these characters we've invested in 20 years later。 The first book had so many important messages in it。 I loved reading between the lines and seeing what Sister Souljah wanted the reader to understand。 I could see her passion in that book。 I loved how raw Winter's story was。In this book， Winter is shot， and the whole story is of her comatose thoughts of what hell is like after living the life she's lived。 For me， it was almost too "wow" for me to really even take in any possible messages that were trying to be told in the story。 The demonic presence， the animalistic sex， the demeaning actions from what is clearly the devil as her man。。。 why？ Even the ending where she comes back to life didn't fit what I felt would have or should have been her end game。 Winters interview and the responses she gave didn't seem like responses she would have had after seeing the mercy she's been given in life。 Especially after Winter learns a lesson and realizes what's up， that response should have been way different。Maybe one day I can re-read this and try to understand why this angle was used to tell Winter's story。 Maybe I was way too hyped up to take in whatever story was about to be told。 I don't think Sister Souljah is a bad writer at all。 Maybe those of us who didn't care for this book are the ones who aren't seeing what is supposed to make this book really great。 I just would have liked to see Winter actually living life and see how she has changed and grown as a person。 If she didn't have a happy ending and did the same shit she did when she was younger， I still would have preferred to read that than to read the crazy hell limbo dream that was her story 20 years later。 I don't really give bad reviews。 If I don't like a book， my review is short and sweet。 I don't mean any disrespect to SJ as an author。 This is a lengthy review because I genuinely love her books and I'm invested in Winter。 I was really looking forward to this one。 I think anyone who read Coldest Winter growing up was super hyped about this book。 I wish I could ask Sister Souljah all the questions I have about why this was written the way it was。 This book just wasn't for me。 And I don't think it was the best sequel to Winter's release either。 。。。more
Leila Marchbanks
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I am beyond disappointed in this book。 It's not at all what I expected。 The Coldest Winter Ever took me on a wild ride and I loved every minute。 From the beginning this book took a dark and silly turn and just fell off the deep end。 I really hate the terrible publicity this book will receive when it comes out in March。 Sister Souljah really let her fans down with this one。 At times I said it wasn't even worth it to finish。 I only pressed on to see how bad it could really get。 I am beyond disappointed in this book。 It's not at all what I expected。 The Coldest Winter Ever took me on a wild ride and I loved every minute。 From the beginning this book took a dark and silly turn and just fell off the deep end。 I really hate the terrible publicity this book will receive when it comes out in March。 Sister Souljah really let her fans down with this one。 At times I said it wasn't even worth it to finish。 I only pressed on to see how bad it could really get。 。。。more
Carla
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Nostalgia is not enough。 “Life After Death” is the highly anticipated sequel to “The Coldest Winter Ever” by Sister Souljah。 As a Black teen growing up in the 90’s， ‘The Coldest Winter Ever” was a staple coming- of- age novel within our community （even though the majority of us had no business reading it back then， lol）。 Everybody knew about Winter Santiaga and the various obstacles she faced。 So of course， twenty years later， people were excited to hear about this sequel。 It takes a lot for me Nostalgia is not enough。 “Life After Death” is the highly anticipated sequel to “The Coldest Winter Ever” by Sister Souljah。 As a Black teen growing up in the 90’s， ‘The Coldest Winter Ever” was a staple coming- of- age novel within our community （even though the majority of us had no business reading it back then， lol）。 Everybody knew about Winter Santiaga and the various obstacles she faced。 So of course， twenty years later， people were excited to hear about this sequel。 It takes a lot for me to give a one-star review。 In fact， I rarely do， but I honestly struggled to find one thing that I enjoyed about this book。 The writing itself was a bit all over the place。 Winter as a character has experienced very little growth， which in and of itself is very disappointing。 The overall theme of this novel was in one word…bizarre。 The religious aspects were jarring， and certain scenes… again， all I can say is bizarre。 It was difficult to even finish this book。 If you were expecting a “sequel” to “The Coldest Winter Ever，” unfortunately you will not find it here。 Instead， you will get the story of Winter Santiaga’s life after death as she literally experiences hell。 Reclaiming my time。 。。。more
Jackie
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An amazing second book where we learn more of Winter。 Once she leaves jail， what will happen to her？ She plans on resuming her power & her throne。 Outstanding。 A read worth the time。
Tori
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should've stayed dead tbhhonestly no one asked for this; it was awful。This picks up 15 years after the first book。 Winter is just finishing her prison sentence and is offered a reality show （why anyone would care about her， I have no idea。 She wasn't a celebrity， her dad was just a drug lord in the 90s， but anyway）。 She says she'll do the show but only if her conditions are met （her father being released from prison [he's in jail for life for murder so wtf]， a mink coat， a red carpet and Bentley should've stayed dead tbhhonestly no one asked for this; it was awful。This picks up 15 years after the first book。 Winter is just finishing her prison sentence and is offered a reality show （why anyone would care about her， I have no idea。 She wasn't a celebrity， her dad was just a drug lord in the 90s， but anyway）。 She says she'll do the show but only if her conditions are met （her father being released from prison [he's in jail for life for murder so wtf]， a mink coat， a red carpet and Bentley for when she's released - we won't even get into how unrealistic they were and how she should be grateful she's even getting offered a reality show， but this is WiNtEr SaNtIaGa）。 The day she leaves prison， she's shot and killed and the reader is taken on a journey throughout her life after death （in purgatory or hell - it felt like hell to me， I was in hell reading this）。This was just so stupid。 There wasn't much of a point to this book。 After getting to a certain point （where she gets turned into snake after doing anal [I know， no words]）， I skimmed to the end to see what happened。 It was stupid and lacklustre。 Sister Souljah， tried to put some Islamic spin in there that if you confess to Allah， you will be forgiven， which is fine but the way she went about it was deplorable。 Sister Souljah's writing also hasn't grown in the 20+ years since the first book and it's very apparent in Winter's character and the dialogue used。 I get that Winter's unlikeability was， perhaps， supposed to serve as a lesson but it just made this hard to read。There was literally no point nor reason for this to be published。 There's better literature by black authors （without an anti-abortion， homophobic rhetoric， I might add）。 Read in Colour's Review is a good echo of my thoughts。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Jasmin Brooks
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This was not at all what I was expecting from the sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever。 It was a bold choice of plot to continue Winter's story this way， but then， Sister Souljah is a bold woman。 I really didn't like the story， to be honest， but I couldn't stop reading。 At first， I was confused and read on to see where it was going。 Then I was sucked into the story and had to know how it ended。 The writing and the incredible imagination made this book worth reading。。。maybe？For those looking for ano This was not at all what I was expecting from the sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever。 It was a bold choice of plot to continue Winter's story this way， but then， Sister Souljah is a bold woman。 I really didn't like the story， to be honest， but I couldn't stop reading。 At first， I was confused and read on to see where it was going。 Then I was sucked into the story and had to know how it ended。 The writing and the incredible imagination made this book worth reading。。。maybe？For those looking for another CWE， you'll not find it here。 。。。more
Chanele McFarlane
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Thank you to Netgalley for approving my ARC request in exchange for an honest review。I've been looking forward to this sequel for years。 I consider The Coldest Winter Ever to be a classic and I've re-read it several times since I initially read it in high school。 That said， I went into Life After Death with extremely high expectations but ultimately， I am very disappointed。 I gave it 1 star but even that feels like a stretch。I couldn't even finish it。 To be honest， it felt like Life After Death Thank you to Netgalley for approving my ARC request in exchange for an honest review。I've been looking forward to this sequel for years。 I consider The Coldest Winter Ever to be a classic and I've re-read it several times since I initially read it in high school。 That said， I went into Life After Death with extremely high expectations but ultimately， I am very disappointed。 I gave it 1 star but even that feels like a stretch。I couldn't even finish it。 To be honest， it felt like Life After Death was written by a completely different author。 The storyline was very messy and confusing。 Several times， I would stop to try and understand what was happening and what point Sister Souljah is trying to make。 I tried really hard to push through in hopes that it would get better but it was so bad that I just had to stop。 It pains me to write a review like this but it's the truth。 I don't recommend this book and I'm not sure I could ever pick up another Sister Souljah book again after this。-@chanele。reads。well 。。。more
Read In Colour
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Let me just start with sis， what in the entire hell was this？ Also， I'm about to drop spoilers so if you don't want to know why I gave this such a low rating， go ahead and click out， scroll past， do what you have to do。When I read The Coldest Winter Ever back in 99， it was unlike anything I'd ever read， and I've always read a lot。 Up until then， there wasn't a wide variety of street/urban lit。 Donald Goines was one of the originators of the genre， but his books were most popular in the early 70s Let me just start with sis， what in the entire hell was this？ Also， I'm about to drop spoilers so if you don't want to know why I gave this such a low rating， go ahead and click out， scroll past， do what you have to do。When I read The Coldest Winter Ever back in 99， it was unlike anything I'd ever read， and I've always read a lot。 Up until then， there wasn't a wide variety of street/urban lit。 Donald Goines was one of the originators of the genre， but his books were most popular in the early 70s and were mostly out of print by then， as were Iceberg Slim's books。 So Sister Souljah， she who inspired some and was a controversial figure for others in the 90s （revisit the role she played in Bill Clinton's 92 presidential campaign https://www。chicagotribune。com/news/c。。。）， was a fresh， new voice in the realm of urban lit。 I was 28 when I read CWE and it wasn't the amazing read others said it was， in my humble opinion， but like I said， it was a different voice。 I read Midnight， based on a character from CWE， years later and was also unimpressed。 So why would I read Life After Death given how underwhelmed I was by her previous work？ Growth。 I thought that surely 22 years later， the author would recognize that even readers who were teens when CWE first came out were grown now。 Like grown， grown。 Unfortunately， it appears neither the author， her characters nor her writing have grown。Winter Santiaga is still the unlikeable， delusional chick she was in CWE。 For the life of me， I can't figure out how your only claim to fame is that your father was once a big time drug dealer in the 90s and you think that should earn you respect well into your 30s？ The book opens with her in jail， serving a 15 year bid because， as you'll remember from the end of CWE， she got sentenced for being in Bullet's car which was full of drugs and guns and had been rented with her credit card。 She's just about to get released and has secured a reality TV show gig that will center on her release from jail， along with a few of her recently released jail crew。 Girl， what？ In what world would anyone care about watching that based on her？ She was someone with no claim to fame other than who her father was and people are supposed to be interested 15 years later when she gets out of jail？ I guess this was supposed to be like Mob Wives， right？ Dealer Daughters？Anyway， Winter makes these ridiculous requests for her reality show， including her father's release from prison where he's serving a life sentence， designer clothes with a matching white mink （I guess she's the Lisa Raye of the prison set）， a red carpet from the door of the prison to a new Bentley， etc。 Completely ridiculous foolishness。 As she exits the jail， she's shot and this is where things go left （just in case you didn't think they'd already gone left）。 She "wakes" up in what seems like purgatory。 First she visits her jail crew and finds out one of them shot her - same chick who held a grudge for 15 years and slashed her face in CWE。 Then she visits an over the top palatial estate where she sees Midnight with one of his wives （don't ask） and instead of pondering her death， she's trying to figure out how she can have sex with him。 Like， sis， don't you have more important things to worry about？ Then it really gets gets， and by good I mean even more ridiculous， she becomes the son of Satan's sidechick。 Y'all。 Y'ALL！ She's joyriding through hell and is completely unfazed。 Like on some， "he's got a nice ride and sexes me up well， what more could a girl ask for？" At some point her turns her into a snake and then a dog and then I quit， because life is short and who has time for bullshit？I don't know how this got greenlit。 What editor read this and was like this is it？！？！ Did they think this would get by based on her name alone？ Yes， I'm betting they did。 This was some hot garbage full of a materialistic character who has learned absolutely nothing in her 33 years on earth and then takes her astounding ignorance on a roadshow through hell。 I quit about 35% in because I couldn't imagine it getting any better and didn't want to see how much worse it could get。 I know the bookstagram kids were really excited about this one， but nah， fam。 Save your coins and your time。 。。。more
Book Reviews By Tara
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Although 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 is one of my all time favorite fiction novels， it saddens me to say， 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 is my least favorite sequel。⠀I was super excited about the release of this book。 I even reread 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 in anticipation of it’s release。 Unfortunately， I didn’t need to read TCWE again， because 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 is a completely different story than TCWE。⠀I found this book highly disappointing。 As I read each chapter， I continuously contemplated putting the book down， an Although 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 is one of my all time favorite fiction novels， it saddens me to say， 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 is my least favorite sequel。⠀I was super excited about the release of this book。 I even reread 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 in anticipation of it’s release。 Unfortunately， I didn’t need to read TCWE again， because 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 is a completely different story than TCWE。⠀I found this book highly disappointing。 As I read each chapter， I continuously contemplated putting the book down， and adding it to my DNF （Did Not Finish） pile。 The story was all over the place。 As I read each chapter I hoped it would somehow take a turn for the better， and start to make sense。 Sadly， that never happened。⠀In my attempt to not give any spoilers， I’ve decided not to discuss the plot。 However， I will say this。。。the majority of the characters in this book are new。 The story is not set in New York。 If you thought Winter was cold in the first book， then she is below freezing in this book。⠀There are many controversial topics within the story。 This is a book readers will either like， or strongly dislike。 I don’t anticipate a middle。 This narrative is much too contentious for a middle。 I’m sure the reviews will be polarizing。⠀I believe the concept of 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 is about the ideas of consequence， free will， faith， materialism， divine judgment， angels on assignment， and the unconscious mind。 And while I normally find each of these concepts extremely thought provoking， I was minimally moved by the way in which they were delivered in this sequal。 As a matter-of-fact， it came off a little sanctimonious。⠀For all the above reasons I can only give this book 1⭐️。 I really hope Sister Souljah provides an explanation as to why she chose to move in this direction with the story。 Maybe hearing her logic， will help me to make sense of it all。⠀ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸。⠀⠀⠀ 。。。more
Penelope （The Reading Devil）
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Ok， review is up on my blog: http://thereadingdevil。blogspot。com/2。。。Or read below:I was really excited to read this because I loved The Coldest Winter Ever and Midnight and really thought that Sister Souljah could do no wrong！ So believe me when I say I am so sad that I have to give this one a less than stellar review。 But it just didn't do it for me。The book is based on Winter's life after she has died （so think heaven， hell， devils， God， etc。）。 That alone was a bit of a shock to me given the Ok， review is up on my blog: http://thereadingdevil。blogspot。com/2。。。Or read below:I was really excited to read this because I loved The Coldest Winter Ever and Midnight and really thought that Sister Souljah could do no wrong！ So believe me when I say I am so sad that I have to give this one a less than stellar review。 But it just didn't do it for me。The book is based on Winter's life after she has died （so think heaven， hell， devils， God， etc。）。 That alone was a bit of a shock to me given the style and content of Sister Souljah's past books。 Unfortunately， the storyline ended up being completely disorganized and all over the place。 I didn't even know what was happening half of the time。 The writing was subpar， not at all the unique style that I have come to know and love from Souljah's books。 The characters that popped up were weird and not very well written。 I didn't understand the purpose of quite a few of them （Bridgette for example。。。 could not tell you who she was or what she was doing in this book aside from shouting random nonsense over and over again）。 The entire last half of the book seemed to be some sort of push/propaganda for the Islamic religion？ Not that there is anything wrong with religion， but it was a very odd way of writing about it in what is supposed to be a fictional book。 And don't even get me started on all of the problematic messages littered throughout。 I get that Souljah's books are known for being crass and pushing boundaries， but this was just。。。 over the top and not in a good way。 I mean， she repeatedly described abortion as murder， condemned any religion that did not worship Allah （those who believed in God/Jesus/Mary， etc。 were stuck in the in-between place， couldn't go to Heaven）， and that's only 2 of the many issues going on in this book。 I'm really not sure how this ended up getting published， honestly。 I guess I can give it props for a little bit of a twist at the end？ But even that is not enough to redeem this book。 Overall， I don't think I can recommend this book， and I truly feel that good reviews will be few and far between。 You are of course more than welcome to read it yourself and form your own opinions， but if I am being completely honest。。。 I don't think you need to。 。。。more
Jenna
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💫 Book Review 💫 Life After Death by Sister Souljah Unique。 Crass。 Full of stereotypes that didn’t sit right with me。 To be truthful I haven’t read anything like this in a long time。 It’s the second book to Coldest Winter Ever which was a huge success。 I haven’t read that one but was able to follow this story regardless。 That said， I regret not going backwards because I think this book was supposed to be a recap of somewhat closure to the first book。 It just never hit that mark。 For this book tho 💫 Book Review 💫 Life After Death by Sister Souljah Unique。 Crass。 Full of stereotypes that didn’t sit right with me。 To be truthful I haven’t read anything like this in a long time。 It’s the second book to Coldest Winter Ever which was a huge success。 I haven’t read that one but was able to follow this story regardless。 That said， I regret not going backwards because I think this book was supposed to be a recap of somewhat closure to the first book。 It just never hit that mark。 For this book though， the language bothered me。 The storyline was choppy and didn’t add to the story。 I wasn’t a fan of the writing style or the crassness of what was written。 Normally I can find things I enjoyed in all books but this novel lost me when the stereotypes of Islam， homosexuality came in， I struggled to finish it。 The book comes out March 2， 2021 Thank you @netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Andre
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Oooh。 I don’t know about this。 She literally means life after death or what does death after life look like， and 。。。。。。。。。。 I really try to avoid writing negative reviews。 I mean really what is the point in that。 To hoot and holler about how bad something is， doesn’t make a whole lot of sense。 So this is a caution review。 Souljah literally， yes literally wrote a book about life after death， wow。 The first clue you have that something is amiss， is the publisher blurb。 It says so little about the Oooh。 I don’t know about this。 She literally means life after death or what does death after life look like， and 。。。。。。。。。。 I really try to avoid writing negative reviews。 I mean really what is the point in that。 To hoot and holler about how bad something is， doesn’t make a whole lot of sense。 So this is a caution review。 Souljah literally， yes literally wrote a book about life after death， wow。 The first clue you have that something is amiss， is the publisher blurb。 It says so little about the contents， that’s generally a red flag。 This is a very dark book。 I had trouble sleeping after finishing。 Most of the book takes place in the Last Stop Before The Drop， which is a sort of purgatory but complete with earthly things， cars， fashion， attitudes， sex （crazy sex， some involving dead humans and animals） and demonic devils。 I was waiting for some justification for all the madness， and towards the end of the book， just a teeny bit arrives。 Not enough to redeem the novel， but at least letting a little light in after pages of darkness。 It’s just a bizarre novel in every facet of the word。 You will undoubtedly question how the decision to publish was ever agreed upon。 So， as a caution， approach carefully， be ready for a what happens when you “die” tale。 If you are into that kind of thing this book will work for you。 If you were looking for the continued story of Winter Santiaga on Earth in Brooklyn， NY， that book has not been written。 You’ve been warned。 Why Souljah why？ Perhaps her purpose was to have folks thinking about how their living could impact their afterlife。 Believe me， you don’t want to spend any time in “The Last Stop Before The Drop， the County of the Ungrateful， the State of Ignorance， and the Land of Arrogance。” 。。。more
Ebony Rose
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