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Hold You Down
Hold You Down: A Novel | Tracy Brown
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Hold You Down is an edgy novel from rising star Tracy Brown about the perils of love and the ties that bind... New York City. Late 1980s to early 1990s. Mercy and Lenox Howard have always only had each other. Growing up on the mean streets of Harlem with an absentee mother meant that they had to have each other's backs. Now young, smart mothers they are determined to survive in New York City while raising their two sons, who have bright futures ahead of them. Mercy is the quiet, straight laced hospital administrator, struggling to make ends meet. At night and on weekends, she pours her heart into her cooking and her dream of owning her own restaurant. Lenox is the diva, the wild child, looking for excitement and her big come up in life and love. Their boys, Deon and Judah, have been raised more like brothers than cousins, forging a bond that is unbreakable. When Lenox heads down a path that she believes will bring success and power, it changes the entire course of her life and her family’s life forever. As a result of their mother’s choices, cousins Deon and Judah soon find themselves in uncharted territory.
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BookedBeyondMeasure
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This book was everything and then some. It gave me the laughs and the big chuckles. It brought up many themes and social issues like the drug epidemic, men being able to openly express themselves, the validity of true connection and someone pouring into lives, the prison /judicial system and its‘ hyper focus on Black men. Lastly, it just left me with the fact that more than anything love and ease are all just what they wanted and needed

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Yoooooo. I spent the day with this one. So, sad. The writing was so vivid. I have no words.

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Smoores101
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This book has one of the most devastating outcomes without a real silver lining to me. The story is addictive ~ I needed to know the end. But I feel such sadness and sorrow. Emotionally charged, I continued to root for this family but now I‘m searching for the lesson, searching for the positive and I‘m just not sure there is one. 😢

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Reading.w.Dee
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A heartbreaking story that will hit you hard and deep. Sisters growing up stronger together through everything they went through. Hitting the top and rock bottom. This rollercoaster of a story will have you gripping it until the last page.

Just when you think it can't get any worse… Well, you see, that's when Brown catches you off guard and tears those walls you've built down. Brown sure does know how to tell a story that packs a punch.