One Day I Saw a Black King

Rating:
Summary: Realism at Its best !!!
Review: Once I read the title "One Day I Saw a Black King" I knew I was in for a fantastic read and I was not disappointed. I am not going to give away the story, but I will say this novel actually moved me to tears. J.D. did an excellent job developing the characters and showing their tragic and humble beggining to help the reader understand what made them to be the man and woman they were as adults. Reading the plights of Connie and King at times were difficult but also joyful when they were able to fight their internal demons and learn to love each other as is. This was a realistic love story, that did not show prince charming riding in on a white horse to rescue his princess. I was about real life situations that can beat you down and build you up. I give kudos to J.D. I see her writing just gets better and better. I am now a die hard fan and I am anxiously awaiting her third installment.

Rating:
Summary: A superb work of fiction!
Review: One Day I Saw A Black King
by J.D. Mason
Lest we forget the compelling nature of a good story where poignancy meets poetic prowess, and when angst transforms to accept accord, literary tranquility can always define the aforementioned without missing a beat. Quickly on the heels (and none too soon) of her last book (On The Eight Day She Rested), author J.D. Mason has given us another just like the other one with her newest release, One Day I Saw A Black King. Character-driven stories with personnel strong in conviction, clarifying setting to determine tone and tenor, this is a story with all of the elements indicative to keep you riveted in your choice to read this book. It's audible with just the right decibels to let you hear the author depict why she can write to be heard through her characters.

This is more than just a common thread of thought uniting the discourse of this novel. Mason's book weaves an incredible but believable tale of people journeying to empowerment, casting aside the constraints of freedom, and the confidence to love again. It's about love lost, love imagined, and love gone wrong. Therein you will find the author delving into and interweaving the rudiments of child molestation, adoption, child abandonment, prostitution, and all the trials identifying with protagonistic characters, Connie and John.

John, the product of a mother raped and subsequent disfellowship from the familial fold by a guilt-ridden grandmother, is forced to start life on the run. A mother he never knew is the fodder to credence to explore the past to understand the future. Connie, a taciturn and bitter child was wise beyond her years as her mother abandoned her and a younger sibling. Forced in the life of prostitution, she too endeavored to find sanctity in a world unforgiving and less accepting, but manages to live to learn what it truly meant to love unconditionally.

Despite its slow beginning and without concrete bonding leading up to the crux of the story, the author in lieu of opting to give immediacy to such strong characters, decided to craft a detailed storyline to illustrate several points of view to give the story foundation one would definitely appreciate as the real story unfold. This work coupled with her debut novel, will solidify J.D. Mason a safe rung on the ladder to the top, proving to be on equal footing with her peers with this sophmore effort. Read this book and you will see why I give it five stars and wished for more!

Rating:
Summary: Kudos for J.D. Mason!
Review: The book One Day I Saw A Black King grabbed my attention from the moment I started reading it.

I loved the way the author took me back in time to visit the character John King's family history. Some heavy secrets are revealed which explains why John grew up to be a handsome, yet untrusting and lonely man.

Second, the character Charlotte made me want to smack some sense into her! How could she abandon her two young girls, Connie and Reesy, for a man? They are separated--Reesy gets adopted into a wonderful family while Connie struggles with rape and homelessness.

After many failed relationships for both Connie and John, I am relieved that they have found each other. They both realize that they love each other and are working to fix their internal issues. Connie and Reesy have found each other after many years, but their relationship is anything but close.

Wonderful story! This story will continue in a second book. I can hardly wait for it's release!