New Book Review: Running From Solace By Nakia Laushaul

My writer's eyes read a story about a young girl named Naomi that persevered through years of physical and mental abuse at the hands of her mother Nola and her mother's boyfriend Uncle C. After being removed from her mother’s home she endures the foster system and puts herself through college. However, her emotional wounds are still so deep and fresh that they bleed out of her permanent scars left from childhood.  Her marriage is suffering and eventually her whole life unravels when she meets a young boy named Xavier and his abusive mother Mona. 

Nakia Laushaul has brilliantly crafted what I like to refer to as onion characters...once you peel back a layer there's much more to find.  Xavier was my favorite character from the moment we meet him until the very end of the story.  I felt his pain and wanted to walk up to him and hold him close.  It's a moment he rejoices that someone wants to spend time with him and I literally had to put my Kindle down and cry. Laushaul has a way of drawing you end and caressing you with details page after page leaving you with cliff hanger chapter endings.  She has the art of seducing you with her plot leading you to a climax that resolves this story nicely. I've already been recommending Running from Solace to anyone I know.  This book makes for happy reading.

My friend's heart (being that I consider Nakia Laushaul to be one of the most genuinely good friends that I have) wanted to jump up and rejoice like I was in church for my girl.  I'm so proud of you Nakia.  It's something to be able to read another author's work that you are friends or even have a working relationship with.  You feel like you've bonded with them as a person...closer to them even.  I'd never read any of her work before this one and although we are miles away...I definitely felt like she was with me throughout the journey of reading this story.

Happy for you Sissy...much success!!!

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