B-More Careful: 20 Year Anniversary Edition

I didn’t like the end. It seems like everybody got their karma except for Netta. She’s the only one living happily ever after and it doesn’t sit right with me. They all were terrible people they all had their moments.

We the people need a part 2 this book was so amazing and the ending was epic, thank you Shannon!!!!

B-More Careful was a raw and gritty account of what takes place in the life of the streets. The premise of the story was based on betrayal, deception and treachery.I would have rated this book five stars had it not been for the excessive typos and grammatical errors I came across. Nevertheless, Shannon Holmes is an exceptional and talented writer.B-More Careful was fast paced. I was able to visualize and feel everything as if I was there.I admit, I had a difficult time getting through this story. The characters and content felt so real to me. In reading this story, which took place in Baltimore, I came to understand the realities of the streets. The game is certainly not a lifestyle I would want to be a part of, because of all the danger, backstabbing, jealousy, envy, betrayal, greed and revenge which is paramount.B-More Careful emphasized the life of drugs, money, sex and murder. There is nothing glamorous or attractive about it based on what I read. This story made me sad.Shannon Holmes did not sugar coat anything. He gave it to you straight and to the point. The characters who stood out for me were Black, Netta and Mimi. Black and Netta being the most ruthless of them all.Unfortunately, there was no happy Hollywood ending either. All in all, B-More Careful taught me a great deal and opened my eyes to the harsh realities of a world I knew very little about.

While this book was interesting enough to read in its entirety, it was somewhat annoying to figure out misspelled words or words that were left out. I liked how the author didn't drag out story lines or leave you hanging. She brought everything together in a timely fashion. She wrapped up the ending nicely as well. If you enjoy reading novels about street life and growing up unfortunate, then this book is for you.

I first read this 20yrs ago and it still had me as enthralled as I was then! This ow one of the few in urban fiction that I really enjoyed.

It was a little beat up on the outside but as long as the pages are ok that’s all I need to read anyway. So far so good 👍🏾

The thing that I liked most was that, no matter her circumstances or wrong decisions, Netta never gave up, she kept moving forward!!! What I like least was how so many lost their lives over revenge and jealousy, which happened in the past and continues to happen in the present, and if no change comes about will carry over into the future of our society and continue to claim so many precious lives!

Absolutely loved this book. I read it about 15 years ago and enjoyed reading it again . Looking to purchase more books from this author.

I enjoyed this read, the story was very good but there was a lot of spelling errors..