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Grip
- Narrated by: Jakobi Diem, Maxine Mitchell
- Series: Grip, Book 1
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Resisting an irresistible force wears you down and turns you out.
I know - I've been doing it for years.
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Contains mature themes.
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- Avid reader
- 11-03-19
This was hard to listen to!
This story makes no sense and as a black woman I am insulted by the stereotypes. Not sure what was worse, him waiting 8 years, her making him wait because of her parents, him saying her calling his home “our” home was worth going to jail. This was written by someone who does not understand the black experience.
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- ElletheSouthernGal
- 08-29-18
How unfortunate
I found this book to be complex not in character development but in how it degraded black women. Every black woman was portrayed as being vulgar, bitter and unwavering. How typical! Readers have no other choice but to empathize with the plight of the main character a white woman despite that she is the only character that says the n word repeatedly despite all of the black characters in the book. She is described as being elegant while the black women are objectified for their body types and sexuality. How unfortunate! This proud black woman will be returning this horrible excuse for a riveting novel!
58 people found this helpful
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- Michael Nelson
- 08-09-19
Horrible from the beginning
The female narrator is TERRIBLE. I love listening to anything by Jakobi Diem but I could not get past chapter two when the Maxine Mitchelle(narrator) began to read for Bristol. This narrator SUCKS!!!!!! I had to stop listening. Sorry Jakobi she is not a good fit to read with you.....
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- Krissy Jana
- 09-29-19
So relevant With a Side of Hot and Sexy
I don’t want to marginalize the messages in this book with my silly over excited review. This book is deep, easy to read and just plain HOT. I’ve read over 500 romance books, and there are only a handful of authors that rise to this level or writing and story. I wish we had a real life grip to listen to his songs. I wish we could see this made into a movie. Or the world Kennedy Ryan creates, made into a movie or tv series. I WISH BOOKS LIKE THIS would be PLACED in MAJOR RETAILERS. It reminds me of a grown up “The Hate You Give”. Grip (through the authors words) gives us that view from both sides and has us witnessing events that we think we may understand. Just to show us that we have so much more to learn.
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- G. Porter
- 06-19-19
I can't stand Bristol's voice
....but when her and Grip FINALLY have sex, she sounds like a hood porn star and I love it!
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- LeeAnne
- 08-21-17
Epic!!
Grip is more than a love story, it's a life story. The beautiful, stolen moments amidst the ugliness, unfairness and judgments of life. Grip is Epic.
Grip and Bristol's story has been long awaited. We've watched their dance while falling in love with Rhyson and Kai. We've seen their instant attraction, fears, and frustrations throughout the Soul Series. Now it's their turn.
Flow introduces young Bristol and Marlon "Grip". A simple week changes their future.
Grip brings real life struggles. Love chooses you. You don't choose love. Love is hearts and souls finding their other half regardless of race, religion, sex, income, education. It's not easy and it doesn't work without trust and respect.
Their dance spans several years and her avoidance is painful to them both. He's hurting. She's hurting. She's hurting him. Bristol makes a decision that could destroy them both and everything changes. This can't go on.
This is a HEA story but along the way are some of life's biggest obstacles, seemingly ripped from the news. Grip is as real as it gets. One week, years of hurt, many lifetimes of injustice, and a love so deep. Grip will make you think. It will make you feel the gamut of emotions. And it will give you hope.
Kennedy Ryan has written an Epic story in Grip. It is a story like no other.
This was an audio re-read and these narrators brought an already amazing story to life. Fantastic narrators. Jakobi Diem had me melting!! 🤗🤗
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- Jonella A. Moore
- 08-09-17
Loved the story and message!
This was a unique story that dealt a lot with current issues such as racial profiling and prejudice. The hero is such a sexy guy! The heroine just needs to learn to trust in his love, but has been damaged by a childhood where she was pretty invisible. There are moments of tension and suspense. While the sexy scenes are hot! The narration was well performed also.
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- YSIS FIGUEROA
- 12-10-19
I want my Grip!!
All I keep thinking is where is my Grip..Why all Man don’t love like Grip. Such love that consumes. This book is one of my favorite books. Hot, realistic, with a message to society, a love that gives envy and Did I mention hot. Like the spanish song saids ..there are no two loves in the world like ours.❤️👏🏽👏🏽
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- Jlfeller
- 11-17-19
Wow this book should be more popular
Well first off this book I dot know why it isn’t popular but it’s soo good! Definitely give this book a chance it’s such a great story!!
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- LYNIQUA
- 07-19-19
Good love story but....
I like jakobi but wasnt a fan of maxines tone and the way she pronouced words...and someone should have told her how to pronounce sa-di-ty. Although I appreciate the love story it would have been nice to show the black woman in a more graceful light in opposed to angry and bitter. Lastly the cover art is misleading as it seems to be a white man when Grip is a black man
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- chantelle golden
- 11-02-20
Great
Loved it, obsessed with Marlon and Bristol. Not just a love story. Covers other issues not just boy meets girl.
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- L Hayes
- 07-25-19
Another Triumph!!
Kennedy Ryan does it again with this fantastic second chance romance duet. A couple fi d love in the face of diversity and adversity. This is so well researched and written. Brilliantly narrated, this is a duet that I will definitely recommend to all Kennedy Ryan followers, readers and any new listeners. There's a very big message to us all in this book - read and see if you can get it!! Are you bruised??
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- Mrs D
- 11-12-18
My favourite book of 2018
An incredibly emotive, thought-provoking story of social justice, love and the positive impact of music and musicians. Made even more impressive by perfectly cast narrators.
One definitely not to be missed.
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- Claire
- 10-26-17
Good
however, the female narrator is not the voice that's in my head. Grip's voice is spot on.... Kennedy Ryan is humazing.
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- Dolores
- 08-30-17
WOW WOW WOW 5*****
Omg Kennedy had had me welling up, not just with frustration but heck the feelings I've been having throughout the entire time What first off with Bristol not admitting or letting Grip know how she TRULY Feels.
But heck the emotion Bris puts herself through whilst she‘s NOT WANTING to admit her dying love for Grip, by setting him up.
But heck THIS is one of the best Books I've read/listened to & I've read some GREAT READS 😖😱😢😢😍😍😍
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- Rachel
- 04-29-21
Incredible Second Chance Romance!
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