DO NOT READ this if you plan on reading COLDEST WINTER EVER it has SPOILERS

I liked the book, but it had a few problems. The plot was underdeveloped; she left too many loose ends. First, she never explains why Midnight had to leave his family. MY biggest problem with the novel was as a prequel it did not match up to The Coldest Winter Ever. The letter Winter read in CWE about Midnight that revealed most of the aspects of his character that we know about him, said that he was fourteen when he was arrested and sentenced to prison, his mother died, and he had to kill the man who raped his sister and she ended up in foster care. In order for all these details to happen and line up with Midnight, they would have to occur in about three months. Midnight is soon to be fifteen when the novel ends. How does all this work?

It has been a few years since Ive read CWE. But i remembered the author, and decided to see if she had any new releases. So I requested it from the chicago public library. I read it in less than a week. Usually, I am not the type of reader to read a book so often. Reading this book was all I found myself doing in my free time. Forget the haters, there entitled to there view. This book was the bomb and I could really relate to Midnights character - aside from the fact Im not Muslim. How he sees America really is the truth, and this book spoke volumes. I am going to be re-reading CWE, since I honestly have forgotten the plot. I will say that I just finished this book today.... and although I would have like more of an ending, I absolutely loved this book. Midnight is different from the rest of america's youth, 14 or not. His character is more mature than many adults I know and have met. He has culture, beliefs and knows how to watch out for himself and view everyone as a potential enemy. This world is one corrupt universe, and he knows that at such a young age and does his all to protect of a family. I really liked his character, and what he was saying. Although Ive never lived in the Ghetto, and never owned a gun, I can really relate to his mentality. This book spoke a lot of truth. You cant let anyone get in your way, and you have to protect your family and self in this competitive and fucked up world. This book was THE BOMB!

-white girl in south chicago

I enjoyed Sistah Souljahs previous books (No disrespect and CWE), i preordered Midnight before it was released in the U.K.
The anticipation i had for the book was somewhat crushed. I was in love with Midnight in CWE and was more than ready to seek him out and marry him virgin or no virgin, muslim or no muslim
Finished the book in 2 days flat-because I was willing the book to go somewhere. I found it unrealistic that at 14 he had done so much. I understand the African outlook, as an African myself, can relate to certain principles and cultures. Though im not Muslim.
Its degrading and wrong that sistah souljah makes it out that any woman who is not a virgin is a whore and passed down.
Even in Africa-that perception is pretty much non-existent.
How can she talk about loving her black people, but then turns around and makes a black person marry an Asian.
Now its not a racist comment, but why go on that black is beautiful and hoolihahhaha..
Also there is a passage where Akemi says "Love is a force that cannot be Helped", as a reason for Japanese to get with an African, if this is the case, and we should accept it, then surely Midnight should not be homophobic!!!
Racist people do not like other colors, Homophobic people do not like Gayes. If Sistah doesnt want us to judge people on colour-she should not judge people on their sexual orientation. JUDGEMENT IS JUDGEMENT!!!
by the way if this is a prequel to CWE, i do not remember him being married in that one so what? Did akemi leave him? he leave her? i thought that his marriage would be forever?? What a joke!!
No wonder there are so many islamic extremists, when at 14 he feels it is alright to kill a man, for admiring your mother, fundamentally putting food on your table and allowing you to buy a house, and then turn around and still pray like its nothing!!!!
Its all very contradictory.. I have never been t America, but i know one thing is for sure-there are many young females who grew up without a father-possibly may have lost their virginity before marriage but are not hoes and are certainly wife material.. Any male that can recognize that a woman loves with her hear and not her crotch will be happy with her. It does not mean that she was passed down by anyone, or was a left over.
Miss Souljah, I still have faith in you to redeem yourself in your next book. But you have written better books.. It was not a rubbish book, but it just makes great minds wonder if YOU yourself actually like being black as you claim...

I LOVED IT. AFTER READING CWE , IT BASICALLY OPENS YOUR EYES TO WHO MIDNIGHT TRULY IS AND WHY HE ACTS THE WAY HE ACTS. I THINK IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. I COULDN'T PUT THE BOOK DOWN AFTER GETTING PAST THE FIRST 2 CHAPTERS. I DON'T THAT THAT IT WAS NEGATIVE ANYWAY. I THINK THAT IN SOME PARTS OF AMERICA, THE OTHER CHARACTERS ARE A TRUE ASPECT OF WHAT GOES ON THAT YOU DON'T SEE. AS FAR AS THE GROWN UP THINGS THAT MIDNIGHT DID, AGAIN ARE A PART OF AMERICA THAT PEOPLE ARE SHELTERED FROM. ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS I LOVED THE BOOK AND CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE.

Midnight was ok. Nothing more. Nothing less. I was disappointed but not because it was not a prequel or sequel to CWE. My disappointment was with the slow development of the storyline and the underdevelopment of the characters. Whatever happened to Midnight's father? What was so grand about Akemi? Did Midnight's mother have a voice? Midnight was only 14? The book left me feeling unsatisfied. I expected more from Sista Souljah's next book after the enjoyment I experienced from reading CWE. Though black people were portrayed very negatively in Midnight, I have to admit that some of that portrayal was accurate. However, it would have been interesting if the story hadn't been so one sided. It wasn't very believable. I think that's what I missed the most. However, Sista Souljah did weave quite a tale. I guess I'll be waiting for her next book and find out more about Midnight because he is still a mystery to me.

A beautiful love story but more than that, a brilliant examination of the values or lack there of that have contributed to behaviors accepted in our community and our country as acceptable. Though some of the attributes of the lead character "Midnight" are somewhat far fetched. The reader is exposed to the complexity and the beauty of African and Muslim cultures and the pride of heritage that people immigrating into the U.S. have from a first-person perspective. It delicately answers the question of "What happened to us?" and leaves every reader more conscious of how little principles ultimately shape our larger culture.

Well I can understand some of the reviews I have read. But this book gave me a different outlook
on how other religion percieve african americans. It's certaintly different from CWE, but I believe thats the way she wanted it. On the other hand, even with a open mind, I have to say I was a little disappointed with Midnight not falling in love with someone he can relate to such as the sudanese girl. its definately slower than CWE. I would have love for it to have been a sequel with a mature twist.

I don't understand why people are giving this book negative reviews. The book is called Midnight. You should have known it was going to be about Midnight not Winter. I have to admit I was reading on hoping to see some kind of mention of Winter but this story took place before all that. I did notice the car he admired had the initials RS in the seats which I'm guessing stood for Ricky Santiaga (was his name Ricky? I don't remember) Anyway, I assumed that later in life, he somehow got wrapped up in Santiana's empire and that's where Winter came in. But still, she wasn't nearly as important to him as he was to her. So even if she writes a Midnight 2, I don't expect to hear all that much about Winter. It is a little unbelievable that he would even end up being a part of something like that because of his morals and values. It seems like he would rather be dead than give up his integrity. I want a part two to see how he ended up.

And to everybody who hated this book: The Coldest Winter Ever was the best book you ever read but this one was garbage? That just proves exactly what Sister Souljah was trying to say about Black America. And you probably missed the whole point of TCWE too.

I would like to discuss this book with someone who got the point because it really was a great story if you can get past the small stuff.

I saw how judgemental midnight was in the coldest winter ever. He was very overprotective and i could tell that. But I was very surprised when I saw how bad he talked about american black ladies. But if u read the book and look at it from his back ground. You understand what his mind set was. I do believe if he would've seen Sudana first he would have fell for her. But Akemi..(wtf) still not understanding. Why would you talk about us so bad and then go to another race. If he was so in love with his Sudan roots I would've thought he would hold out for that special Sudan girl...

With Midnight still being a child the decisions he made where understandable. I try not to judge anyone. Whatever they do is there business. To each is own. But for him to talk about how women in his hood have sex easily and how he can kill easily. Looks like the pot calling the kettle black. (lol)

This was one of the worst books that i ever read.
Coldest Winter ever, was a good read.This on the other hand was a trashy put together.I felt that Midnight and his family had a superiority complex that made all the so-called women in American out to be whores and beneath them.I would never respect any man that thought i was beneath him. I respect all religions, but to think that your way is the only way,please.I too want my money back! This book would lead you to believe that Midnight was a grown man, but he was only fourteen, and there were so many inconsistancies that did not make sense.If he came to America in the late seventies,1979 to be exact count fourteen years later this will give you "93.
We did not start calling white tank tops "wife beaters" until the later 90's.Plus whoever would believe any 7 year old would be the enforcer of the family carrying a 9mm and a 22, come on, and his mother was ok with it.To think i bought this book to read during my vacation from work,UNREALISTIC and A WASTE OF MY VACATION.

I read alot of the reviews that people posted and most of the comments sound ignorant. this was probably one of the best books Ive read in a while. the detail was very descriptive and it was a deep book with meaning hidden in the writing. alot of comments complained about how black women are portrayed in the book. the vantage point is from a boy coming from a strict muslim religion and strong family ties. I am a 25 year old black man in America and I saw similar images of women as midnight did. dont get it twisted, there are good strong young women out there but for the most part, especially in NY where im from, there are video hoe wannabes, who use what they got to get what they want, money chasing, poor excuses for women and mothers floating around aimlessly. the women who commented on the books negative outlook have been around these types of females before so i dont understand why it seems like such a surprise. and we grew up in this country. midnight is from a different world with different standards. america is the new babylon and that is what was seen through his eyes. as far as the muslim aspect of the book, i am not muslim myself, but the beauty at which the culture is depicted draws curiosity when looked at it with an open mind. alot of people were disappointed because it was not a raunchy street tale filled with sex, drugs, and violence. this anticipation only furthers midnights point of vieew int the book. we as americans glorify the wrong things. the coldest winter ever was written over 10 years ago and it should be expected that sistah soulja would mature in her writing and in her view of the world. What better way to show the troubles in our community than to show it from the outside looking in. I think it was a beautiful book. those who disagree, fucc em. maybe yall need 2 grow up. Im from the slums, I lived through the dumb shit almost dying twice. there are a million other black authors writing the same street tales over and over with different characters in different cities. dont like it go read some of that other mindless s#it. its about time we expand our horizons. smarten up ma fuccas. if i could id give this book 10 stars

On a scale from one to ten i would give this book a three. It was very disappointing and jumped around a lot, making very little sense. When I first read about Midnight in THE COLDEST WINTER EVER I fell in love with his image as a strong black man that loved his people, but as most, was sometimes disappoint with the way that SOME could act. This book made me fall out of love with him in the first fifty pages of reading. He was very disrespectful of the black woman in America and made us seem as if we had little use besides giving our body and attitudes.
Sister Soulja if you read this i would just like you to know that I myself am a 24 year old black woman, a virgin and waiting until marriage until I participate in sexual activities. You made black women sound as if we had no morals or self worth, as if we were all hoes who where just out for the money and any good dick. There are MANY black women out there who are just as good, scratch that, ten times better than Akemi.
Not only did you insult the majority of your audience (black females) by making him fall in love with Akemi, but then you had the audacity to justify it by saying that it was due to the fact that none of us would ever be good enough for him. The love that he had with Akemi was total fiction and WAS NOT a beautiful love and had nothing on the love that he could have had with a strong black queen who could have supported him and any children that they made together in anything that they chose to do.
I will never read another one of your books, because as other black females have commented you are not a sister of mine and I feel totally ripped off, not only of money but of due respect and appreciation as a black woman. It is bad enough that black men in the music business degrade us as black woman and tell us we're worth little, we didn't need a strong (I use to think) black female that we use to look up to telling us the same thing. Not only have you lost major income from the young black community in your upcoming books, but you also lost the admiration, awe, and respect of many of your biggest fans.

I WILL SAY IT WAS AN OK READ.....WINTER WASN'T FEATURED IN IT SO THAT WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTING. BUT THE MOST DISAPPOINTING PART WAS THE MUSLIM RELIGION THEME THAT FLOATED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BOOK. IT WAS REALLY ANNOYING. MOST BLACKS IN AMERICA OR NOT MUSLIM, SO IT WAS KIND OF BRAVE OF SISTER TO SET THAT AS HER THEME.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IM AFRICAN AMERICAN MYSELF AND I WAS OFFENDED BY ALL THE SHIT THAT MIDNIGHT WAS TALKING ABOUT US....BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT BLACKS IN AMERICA AND FOREIGN BLACKS ARE VERY DIFFERENT. SO WHEN A FOREIGN MOTHERFUCKER COME OVER HERE THEY ARE ALWAYS JEALOUS OF US AND THEY TALK SHIT ABOUT US BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE JUST LIKE US! THEN AGAIN THAT IS WHY THEY CAME TO AMERICA. LITTLE DID MIDNIGHT KNOW......HIS FATHER ABANDONED HIS FAMILY! I MEAN WHERE IS THE FATHER? HE SENT THEM TO AMERICA YEARS AGO, AND THROUGHOUT THE STORY WE DO NOT GET A LETTER, PHONE CALL, OR VISIT FROM THE FATHER......SO HOW GOOD ARE YOUR MEN MIDNIGHT? HOW SHOULD I SAY HOW GOOD ARE YOUR MEN SISTER SOULJAH?

When the librarian told me that Sister Souljah had a new book out I was so excited. When I saw the title, I wanted to sit right there and start reading. The Coldest Winter Ever was the best book I ever read. This book, however, was kind of a disappointment.

I think if the book wasn't titled Midnight it would be a lot better. With the book titled Midnight, I was expecting like many others that it would have something to do with the Coldest Winter Ever. It didn't do a good job explaining things. For example, why did Midnight and his family have to leave his country in the first place? What ever happened to the basketball tournament? The relationship between Akimi and Midnight was not realistic. Who would ever marry someone that they can't even speak to. How can you love someone you know nothing about? I don't think it was love, maybe lust. I really wanted him to end up with a nice American girl...maybe even bangs.

I hope this book has a sequel much better than this one.

Great book!!!!!! Some parts were a little long in the image use but i give it props for setting the mood of the story. Sista did a damn good job expressing a young mans plite with being excepted, females, love of one's family and repect for himself . If you have not picked this book up yet, and my words may sway you to do so. I Beg you to read it with an open mind and a open 3rd eye. "Read between the lines ya'll "

Ok...I wasnt necessarily offended by the way black women were portrayed in this book, because it is accurate in a sense. However, it does not highlight ANY American woman in a good light. I was disappointed, because the books title is "Midnight"...so I assumed that it would make some reference to his character in "The Coldest Winter Ever". Being a Christian woman, I felt that I did learn quite a bit about Muslims from reading this book, however I felt as if I were being brainwashed towards the end. It felt like there were subliminal messages in this book or something lol. Also, the book started to get a bit redundant. Every chapter, there was another encounter with Akemi, the hood girls, the bad boys, or Umma. The book was unrealistic for the most part. Due to the size of the book, I contnued reading, with hopes that there was more to come...but it never did.

I for one Love Sistah Souljah and have been awaiting her next novel to come out. I bought this within the same month it came out. It took me a week to read.

I have mixed feelings on the book. I loved her idea of Midnight, but at the same time it was confusing and unrealistic. I don’t know much about Muslim men, so using my imagination for this book came easy.
In the beginning of the book she mentions that he was in and out of juvi, then halfway to the end thinking there would be more talk of his experiences with being in juvi, there was none. The entire book is based on a 7yr run. He starts off at 7 yrs old and ends at 14yrs of age with a wife of an entirely different culture, buying a home for his mother, and then leaving the country. I am amazed as to how this all happens in the mind of a 7yr old boy growing up in the hood. I still can’t figure out how this related to the Midnight in Coldest Winter Ever??? Another things is his father, I get that he may have wanted them to start fresh,but to leave his 1st wife, son, and baby girl on the way alone in the world???? What was going on for him to want to send them to America???
I am assuming with the ending we were given there will be a sequel.
Will the sequel give the pieces to the puzzle or will it be an entirely new puzzle altogether.

Dont get me wrong, I loved the book and Sistah Souljah, but this is real confusing for me.

I would like to start with if anyone read "Coldest Winter Ever" they would already expect the judgmental personality that Midnight had in her previous book to already be prepared for the thoughts he would have and things he would say. I am half Nigerian and half black. My father is Nigerian and my mother is African American. Although I do not agree with all the things he said however, I do agree with most. Rather than reviewing the book so many women have taken great offense to the book itself and seen it as a slap in the face. Is Sister Souljah not an African American woman like the so many others on this site complaining? She was only writing the book from a traditional African Muslim man's point of view on women in his hood that he saw on a daily basis. He was home schooled so that put him at a disadvantage for meeting or trusting people his own age, especially young girls that were of the same race as him. Yes, it was the physical attraction that pulled him to Akemi but she was not the same thing he saw on a regular. She was not only attractive but unique and interested in him at the same time. But she watched him for months before they ever even spoke. The language barrier kept them from speaking but there are other ways to communicate, although I do think it was some what silly that they seemed to be in love without really speaking. Sometimes people just have a connection and click despite a language barrier. If he would have met Sudana first he most likely would have fallen in love with her and been with her instead. One of the main reasons I loved this book was because it gave me a different perspective on male and female interactions. But my biggest problem was how it ended. It just really annoys me that so many things are unanswered like is the man with the Porsche supposed to be Santiago? And what happens with the tournament? Where is his father? Why did Akemi have to leave? And the list goes on. But why are people so offended by the book and the portrayal of the African American women/girls in the book? This should be taken as a wake up call on how so many are depicting themselves and may seem to see nothing wrong with it. I thought it was ok but Sister Souljah definitely could have done better.

I first have to say that I really want my money back. Not from the book store I bought it from, but from my dear Sister Souljah herself. But by the wat she wrote this book she is def. not my sister. Do ALL black women have to be as she discribed them in her book? Or is she just refering to the 1's she knows or that she is related to? I am truley pissed off and I feel sorry for Sister S if the black women as she described are all that she knows. This book is truely going in the same pile as Karine Stephens Superhead. Sister you really need to meet a better group of educated black women. Or do you think you are the only 1.

I am in the process of reading this book and I am not happy with it. First of all, who is going to believe all that Midnight did at 7 years old? Secondly, he is very judgemental yet he goes around flaunting his expensive clothing and chasing the almighty dollar like everyone else. Thirdly, he meets a Japanesse girl that he cannot even communicate with and all of the descriptions are about how she dresses and what brand name she has. If he was a true Muslim, why did he not require her to wear the get-up that traditional Muslim women wear? Makes no sense.

I immigrated to the US at the age of 6 and I also grew up in Brooklyn. Midnight could not find a descent African American, Afro-Caribbean or African girl in Brooklyn, USA? That's impossible! My parents were very strict with me and my siblings and I was no hood chick who was run through or chased after men all the time. My focus was on family and school. I had no time for boys, not even at 14 or 16...my parents saw to that. They also had a language barrier, but at home, they were in charge.

I don't mean to say he could not find someone outside of his race, but it seems to be that the only reason they got married was to have sex. She wasn't even a muslim for goodness sake! There are plenty of muslims in Brooklyn (from Africa). Marrying young may be fine in his culture, but then why not get with someone of the same culture. This makes no logical sense to me.

I felt this was a slap in the face to all black Brooklynite, not one of them was depicted nicely. There were a few people in the book with reedeeming qualities and non of them were black...now Sistah Soldier, you know that is not right! I have been around and met many good black people in my life. Not every black male sells drugs, beat or chase women, rape young girls, get drunk or gamble or run away from their responsibilities. Not every black girl chase men, have abortions and run around half naked...some of us actually went to school, worked and respected our parents and others. Some of us even turned out to be good individuals.

Any other race reading this book is going to think all black people especially those from Brooklyn are bad.

I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS BOOK! I PAID 26.00 FOR AND IT HAS TAKEN ME 3 MONTHS TO READ IT. I AGREE WITH THE OTHERS ON THIS SITE THAT THIS BOOK WAS AN INSULT TO AFRO-AMERICANS AND MAINLY TO BLACK WOMEN. I READ THE CWE AND IT ONLY TOOK ME 2 DAYS TO READ IT. I THINK CWE IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ TO DATE. THIS MIDNIGHT CHARACTER IN THIS BOOK IS NOT THE SAME MIDNIGHT IN CWE. THEY ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT DONT ADD UP, AND OVERALL I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS BOOK. TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO READ IT I WOULD BORROW IT OR WAIT UNTIL IT COMES TO YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY. I HATE TO SAY THAT AND I ALWAYS TRY TO SUPPORT BLACK AUTHORS, BUT THIS BOOK IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY.

i really thought was going to be better than it was...i mean i could not believe any of the story...come on buying a gun at 7 years old??? really?? i felt the Midnight in the book was nothing like the Midnight in the coldest winter ever..and the relationship with akemi or however you spell it was wack! they cant even talk to each other...i should have wait till it got into the library and read it for free...i wish i didnt buy it...i thought it was going to be the sequel to the coldest winter ever..guess i was wrong!

This book is a bit ridiculous. I really felt that afro-american's were put in a "bad" light. I was also discusted that Midnight found a girl "so called virgin" only in another race who he could not communicate with was a reall fantasy and I agree with everyone who said how can a 7 yearold do all that he did and not get caught up?

This is the worst book I ever read. Who wrote this mess it must have been a ghost writer and this has to be about money? Who ever heard of a 7 year old purchasing a gun in a city he has been in two weeks? A fourteen year old getting married with the blessings of his Mother? A judge should make those responsible for this mess refund the hard earned money of those who were tricked into buying this book by lying propaganda.

Fleshia Campbell
fleshia0317@att.net
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I didn't read CWE. I liked Midnight. It was inspirational. She didn't offend me at all. When she mentions Midnight getting laughed at for wearing sandals, I agreed with her. It's true Black people will laugh at you if you don't wear nice or 'in' clothes. It is also true many of us have sex too soon. I still feel as though Sister Souljah is in my corner, and I will let my daughter read this book.

i just finished MIDNIGHT and i really feel that she could have titled it something else. She wanted to draw people in and get them to buy the book. The character was nothing like mmidight in the coldest winter ever. i feel like i was tricked out of my money. i give the book 1 star. the only reason i kept reading it was because i cried for my boyfriend to buy it for me. ugh it was such a waste of time.

I too had to clear my mind of the first book. I felt the first 100 pages were very offensive not just to Afro American but all american. If they were so upset and dislike our country,why not move to london or somewhere. Although a number of muslim believe as midnight and his mother, many muslims don't. They consider them extremist.This book have many sterotypes regarding american,muslims and africans.

I was so excited when I heard there would be a sequel to the coldest winter ever. I was going to go out and buy that book again so I could remember the characters again. And be prepared to read midnight.

Instead when I got to borders I seen the whole set up especially for sista soulja book, midnight. And I wanted to get right into it.

I bought the book about five days ago, and usally I would be almost done reading a book. I am about 100 pages in and its soo boring. It seems to unrealistic about how midnight was the sole provider, and picked up his mom from work, go all across ny and outside of ny to pick up money and drop off garments.. at the age of 14. So far that's all I've read..
I give this book two thumbs down and I would like to recruit some of my friends so I can use their thumbs and give it more thumbs down!

so does this mean that sista soulja will come out with a book solely baed on one character every year. If so please save us the trouble and don't.

Did p. Ditty write this?

I want my money back. I hope borders accept it

I thought this was a sequel to the Coldest Winter Ever... Should have been. Taking in back in the am... Pure Mess!!!!!!!!!!

THIS BOOK PISSED ME OFF AT FIRST. FOR ONE, I PAID $28.00 FOR IT....BARNS & NOBLES ONLY SELL THE BOOK IN HARDCOVER & FOR TWO THE BOOK STARTS OFF REALLY SLOW. BUT LIKE SO MANY OTHER READERS I CLEARED MY MIND OF WINTER AND IM NOW ON PAGE 79 WITH A NEW OUT LOOK THE BOOK IS VERY INTERESTING BUT I COULD HAVE WAITED TILL IT WENT ON SALE YEARS FROM NOW. IF YOU ARE AN OPEN MINDED PERSON LIKE ME, ITS A GOOD READ.

This really sickens me to read about a 14-year-old killing, having sex and putting down the African American women. They are stereo-typing the black women, meanwhile setting him self as some people in other races see our young black males, killers and drug dealers. These stories are unbelievable; I cant imagine my 7-year-old son having 500.00 in his pocket buying guns The book is stale and boring. With the economy the way that it is, dont waste your money!!!!

I just finished reading the book.It was not what I expected but I really did enjoy it.The only thing I didn't like about it was that I thought that midnight and his mother was waaaay too judgemental but I guess we all can be judgemental at times.I don't understand why would his father send them to a place where he feel that the people have no morals let alone become citizens.I admit we do have issues about ourselves.I feel like we can become better with the way we conduct ourselves and our attitudes towards certain things but people only act according to where they're from and how they was raised.Some people know better and some  people really, really don't know better because nobody ever sat them down to teach them how to be decent.I also think that Midnight was a little biased when it came to the way Akemi was dressed and conducted herself .She wasn't as bad as the american girls in the book but if her cousin didn't call them when she did her and Midnight also would have also had sex before they was "married" right outside under a tree.I don't agree that at 14 he should've "married" because I feel like he was too young to take on the responsibility of taking care of a wife.Bad enough he was taking care of his mother since he was a little boy.I think that a kid should be a kid and he had been acting as a grown man since coming to America.A seven year old in my opinion should not be responsible of taking care of a grown woman.That's his father's job.If his father was dead then to me that would have been a little different .He had no real childhood.Anyway I could go on and on but I'm going to stop here for now.

I just finished this book and I enjoyed it. Once I cleared my thoughts of Coldest Winter Ever and really started to focus on his story. I thought this book should open our eyes on how we as Africian American people in this country have no culture of our own. Yes he was fourteen and married but in other countries this is fine. We shouldn't always establish our views on other cultures especially when we don't have any our own in America.

I'm currently reading this book, and im also disapointed with his choice of love interest... It seems like the story is leaning towards a stereotype of all black women, and you tryna convince me there isn't an african princess with his morals and background that he couldn't fall in love with. This is only justifying why our black men are turning to every color and ethnicity and not to the kind of women that raised them. This also is very slow in the beginning, and it's like Im reading a journal and not an actual story...When I get to the end of this I will voice more of an opinion.

This book has received bad reviews because it has been misrepresented as a prequel or sequel to The Coldest Winter ever. That is the only interest it holds for many people. The book is full of contempt for African American women. It would seem that no African American girl is worthy of Midnight who finds things to admire in Asian and Islamic culture but nothing at all to admire in the USA. This perpetuates the low self-esteem which so many black girls have because of being stereotyped as being ignorant, promiscuous, violent, materialistic. CWE is a classic. Midnight is something else. From hints in the book of a sequel, it would seem Sister Souljah has some kind of book franchise in mind. She will have to do better. The buyer is going to be the motto on future books by her after this misleading deception.

It is a real let down after the coldest winter ever. I rushed to get it. However I was extremely disappointed. although i remain a fan and the coldest winter is still a fav. I could have passed on midnight

This book was not what I expected. Who in the hell wants to read about kids killing, getting married and having sex!!!! Really a fourteen year old dong all of these things!What a disappointment this was!!!! I'm sorry I have no desire to read about a 14 year old having sex or oral sex with anyone, the thought sickens me!

This book really sucked!