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Choices by Skyy
A Great First Novel

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By Kathy Belge, About.com

Choices by Skyy

Choices by Skyy

© Kings Crossing Publishing
25-year old author Skyy's debut novel Choices tells the story of four students at historically Black Freedom University. With lots of lesbian drama, this sexy tale weaves together the lives of three out lesbians and their new friend, who never questioned her sexuality, until now.

Choices - An Entertaining Read

Denise and Cooley are best friends, two studs with very different personalities. Cooley is a ladies-woman, sexing anyone who opens her legs without regard to their sexual orientation or their attachment to her.

Denise is the star of the women's basketball team and she hasn't had a date in a year, still reeling from the woman who broke her heart.

They're joined by their friend Carmen, who although has lost a lot of weight, still suffers from low self-esteem and Denise's new roommate Lena, the sexy girlfriend of the star of the men's basketball team.

For the first time in a while, Denise's interest if piqued. But it turns out her new roommate and love interest is straight. Or is she?

A Look into the World of Young Black Lesbians

Author Skyy admits she hopes her writing will shed a positive light on the Black lesbian community. So far, she has done just that. Skyy is one of the first writers I have read to so richly describe the stud/femme relationship in the Black lesbian community. But her story is universal. Full of the self-discovery of youth, the loves and lusts of the college years and the prejudices gay college students face on a daily basis.

Lesbian Sex, Lesbian Drama, Lesbian Life - It's all Here

First time author Skyy has a great gift for dialogue. Her story moves at a nice clip. There's plenty of drama. The girls bring that on themselves. And there's plenty of sex. If only my college years were so action packed!

If there's one criticism I have of Choices, it's that the characters are a bit stereotypical. Skyy creates a nice outline of each girl, but I'd like to see her go a bit deeper. Her writing has a lot more potential than the lesbian romance genre it finds itself in.

A sequel in the works?

I hope we hear more from this rising writing star. Choices ends in the perfect place for a sequel. I for one, can't wait to read Skyy's next novel.
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