True To The Game 2 by Teri Woods
February 26, 2008I finally finished True To The Game 2. I don’t think it is a bad book like some say. It isn’t messing with the first one at all, but it wasn’t a bad read in my eyes. I guess a lot of people are giving Teri Woods bad publicity because of her so- called ruthless ways in the industry. As you know…Rumor has it that none of these books actually belong to the author/publisher, and sources say that Teri Woods is a fake!!!??? But back to the book…Gena seemed to be even more naive in this novel. The first True To The Game, she fell for Quadir so hard that she put up with the cheating, lying and double life just to be his wife…Now, she is doing it all with Jerell…Quadir’s rival! Of course Gena didn’t know who he was and that left room for her to be played once again, by a hustler. Jerell is a very angry person…lol…he seems to be killing all of his Junior Mafia brothers over money that was owed to him once he was released from prison…and just like any other young brother making money, with a friend behind bars…They figure they can tap into his stash and replace it when or by the time he gets home…WRONG MOVE!!! It’s funny though…this sequel reminds me of what’s going on in my favorite HBO series…THE WIRE???!!! The feds and cops are grimy…THE WIRE…They are doing whatever they can to get the bad guys…THE WIRE…the bad guys are killing each other off over territory and money…THE WIRE…if you are obsessed with THE WIRE as much as I am, then you will see the similarities…Oh and at the end of the book…guess who’s back? No need to say more…The writing was good to me, the grammar and spelling was on point…the story line was up and down, but overall, I thought it was good…once again, not as good as the original though…My favorite of all times!!! I don’t care too much about what’s going on with Mrs. Woods…none of my B.I., but I like the book, and I’m not sure who I should be supporting anymore…so until I get this figured out…Like the rest of you…I will shy away from the bookstores for now…Until then…
I haven’t read the 2nd one, but the first one was amazing. The characters were so compelling. I read it on the D train to and from work. Her story is so amazing as well – self publishing her book. Don’t worry about what anyone says about her – The publishing industry is as shady as any industry – you gotta hustle to get on top.
Would you recommend the second one?
-Stal
yes, it is a good read…starts off slow but finishes pretty nice!- L.B
Oh my goodness I loved True To The Game II!! I loved the first book as well!! I think the second book was a great sequel and I can’t wait for the third installment. I’m not up on the drama about the books being written by a **ghost-author** all I care about is great writing and Terri, or whoever else may be the author really delivered great plots and story lines with both of these books!!! Gina should not have been so quick to fall for Jay aka Jerrell after Qua’s death, however that ‘ish happens, ppl will let their guards down sometimes when they’ve experienced a traumatic loss. Women in general will let their guard down for men ignoring the reality of the situation when they think they’ve met a winner. Rasun got on my nerves and so did the female cop and all of her greedy co-conspirators. Rik’s move surprised me a bit but that how it goes when everyone is out for the dough! Money is the root of all evil, in the streets and in the precinct. But I understand the hustlers side more becuz, many of them grew up without a pot to piss in. Anyway, I love the Wire as well and I did see the similarities between the show and the book. Read the sequel! Peace yall!
Too bad Teri hasn’t written any of her own works outside of True to the Game.
This guy here has been doing it.
He even has a book out under Teri Wood’s company.
http://www.amazon.com/Tell-Your-Name-Eric-Enck/dp/0967224950/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218568879&sr=8-2
i absolutely love the first one it is so intense its crazy. it makes you seem like your really there in the book the sex , money and drugs just makes you feel like part of the game and i’m true to the game lol