Nasty Girls: An Urban Novel Book

Life Is What You Make It

Best friends for years, Camille, Jade and Shy have always looked out for each other. But once Shy's boyfriend, Roscoe, gets locked up, things change for the trio. Their bond is tested and friendship is stretched to its limit.

"Nasty Girls" has been sitting on my shelf for a few years now. Got an autographed copy from Erick when he rolled through town. On a mission to knock a dent in my TBR pile, I cracked it open. Had I read this book when I first got it, I might have enjoyed it more. Let me explain...so many books, so many authors and so many years later I found "Nasty Girls" to be a very typical read. Nothing more, nothing less. It was saturated with stereotypical characters, stereotypical dialogue and an overabundance of designer clothes. I lost count of the number of times leather was worn. Leather jackets, leather pants, leather shirts, leather skirts. I don't know how many cows were killed during the writing of this book, but a farmer somewhere is very upset! Every female was a b*tch. Even the female narrators referred to themselves as b*thces in their thoughts. It was a bit much. I also didn't care for the naïveté displayed by some of the female characters' actions. And I'm not sure how the title comes into play.

Now, with that said, what I did like was the fact that it was a well-written story. I also appreciated the reality of life. As with life, there are not always going to be happy endings, and I liked that Erick wasn't afraid to show that. Despite my issues with it being a typical read, once I picked up "Nasty Girls," it is fast-paced and not easy to put down.

No major flaws exist, but it remains a tale told many times before. I think Erick is talented, but I'd like to see him move past the typical, the expected, and the obvious. And maybe he has since this book came out a few years ago.