How do you tell your son, that your father is his? Drama. Engaging. Shocking. A BookClub Favorite!
Naya Monà is a woman, a jazz singer and a wife. Jonathan is the son, she never got a chance to name. They will meet for the first time in her lavish home. A home he never got a chance to play in. As this dramatic confrontation opens up, Naya is forced to travel back into her painful past, only to explain how at the tender age of thirteen, her father's touch took away her childhood.
Tears flow down the cheeks of Naya as she struggles to give the details of her escape from Chicago to the streets of New York, where fame and fortune are hidden behind walls of betrayal and lies.
Once in New York, she finds herself standing on the stage of the Skinny, a hot jazz club that is owned by Big Fred, a man with a voice like butter and a scheming heart. He will give her the name the world will come to embrace....Jazzmyne, the Jazz singer.
Enters the perfectly polished black leather shoes of Mr.Charles T. Williams. Will Naya find love and happiness in his arms?
Looking for a listening ear, Naya meets Misty. Will Misty be the type of friend that Naya needs or does Misty come with secrets attached?
As the melodies tones of her voice carry her to the top, Naya soon realizes that everyone is out to color her Jazzmyne.
This is the story of Naya Monà. This is her journey to finding her own voice.
APOOO BookClub
I am usually not speechless after finishing a book. After reading Color Me Jazzmyne by Marian L. Thomas, I can say that I am. The author introduces us to Naya Mona, a woman suffering from abuse, rape, and who is struggling to survive in a world that has given her nothing but unbelievable pain. Naya is trying to free herself from the wrath of her father and once she is able to claim her freedom she does not look back.
The next phase of her life begins at Skinny, a nightclub where she is an entertainer. After taking the job at the club, Naya soon becomes Jazzmyne, the jazz singer. The friends she believes she has are manipulating individuals that take advantage of her, not having her best interest at heart. Naya realizes she can only rely on herself; she puts things in motion, which gives her the last laugh.
Naya believes she no longer has to deal with her past until her son, Jonathan Creek, finds her and wants answers. She relives her life explaining to her son the roots of her existence. She tells him everything she wanted to forget, but feels he has a right to know where he came from. Jonathan has a right to know the colors in his crayon box, as he and his mother start to build a relationship from one glimpse of their lives to the next. Will Jonathan finally find out the meaning behind the Color of Jazzmyne?
Color Me Jazzmyne is a touching story of a woman overcoming the wrong that was committed against her. Each chapter of this book gives readers a different section of who Jazzmyne is and who she wanted to forget she was. Marian L. Thomas has convinced me that a person's past ultimately affects their future rather good or bad. The book had well-developed characters, unexpected twists, and will bring out emotions in readers that will make them want to finish the book. The author's unique and creative style of writing makes this a must read book. I recommend this book to others.
This book was provided by the author for review purposes.
Teresa Beasley
APOOO BookClub
APOOO Rating: 4.5
Bestselling Author-Sally Shields
This book is one of the most poignant stories I have ever read. The young heroine, Naya Mona, is a strong presence that has endured far more than any normal child has, and experienced unspeakable abuses, and yet, surfaces and faces her fears by clinging to the one steady and true love in her life- music.
Marian Thomas brilliantly weaves her story while using the analogy of a crayon box. This is something that I believe we can all relate to as adults, looking thru life through the eyes of a child - trying to discern what's real, what is good, what is bad, and ends up surviving while shining a light in front of her path, one step at a time. Going through the experience of giving up a child, Naya Mona experiences pain, grief, loss and ultimately love as truth is finally revealed, no matter how painfully hurtful that might be. 5 stars to this wonderful author.
Author-B.K. Walker
Color Me Jazzmyne by Marian L. Thomas is an excellent read. From beginning to end it will definitely stir emotions, as you feel Naya Mona's story, and feel her pain.
Naya Mona' lived a life that no child should ever have to endure. As a child she had a father that loved her, went to every play, loved to hear her sing.
That was, until she became a young woman. Then her life took a drastic turn, as her father forgot to be a father, and she ends up pregnant. Forced to succumb to her father's touch and harsh rules, and having her baby torn from her when her father was mad it wasn't a girl, Naya dreams of the day that she could leave the darkness and be free.
Searching the colors of her crayon box, Naya finally finds her escape. Young, and no clue where to go, who to turn to, she finds her way to New York.
Through a series of events that quickly have her searching her crayon box again, she finds her voice, becomes Jazzmyne the jazz singer, and she is faced with the son she never had the chance to know.
Her son arrives, demanding answers, wanting to know his roots. The problem is, she is not sure she wants to open her crayon box, to bare all those nasty colors to someone she doesn't even know.
Follow Naya as she tells the story of her life. She is speaking to her son, but you will be drawn in and will feel her pain as she hesitantly relives her past, as she adds new colors as well as pulls the old ones.
Thomas did an excellent job describing this tale, pulling you in from beginning to end. This is one story you won't be able to put down until you have finished it in its entirety.
I give Color Me Jazzmyne ***** (5) Stars, BK Walker
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