Lady Q
The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen

This is a sad book. It really isn't the story of a high ranking female gang member so much as it is a story of an abused and confused girl-turned-women who can't seem to escape the cycle of poverty and abuse. It's a story about what happens when you grow up in a dysfunctional family and don't learn......more

All 3 books that I have read by Reymundo Sanchez, have been stellar. From the first page to the last, I could not put the books down. I’m an advocate reader and these books are on my top ten list. Maybe is due to how I can relate. When I was younger I was involved in gang activity. Majority of what......more

This book was written to tell the story of a female gang member's life, not pull off amazing literary feats. The writing is simplistic, but the story is powerful. A common sentence in the book was something like, "Lady Q had finally had enough of the dangers of gang life/selling drugs/living with ab......more

This is a tough book to get through, not just because it is a heartbreaking story about a life of abuse, abandonment and violence, but because it falls into the well-intentioned trap of trying to let the "true voice" of the subject come through, while sacrificing actual flow and good story-telling.......more

I choose to read this book because a friend kept on telling me how good of a book it was when he was reading it and well i read the first page and it seemed interesting.I think this story is considered nonfiction because it is based on a true story that many young girls get involved in.This book ta......more