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Four Ladies Only (#1) (2014)

by Alretha Thomas(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

genre

Horror

publisher

Diverse Arts Collective

review 1: This book made me ask myself....."Why can't *close, long-time friends* just be truthful with one another? Why are we afraid of being who we truly are with long-time friends? What is the purpose of judging your best friend(s)? I enjoyed reading this book. The different scenarios made me think of how I treat my own long-time friendships. I asked myself the question, would I have made the same decisions? Do I act like one of all of the four ladies? Mother Brown was a real trooper in this story. I have my life's philosophy that "EVERYONE DOES WHAT MAKES SENSE TO THEM!!" That philosophy is what the four women showed.
review 2: This is the first time I’ve wanted to start a review of a book based on the ending! Without giving anything away I can say that once the la... morest word was read I literally dropped the book and just sat there thinking “wow, what just happened?” Four Ladies Only is the latest by author Alretha Thomas. I’ve read every one of her books and can honestly say that this has been the most thought provoking. It has all the elements of a good read. I had moments of laughter and sadness (yes I had a box of tissue handy), with a lot of “oh no she didn’t” sprinkled in along the way. It caused me to pause at times because there were instances where I immediately went into self evaluation which was a major distraction so I’d find myself pulling myself back into the “read.” Like the proverbial onion, layer by layer the writer is peeling away at the very essence of relationships and why they do and do not work.The author has carefully structured the book so that each character has their own spot light. From the beginning to the end, the reader is gently guided through the story without skipping a beat. Most importantly for me is that there are no insignificant players in this novel. Of course Sabrina, Sheridan, Faye, Victoria and Danielle are the main characters, however, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Walter, Gary, Mark, Curtis and Frankie are just as important because they add meat to their affiliated character. As such, the reader is able to appreciate the plight of all the characters, and like a patchwork quilt, we can see how they are woven together to reveal the whole picture.The author takes the reader on a journey that begins with five young girls in middle school. The Fresh Five, as they refer to themselves are inseparable until one dreadful event breaks the friendship chain. Twenty years later the group is forced to deal with the inevitable that they had literally swept under the carpet along with their friendship except for each person’s link to Sabrina. So, for twenty years the only common thread is that individually remained friends with Sabrina. Now, that common thread has dissipated and the remaining four are forced to honor Sabrina’s dying wish and attempt to reconcile or at least face the ghost of the past twenty years that has stood between them. Twenty years is a long time and each character has changed so much from that little girl in school. Or have they? Bridging the gap between the Fresh Five and the women they have become today all the while unfolding that dreadful event that as cast a shadow over each one of their lives is the frame work for the journey.“Four Ladies Only” is going to be classified as “fiction” when in actually it can easily be on the shelf next to the best of the self-help books. You’ll see as I did that you cannot read this book without reflecting on your own life situations and the impact they have had on your life’s journey. After all, once you finish reading “Four Ladies Only” and that seed of introspection has been planted, you’ll feel compelled to revisit situations in your own life, and like the remaining four ladies of the Fresh Five, you’ll search for closure so that your own healing can begin.One last note and maybe someone can help me out with this thought. I know my eyes were opened, obviously because I was reading, but why did I feel like my eyes were closed too during the last chapter and that I too was lying down on a mat in introspect. My, oh my, the images we conjure up while reading!Great job Alretha Thomas! As always you never disappoint and when I think I truly understand your writing style you are on to another level. less

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