Cece In The City

Tag: Books

  • LE’RAZIA PRESENTS

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  • Love Radio By Ebony LaDelle

    Book: Love Radio

    Author: Ebony LaDelle

    By: Cece Hymes

    This book was about Dani Ford and Prince Jones, which is their last year in school and they are trying to figure out life and love. Dani has a group of friends she hung out with but this one friend everyone warned her about, but she still saw potential in her. They decide to go to the college dorm with some guys and some things go down that Dani was not proud of and closes herself away from everyone until she meets Prince, and he brings life back to her.

    Prince Jones was a nice guy who is a DJ and also on the Radio, they call him DJ LoveJones he gives relationship advice also in his radio segment. Prince helps with his mom who has MS and his brother. He tries to find time for everyone and include love into it.

    Prince and Dani are going through a lot in life but still seem to bring out the best in each other. They both teach each other and take it slow. I love the point that they become best friends first before anything else. It’s great to know there are still great guys out there.

    I love a great Love story. Just to know there are still good people out there and Love still exists in this time and age. Even though this is a book it still gives me hope that it’s out there and I am ready for it. These young kids out do the adults they planned great dates, and gifts. Find yourself and be happy then you can make everyone else happy. Live your life, enjoy and have fun. Be open to meeting new people and believe in love and that it still exists. The most important thing is make sure you ready.

    Check out Radio Love and tell me what you think of the book also Join Cece Book club on Facebook and Instagram

  • The Secret to Love, Health And Money

    Book: The Secret To Love, Health, And Money

    Author: Rhonda Byrne

    By: Cece Hymes

    This book was about applying the law of attraction to three of life’s most important areas: Relationships, Health, and Money. It’s helping you to manifest and achieve personal happiness, relationships, great health, wealth and success. It shows you to change your mindset, think and manifest the things you want to achieve. If you want money, write yourself those checks. It’s the power of positive thoughts and feelings.

    Rhonda Byrne writes good stories. I also had a chance to read her book called the secret and watch the movie. It was really good. I enjoyed another positive book and movie I think everyone should see or read. If everyone has this mindset the world would be in a better place. I think positivity and having a positive mindset goes a long way. Just picture how thinking one way can change a lot in your life. Speak it in existence. Believe in what you want and picture already having it.

    We all should practice gratitude and visualization. It can lead you to the life of your dreams. Make sure to check out The Secret, The secret to Love, Health, And Money and the Movie tell me your thoughts.

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  • Good Morning, Love

    Book: Good Morning, Love

    Author: Ashley M. Coleman

    By: Cece Hymes

    This book was a good book. It was about a girl named “Carli” who works as an illustrious media agency with her musical dreams. She is also a writer. She writes music that’s always been her dream. Her dad is a big-time musician, but she doesn’t want to use her dad’s name. She wanted people to know how creative and how good her own talent was. She was the writer on this other guy project with one of her friends. She ends up meeting Tau Anderson, a rising star reminiscent of a young usher.

    Now Tau could get anyone he wanted as a young star in the music industry, but he thought Carli was cute and liked what she did. At first “Carli” gave him a hard time and showed no interest. That just made him want her more; he was up for the challenge. He liked her because she was different, she was not out there, she worked, had talent and was not a gold digger.

    Then you have Dylan who “Carli” has been working with her friend Red and Dylan is really into “Carli” but she didn’t realize it until she already was into Tau. Dylan gets jealous but they work out some problems.

    Carli tries to keep everything in control, but she has a lot going on with work, this new relationship, the group, and things with her parents and more. She just was tired of everyone controlling her life and that she wants to make her own decision. She jumps out on faith with Love and her passion. Even with all the negative talk from everyone she makes her choice. I think she was really bold and strong. I loved her character and I loved how she worked things out.  She goes through a lot of other things in the book, but you just have to read it to see.

    Things come to you in its own timing, and you just sometimes have to jump out there on faith. Stay consistent and follow your dreams.

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  • Yokane

    Interview with Yokane

    By: Where It Begins

     

    Q. What is the story behind street dreams?

    A. My story behind street dreams is that I got together with some talented people. We just vibe, we were on the same frequency at the time. We try to base it on honesty and feeling at the time. Just genuine music, it changes from time to time. I am not in the box. In the future, you are going to see me doing other things.

    Q. How do you feel about being in the box?

    A. I think we limit ourselves when you are in the box. It comes with rules and regulations. You want to go outside of boundaries from failure or being judged. When you are in a job you are limiting sonically, limited creativity. I have been in a box where I was limited, I really wasn’t expressing myself on the fear of critique.

    Q. What motivated you to be an artist?

    A. It was in me so I would say it was my purpose. I tell people whatever you like to do that is your purpose; that’s what you are supposed to do. I think I was born an artist. When I was young listening to hip hop records, the expression is that we all like music, but everyone cannot express themselves. If you have written poetry, it can be music. Free expression gets into circumstances at the time.

    Q. Tell us about your YouTube show called “Fux News Cast and how did you come up with the name?

    A. It’s like a play on the news. It’s like a play on fox when in the environment someone might have thrown it in the air. It’s a play on fox that has character names that’s crazy like Monie Coughman, Mona Lott, Anita Cox, Richard “Dick” Holder, Silky Watkins, and Craven Moorehead. Its meteorologist, sports, anchors, Latinos are very sensual urban cartoons. We got features there, which are silly, mature, and make you feel good. 

  • Our Gen Book by Diane Mckinney-Whetstone

    Book: Our Gen

    Author: Diane Mckinney-Whetstone

    By: Cece Hymes

    This book was pretty good. It was about 3 Ladies Tish, Cynthia, and Lavia. They all had a past that they were not trying to share. They wanted to keep their secrets but still found themselves boding like sisterhood. Cynthia moved to the Gen she didn’t want to give up her old house and start somewhere new but she did for her family. Tish changed her name because of the embarrassment she heard about her dad. Tavia was holding back her culture and where she was from.

    These 3 ladies became friends. They meet up regularly and smoke, line dance and debate on things. The gen in where they live becomes the catalyst for secrets to be exposed. They also had a friend Bloc which also had deep secrets that he needed to share. Bloc was into Tish and Cynthia. When he looked at Cynthia it was different. It was like she reminded him of ways like his mom for him to come out and tell the truth. He just wanted to be honest with her.

    It was crazy that Cynthia’s past can be relatable to Trish’s past, and they don’t even know. They all help each other in different ways to share their secrets so that they can deal with them. It’s nothing like finding great friends and having a bond. Friends can have bad times, happy times, sad times and fun times. It shows all that with these groups of friends.

    Make sure to check out the book and let me know what you think. Also Join Cece Book Club on IG and Facebook. 

  • The Psychology of Money Book by Morgan Housel

    Book: The Psychology of Money

    Author: Morgan Housel

    By: Cece Hymes

    This book was a book that teaches you timeless lessons on wealth, greed and happiness. It gives you examples of thinking. Instead of thinking to be rich, think to be wealthy.  It teaches you about money, investing, personal and business finances.

    When I read this book, I got to thinking like someone can say I am broke but spend 10 dollars a day on the lottery on a chance of winning between 1 out of billions of people. Instead of thinking like that when you can spend 10 in stock or just 10 a month on life insurance. It also makes you think about how people can be broke or say they broke but spend 200 dollars on Jordans but not 200 in marketing for their business. We have people that will spend 1000 dollars on a meet & greet with celebrities or concerts V.I.P. but will not spend 1000 on great motives.

    This book opens your eyes to think about spending wisely. Us as people are taught wrong and our priorities are not right. So, I wrote down a list of things I am going to work on and also need to change my way of thinking.

    Let me know what you thought of this book and also make sure to Join Cece Book Club on Instagram and Facebook.

  • By the Book by Jasmine Guillory

    Book: By the Book

    Author: Jasmine Guillory

    By: CeCe Hymes

    I enjoyed this book. It was about a lady named Izzy who worked for this company doing publishing. They were trying to get this book done on a Beau Towers, they had a deal and they sent emails all the time to him, but he never responded. Izzy lived in New York and the company ended up going to L.A. for a work conference. Izzy said that she would go to Mr. Beau’s house to check on what was going on.

    Izzy ends up staying in L.A. to convince and help Beau to do the book. It first started out as them not getting along with them being friends. They pushed each other in the making of them being friends and sharing things with each other. They helped each other get out of fearing things in life that needed to be done. They pushed each other by talking and communicating.

    They fell in love but they both were patient; I think it was great timing in each other’s life. I hope that it will be part 2 of this book. I would love to see how their journey goes. I enjoyed the characters.

    I like to read romance stories and how people find their mate. Izzy pushed Beau and it helped her with her own insecurities. She was really encouraging and came out of her shell. Glad that she was there to help Beau. I can’t imagine someone going in depressed mode and shutting the world out of his life for a whole year. Glad she was bringing life back into him.

    Make sure to check the book out and let me know what you think. Also Join CeCe Book Club on Instagram and Facebook.

  • Let Love Rule Book by Lenny Kravitz with David Ritz

    Book: Let Love Rule

    Author: Lenny Kravitz with David Ritz

    By: CeCe Hymes

     

    I love reading people’s life stories on how they got to where they are today. The struggles, the experiences, and the journey. It motivates me that I can do anything I put my mind to. This Book was about Lenny Kravitz’s life. Starting from a child to a musician.

    I knew who Lenny Kravitz was, but I did not know much about who he was. Everyone has a story to tell. This book tells how he was raised in a mixed family and how he never gave up. He went through a lot with his family and growing up. He never let his dream and passion go. He went through times where he slept in his car, on floors and more. He had a good support system also and that’s always a good thing. When you have people pushing and believing in your work. This comes from “We Got to Let Love Rule”.

    Love is gentle as a rose

    And love can conquer any war

    It’s time to take a stand

    Brothers and Sisters join hands

    We got to let love rule

    Love transcends all space and time

    And love can make a little child smile

    Can’t you see this won’t go wrong

    But we got to be strong

    We can’t do it alone

    We got to let love rule

     

    This book was good. If you are a fan, make sure to check it out and let me know what you think. Also Join CeCe Book Club on Facebook and Instagram.

  • Reading Challenge

    2022 Reading Challenge
    I have read 50 of 50 books for the 2022 Reading Challenge! What should I read next? http://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/31737873