So I won’t spoil it for anyone who hasn’t read it and may think about it, because it was a good surprise. And reading this summary didn’t really prepare me for what I was about to read. But when a cold wind blows her life in a direction she never expected, her street smarts and seductive skills are put to the test of a lifetime. Quick-witted, sexy, and business-minded, this teenage female hustler knows and loves the streets like the curves of her own body. Ghetto-born, Winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent Brooklyn drug-dealing family. It’s Power before Power existed, from a woman-centric perspective. But it reads like you’re watching episodes of TV. I think is was entertaining, suspenseful and a book that everyone African American should add to their list of must reads.I know that I’m super late, but if anybody happens to be later than me, this is a must read! I read this book like I (used to) binge TV series on Netflix, and it’s about 400 pages long. I look forward to reading his sequels soon. Not only was he strong, but he was extremely loyal. He proved himself to be a strong man when he resisted temptation on a number of occasions with Winter and in other situations. Speaking of Midnight, I was happy to see him escape the street life and do something with himself. It was a sad situation in the end and although I’m a little concerned for Porsche, I was happy to see the twins in good hands with Midnight. She’d rather be buried in fashionable clothes and money than be concerned with her sisters whereabouts. That to me showed extreme selfishness on Winters part. I also didn’t like the fact that her sisters were never really a thought of hers after they got taken into foster care. They just seemed to be unable to pick themselves back up. You can’t help but blame her parents for raising her this way and the drug dealer lifestyle ended up being the demise of them as individuals and as a family.

I hated that all she has found for herself was her looks and spreading her legs to get what she wanted. From lavish lifestyles to stabbing her friends in the back, nothing was out of the question for Winter. Each decision she made seemed to spiral downward and eventually backfire on her. Her mentally had me in awe most times but I supposes that’s because she grew up in the hood. I felt like Winter Santiaga was an entitled spoiled brat. It’s taken me 34 years to get to this book and I’m not even sure how so many people read this in middle school.

The coldest winter ever book