King of Harlem Book

So my school was having it's annual book sale where you can get books for super cheap, so I saw this one and it was one of the only hardcover books there, and I have a real weakness for hardcover books for some odd reason. I read the blurb and I wasn't so sold but again I really like hardcover books so I showed it to one of my friends, who is a book junkie like me and she told me it seemed interesting and she had one of her book junkie friends with her who in turn told me she had actually read it and it was good. So I got it.

It started off a bit weird for me but after the first chapter or two, I really got into it.

The overall plot was interesting and it actually evoked a bit of thought from me on the possibility of technology, media and hollywood taking over. But not in the way of machines and technology turning on us but more like us becoming so obssessed with and surrounded by this stuff that it makes us go crazy.

It sort of felt like a suspense, mystery novel sometimes and in certain parts it lagged a bit but I finished this in two days [you can finish it in less than a day if you have free time].

The overall plot was interesting but some points didn't exactly hit a high note with me which is why this book lost a star:
-Marshall Reed's POV was a bit hard to read sometimes and slightly annoying
-The ending felt a little rushed and concluded weirdly

If you're not the sharpest knife in the drawer or not an avid reader, I highly doubt you'll enjoy the book. Not because it's some powerful, life-altering read but it's slightly confusing towards the end (with lots of big words thrown in).

The book was slightly predictable however, and I figured out the author of The Black Book 1/4 of the way through but there were a few little surprises.

Overall I liked:
-The writing was easy to read despite the big words the author dropped in there like every 3 lines. Seriously, have a dictionary on hand, people. I personally don't mind this because I like to expand my vocabulary but some might find this annoying and it slightly was for me in the beginning because the author really pushes it with all the big words, but I got used to it.
-The plot
-The chracters: they were intriguing and it was interesting to see them unravel and pull the story together. They were each involved significantly to the plot in some way and I liked how there wasn't a billion characters. Just enough to keep up and add to the plot without being confusing.

If you're into super easy, romantic reads, especially young adult novels don't read this. I like those kind of books sometimes because hey, I'm 15 years old. But, I like to read something stimulating too. Which this book delivered on. It was easy to imagine the Los Angeles the author described and there was a lot of detail but the main reason I liked this book was the thought put into the plot: Can a person actually die from media exposure? And the air of mystery was a nice touch because it kept me wanting to read more to find out who wrote The Black Book.

Again, this isn't a life-altering read and I probably won't re-read this book for a very long time but for the price I paid it was a decent read. If you're looking for a filler book with an interesting plot, and you don't mind grabbing your dictionary then this book would be okay for you.