Divine Intervention
October 4th, 2012. Filed under: This & That, Uncategorized.Divine Intervention
The first family of the Mount Zion Progressive Baptist Church lives to preach. But when it comes to practice, they could use a little divine intervention…
Minister King Brook’s daughter, Princess, is about to marry the man she thinks she loves…until a disaster leaves her lavish wedding-and her life-in shambles. Her ex, Kelvin, has returned to win her back. Her fiancée, Rafael, is determined to tie the knot. And when Princess’s grandfather, the Reverend Doctor Pastor Bishop Overseer Mister Stanley Obadiah Meshach Brook, Jr., adds his own unexpected contribution to the matrimonial mayhem, all you-know-what breaks loose…
Meanwhile, Princess’s mother, Tai, is working hard to keep it all together. As if her daughter’s wedding bell blues aren’t enough, menopause has her losing her sex drive, gaining weight, and battling insecurities. But King’s too busy to talk, her mother-in-law is in a fight of her own, and her best friend is dealing with a major family crisis. Tai learns that when God is all you’ve got, He’s all you need. All, that is, except some decisions and some actions that aren’t always so divine…
ISLAND BREEZES
I have to say that I was starting to enjoy this book, but the language coming out of the mouths of supposedly Christian people did not make me comfortable. Once I got past that, I began enjoying the book again. I was glad that I hadn’t given up on the book.
Then the graphic sex scenes came along. This was a good enough book that it could have worked as a Christian novel. Reading the titles of Ms Lovely’s previous novels really should have clued me in.
What a waste. I finally had to give up on this book. If Ms Lovely ever decides to write Christian fiction, I would be happy to read her work.
***A special thank you to Adeola Saul for a review copy.***
Along with being a full-time writer, Lutishia is an actor and former radio personality. In her ten years spent in broadcast journalism, she interviewed a range of diverse personalities: from Jesse Jackson to Minister Farakhan, Vivica Fox to Richard Pryor and Stevie Wonder to Ruby Dee. Her popular radio talk show, the What’s On Your Mind Line, and noteworthy theatrical performances (including George Wolfe’s critically acclaimed Colored Museum and the woman in blue in Ntosake Shange’s For Colored Girls) stirred up the Midwestern airwaves and made her the recipient of several awards and commendations, including the United Minority Media Association’s Actress of the Year.