Urban-Reviews.com - Best Reviewed Books of 2007

Best Reviewed Books of 2007

Below is a listing of books reviewed on the Urban-Reviews.com website that we noted as being the best of the best!

*Note: The date after each book signifies the month in which the reviews were done.
Visit our Archive Page to find the corresponding AA Fiction page on our site.


5 out of 5 'Top Shelf Rating' 'Classic'

(These reviews have been updated with our 'Top Shelf Rating' indicator. )



TRACY BROWN - WHITE LINES - (JAN 2007)
TU-SHONDA WHITAKER - THE EX FACTOR - (JAN 2007)
ELECTA ROME PARKS - LADIES NIGHT OUT - (JAN 2007)
VELVET - THE BLACK DOOR - (FEB 2007)
MOSES MILLER - NAN: THE TRIFLING TIMES OF NATHAN JONES - (FEB 2007)
N. QUAMERE CINCERE - WE AIN'T NO NIGGAS! - (MAR 2007)
KAYLA PERRIN - WE'LL NEVER TELL - (APR 2007)
WILLIAM FREDRICK COOPER - THERE'S ALWAYS A REASON - (APR 2007)
DAVID L. - OVER YOUR DEAD BODY - (APR 2007)
WASIIM - THAT WAS DIRTY - (MAY 2007)
TRACY HOWARD - GOLD DIGGERS - (JUN 2007)
GLORIA MALLETTE - LIVING, BREATHING LIES - (JUN 2007)
DYWANE D. BIRCH - SHATTERED SOULS - (JUN 2007)
VARIOUS AUTHORS - CREEPIN' ANTHOLOGY - (JUL 2007)
LATRESE N. CARTER - LIAR, LIAR - (JUL 2007)
NICOLETTE - PAPER DOLL - (JUL 2007)
VICTORIA CHRISTOPHER MURRAY - THE EX FILES - (AUG 2007)
TREASURE E. BLUE - A STREET GIRL NAMED DESIRE - (AUG 2007)
MICHELLE MCGRIFF - DEADLY TEASE - (SEP 2007)
CALEB ALEXANDER - EASTSIDE - (SEP 2007)
NALEIGHNA KAI - EVERY WOMAN NEEDS A WIFE - (SEP 2007)
TRAVIS HUNTER - A FAMILY SIN - (OCT 2007)
VICTOR MCGLOTHIN - MS. ETTA'S FAST HOUSE - (OCT 2007)
STACEY L. FORD - SELLING THE FANTASY - (OCT 2007)
PAT SIMMONS - GUILTY OF LOVE - (OCT 2007)
SHERRI L. LEWIS - MY SOUL CRIES OUT - (OCT 2007)
FONZWORTH BENTLEY - ADVANCE YOUR SWAGGER - (OCT 2007)
ERIC PETE - BLOW YOUR MIND - (NOV 2007)
SHEILA COPELAND - DIAMOND REVELATION - (NOV 2007)
MICHELLE LARKS - KEEPING MISERY COMPANY - (NOV 2007)
NATHAN MCCALL - THEM - (NOV 2007)
EBONY FARASHUU - SLOW BURN - (NOV 2007)
RESHONDA TATE BILLINGSLEY - THE PASTOR'S WIFE - (DEC 2007)
PAULA CHASE - SO NOT THE DRAMA - (DEC 2007)
PAULA CHASE - DON'T GET IT TWISTED - (DEC 2007)
PAMELA SAMUELS-YOUNG - IN FIRM PURSUIT - (DEC 2007)



4.5 OUT OF 5 'NEAR CLASSIC'

(There are our honorable mentions since they are very close to a top shelf rating!)

MARISSA MONTEILH - DR. FEELGOOD - (MAR 2007)
SHANNON HOLMES - DIRTY GAME - (MAY 2007)
TINA BROOKS MCKINNEY - ALL THAT DRAMA - (MAY 2007)
TINA BROOKS MCKINNEY - LAWD, MO DRAMA - (MAY 2007)
VENESHA - MISTRESS ME - (MAY 2007)
CEREKA COOK - EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES - (JUN 2007)
ERIC JEROME DICKEY - SLEEPING WITH STRANGERS - (AUG 2007)
MARY B. MORRISON - SWEETER THAN HONEY - (AUG 2007)
P.L. WILSON - HOLY HUSTLER - (AUG 2007)
HEATHER HUNTER WITH MICHELLE VALENTINE - INSATIABLE - (AUG 2007)
ALLISON HOBBS - A BONA FIDE GOLD DIGGER - (SEP 2007)
ANGIE DANIELS - TROUBLE LOVES COMPANY - (SEP 2007)
JANET STEVENS COOK - BLACK SKYY - (SEP 2007)
SHERRANCE HENDERSON - THE TEN YEAR DATE - (OCT 2007)
VARIOUS AUTHORS - FLEXIN AND SEXIN ANTHOLOGY - (OCT 2007)
MARY MONROE - DELIVER ME FROM EVIL - (NOV 2007)
GWYNNE FORSTER - GETTING SOME OF HER OWN - (NOV 2007)
SAN CULBERSON - IN BETWEEN MEN - (NOV 2007)
MIA A. MOORE - TONIGHT I GIVE IN - (NOV 2007)
VELVET - SEDUCTION: A BLACK DOOR NOVEL - (DEC 2007)


Leave your thoughts on your favorite reads from 2007!!!!

There's already 4 books that have Top Shelf Ratings for 2008!

Visit our January 2008 AA Fiction Page to see what books are the newest MUST READS!

Urban-Reviews.com - January 2008 Newsletter

 

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On The Line w/Radiah Hubbert - January 2008 - Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker / Risqué

January 2008



Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker / Risqué talks to
Radiah Hubbert about:

- Her new novel 'The Sweetest Taboo'
- Her upcoming projects including her teen series
- Her literary journey
- Her advice to aspiring authors
- And Much More!!!

Click here for our Exclusive Audio Interview
with the Author of 'The Sweetest Taboo'
Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker / Risqué